The Union Station Bicycle Transit Center is slowly taking shape. The District's attempt at making the multi-modal transit center of union Station even better is about to take a giant leap forward. The Center will be able to securely house 180 bikes, parked inside. Outside there will be room for 30 additional parked and secured bikes.The structure will encompass 1700+ square feet including some retail. The retail portion will include administrative space, bike rental and even bike repair. During business hours attendants will control access to the building. After hours, bike owners will have access to the inside space, and their bikes, by way of access card. Pretty neat! There will be some type of membership system. Initial rates were supposed to be something like $100 per year, or $1 per day to park. Cheap considering the convenience of knowing your bike is safely parked. I'm betting a SmartBike DC location won;t be far off, or part of the Center proper. Go DDOT! Keep it coming.
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This posting at Greater Greater Washington about the Union Station Bicycle Transit Station is rather isnightful.
Thanks for maintaining this blog.
The mass transit system in DC is one of the main reasons behind my recent decision to move there.
Can you bring a bike with you on the metro train?
You can bring a bike on Metro, but not during rush hour (unless it is a folding bike). But all MetroBuses have bike racks on their front ends.
Yep, Thanks ajw93, that's correct.
I'd add that you are supposed to use the elevators while carrying a bike on Metro and that you should use the doors at the ends of each train car, never the middle door.
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