[Archived] City of Alexandria Invites Participation in Bike to Work Day

For Immediate Release: May 11, 2021

The City of Alexandria encourages the community to safely participate in National Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 21. The annual event invites the public to consider bicycle commuting as an affordable, efficient and environmentally friendly option for getting to work.

Alexandria residents will be among the thousands of area commuters who celebrate Bike to Work Day by cycling to pit stops (then back home to work, if applicable) and participating in special events around the city and throughout the region.

Events and activities will meet all health guidelines for staff, participants and spectators, including use of face masks and physical distancing protocols of 6 feet in accordance with state and local requirements. To ensure everyone’s safety and prevent the spread of COVID-19, participants will register for 30-minute time slots, with a maximum of 30 people each.

Participants can register at biketoworkmetrodc.org for activities at three of eight Alexandria “pit stops”:

• Conte’s Bike Shop (1101 King St.), from 6:30 to 9 a.m.* 
• Pedego Bikes (210 N. Lee St.), from 6:30 to 9 a.m.* 
• Big Wheel Bikes (2 Prince St.), from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m.* 
• Carlyle (300 John Carlyle St.), from 6 to 9 a.m.
• Del Ray (2704 Mt. Vernon Ave.), from 6 to 9 a.m.
• Fairlington Centre (1711 Centre Plaza), from 6:30 to 9 a.m.
• Mark Center North Parking Garage (across from 4825 Mark Center Drive), from 7 to 9 a.m.
• National Landing (3030 Potomac Ave.), from 3 to 6 p.m.

*City-sponsored pit stops will provide participants grab-and-go refreshments, swag and an opportunity to practice loading their bikes on a bus rack. 

Bike to Work Day is free and open to all commuters, but registration is required. The first 15,000 cyclists in the D.C. region who register and arrive at a pit stop by bike will receive a free t-shirt. The event is part of the City’s observance of National Bike Month, which also includes virtual activities for all cyclists, even those who do not bike to work.

Visit alexandriava.gov/GOAlex for more information about Alexandria’s Bike to Work Day events and National Bike Month.

For media inquiries, contact Andrea Blackford, Senior Communications Officer, at andrea.blackford@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3959.

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact geralyn.taylor@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.4084, Virginia Relay 711.