Metro Washington Bike to Work Day is part of the national focus promoting Biking to Work as a commuting option. May is National Bike Month, May 14-18 is National Bike to Work Week and Friday, May 18, is the Metro Bike to Work Day event.
Bike to Work Day has been held annually in the Washington metropolitan region with a main rallying point or Pit Stop in downtown DC. This event has been coordinated by the Washington Area Bicyclists Association (WABA) for over a decade. In September 2000, the Commuter Connections program as a part of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments partnered with WABA to form a regional Bike To Work Day 2001 Steering Committee to examine the feasibility of adding additional Bike To Work Day Pit Stops or rallying points throughout the region, thus creating a larger awareness of using cycling to work as a viable commuting alternative. Over 10,000 bicyclists registered to participate in the 2011 event, visiting one of the forty-nine regional pit stops.
Bike to Work Day Pit Stops Located in Prince William County
Prince William County hosted Bike to Work Day pit stops for the second time in May 2011 at six different locations across the county, in the Town of Haymarket and the City of Manassas. We are adding a new pit stop this year at the Woodbridge VRE station. Please contact Rick Holt, [email protected], to find out how to get involved.
Each pit stop will offer a local mix of food, drinks, entertainment, dynamic speakers and chances to win bicycles and other sweet prizes. Please be sure to register with your pit stop location to be eligible for prizes and a Bike to Work Day t-shirt.
• Promote the event
• Obtain monetary, or in kind, donations to support a pit stop
• Volunteer to work at a pit stop
• Volunteer to lead a convoy of bicyclists from a designated location to a pit stop and on to a destination
• Register to ride your bike to work/school
Benefits of Biking to Work
• Improves health and fitness
• Saves money
• Reduces traffic congestion
• Improves air quality
