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Capital BikeShare is free on Earth Day
For 24 hours on Monday, April 22, riders who don’t have an annual Capital BikeShare membership can use one of the company’s bikes for up to 30 minutes. Find out how to do it.
2 days ago -
Capital Bikeshare electric bikes temporarily removed after brake issues
Capital Bikeshare said it received “a small number of reports from riders who experienced stronger than expected braking force on the front wheel,” and its decision to remove the bikes is mostly preventive.
7 days ago -
Electric Capital Bikeshare bikes will now cost more than traditional ones
Capital Bikeshare’s popular electric pedal-assist bikes will cost more to use starting next month.
1 month ago -
Capital Bikeshare to expand electric bikes; dockless scooter companies push to raise speed limit
DDOT expects many more dockless scooters and dockless bikes to hit the streets as the weather warms up. There are 516 docking stations across the bikeshare system, 290 in the District.
2 months ago -
Capital Bikeshare problems take many stations offline
There are problems for Capital Bikeshare users across the region, fueled by network connection problems for about 10 percent of the system’s stations.
2 months ago -
Lyft acquires Capital Bikeshare operator, unveils design for Lyft Bikes
As part of the acquisition, Lyft acquires Motivate’s technology and corporate functions. Motivate’s bike maintenance and servicing operations will remain a stand-alone business run by Motivate.
5 months ago -
EXCLUSIVE: Dockless bike, scooter surge on way as 12 companies apply for DC permits
D.C. is set to see a surge in dockless scooters and bike-share bicycles after a dozen companies applied for the city’s new permits. The number of applicants by last week’s deadline surprised even the District Department of Transportation.
5 months ago -
Capital Bikeshare expands in Fairfax, but a key connection could be delayed
The county expects to open seven bikeshare stations around the Mosaic District and Dunn Loring Metro station this fall.
7 months ago -
Capital Bikeshare rolls out electric bikes as part of pilot program
New electric-assist Capital Bikeshare bikes are being placed into docking stations for use across the region Wednesday, which could make it much more reasonable to ride uphill.
8 months ago -
It’s electric! DC Capital Bikeshare bikes to offer pedal assist
D.C. Department of Transportation officials won’t comment publicly, but the social media account for the program has been dropping hints for months.
8 months ago -
Lyft buys Capital Bikeshare operator
Car-hailing company Lyft has acquired Motivate, the company that runs Washington’s Capital Bikeshare, New York City’s Citi Bike and bikesharing programs in several other big cities, for an undisclosed sum.
10 months ago -
Capital Bikeshare adds new stations around Prince George’s Co.
Five new Capital Bikeshare stations have been opened along the U.S. 1 corridor, including stations at University Park, Hyattsville and near the county line with D.C.
11 months ago -
Capital Bikeshare coming to Roosevelt Island, Gravelly Point
Arlington County has struck a deal with the National Park Service to install Capital Bikeshare docking stations in the parking lot on Theodore Roosevelt Island and at Gravelly Point, just north of Reagan National Airport.
12 months ago -
Capital Bikeshare coming to popular parks along Mt. Vernon Trail
Capital Bikeshare stations are coming to Gravelly Point and the parking lot of Theodore Roosevelt Island as part of a funded expansion of Bikeshare along the Mount Vernon Trail.
12 months ago -
Montgomery County expands Capital Bikeshare in the Pike District
The installation of the new bikeshare docks — including one that will be added at North Bethesda’s Pike & Rose area — will mean that the county has bikeshare bikes available at nine of the county’s 12 Metro stations.
1 year ago
