On a Roll

Release Date: Tuesday, September 2nd 2008

Need to take a short trip? Run an errand? Well, SmartBike DC is finally up and running. Since launching in mid-August, 450 users have signed up to participate in the program, which has a $40 annual membership fee. The bike-sharing program, the nation’s first high-tech venture of this sort, offers members the chance to use 120 red and white bikes located at 10 kiosks throughout the city, including in the Downtown near the Gallery Place, Judiciary Square, Metro Center and McPherson Square Metrorail stations. Bicyclists who participate in SmartBike DC, a partnership between the DDOT (District Department of Transportation) and Clear Channel also receive a safe-cycling guide and a city map. For more details or to become a member, visit www.smartbikedc.com. 

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