By goDCgo . on
9/17/2010
Come celebrate the launch of Capital Bikeshare! The District Department of Transportation and Arlington, VA are happy to announce the launch of the largest bikeshare program in the U.S. Please join us for the press conference and inaugural Capital Bikeshare ride.
Monday, September 20, 2010 at 10:30 AM
Tingey Plaza (behind U.S. Department of Transportation Headquarters)
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Capital Bikeshare puts 1,100 bicycles at your fingertips. You can choose from 114 stations across Washington, DC and Arlington, VA and return it to any station near your destination.
More information can be found at www.CapitalBikeshare.com
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By goDCgo . on
9/15/2010
 DC will celebrate Car Free Day with the rest of the world on Wednesday, Sept.22, and we want to encourage you to take the pledge. Why? Because it’s good for your health, it’s good for your wallet and it’s great for the environment. And really, couldn’t we all do without quite so much traffic around here? But if these reasons aren’t compelling enough to make you want to scoot around town without the old ball-and-chain (umm…that’s your car), now you have the chance to win an iPad just for participating. All you have to do is go to www.carfreemetrodc.com to take the pledge and be automatically registered to win the iPad or other cool prizes.
How can you go car free? Good question. You have lots of options:
Boogie on down to your nearest metro or bus stop. For routes,...
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By goDCgo . on
9/10/2010
You may think this weekend is the perfect time to seed your lawn, and while we applaud your home improvement efforts, you might want to put that off (seriously—I Googled it—you still have time). Instead, why not come out to one of these exciting DC events? Capital Bikeshare will be onsite at all of them with demo bikes, free giveaways, coupons and answers to every question you could throw at us.
Yards Park Grand Opening
Friday-Sunday, Sept. 10-12
Yards Park, 10 Water St., 20007
As of today, the eagerly anticipated opening of Yards Park is finally here, and the festivities include something for everyone. Families can enjoy kid-friendly activities throughout the day, as well as free fitness classes, live music and a trapeze show. Then top off the night with fireworks. Or bring a date to enjoy food-tasting and jazz by the river. For a complete schedule and directions, visit www.capitolriverfront.org/calendar/do/yards-park-grand-opening. ...
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