Capital Bikeshare

Capital Bikeshare
Overview
OwnerLocal governments of the areas served
Area served
LocaleWashington metropolitan area
Transit typeBicycle sharing system
Number of stations762[1]
Daily ridership9,322+[2]
Annual ridership3.4 million+
Websitewww.capitalbikeshare.com
Operation
Began operation2010
Operator(s)Motivate
Number of vehicles6,500+[3]

Capital Bikeshare (also abbreviated CaBi) is a bicycle-sharing system that serves Washington, D.C., and certain counties of the larger metropolitan area. As of January 2023, it had 700+ stations and more than 5,400 bicycles. The member jurisdictions own most of the equipment and have sourced operations to contractor Motivate International.[4] Opened in September 2010, the system was the largest bike sharing service in the United States[5] until New York City's Citi Bike began operations in May 2013.[6]

  1. ^ "Capital Bike Share Locations". Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "CaBi Dashboard". Capital Bikeshare. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  3. ^ "Bike Share Map". Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "Capital Bikeshare". Alta Bike Share, Inc. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  5. ^ Martinez, Matt (September 20, 2010). "Washington, D.C., launches the nation's largest bike share program". Grist. Archived from the original on May 28, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
  6. ^ Flegenheimer, Matt (May 27, 2013). "Out for a First Spin: City's Bike Share Program Begins". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2013.