Rockville Bike to Work Day 2016: Where to Find Pit Stops

ROCKVILLE, MD — Commuters are expected to trade their cars for bikes on Friday, May 20, to take part in Bike to Work Day 2016.

The Rockville Town Square location is one of the city’s two Bike to Work Day pit stops. The other is in the Fallsgrove Village Center parking lot, in front of Smoothie King, at 14941 Shady Grove Road.

The city says 365 people have registered to stop by one of the two stops on their way to work or school. Stop by for a free light breakfast, coffee and a free T-shirt and enter a raffle for prizes, including a new bicycle

Learn more and register at http://www.biketoworkmetrodc.org and use #btwd2016 on social media.

Rockville and Frederick faced off in a friendly competition to promote bicycling. Both cities created videos to encourage people to use bicycles in their communities to get to work, school, and play. The winning city gets bragging rights; officials will announce the victor on Friday morning.

The League of American Bicyclists has recognized the City of Rockville’s efforts to encourage bicycling as a sustainable, healthy, and equitable mode of transportation by reaffirming the city’s status as a “Bicycle Friendly Community.”

Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton will accept an award recognizing the city’s bicycle-friendly designation during a presentation at 7:30 a.m. Friday in front of Dawson’s Market, 255 N. Washington St.

The Bicycle Friendly Community designation, which lasts through 2020, recognizes the city’s commitment to promoting bicycling for all community members through education, infrastructure, and outreach. There are 35 miles of shared-use paths, 4 miles of bike lanes and 3 miles of roads with sharrows within Rockville.

The Rockville Bicycle Advisory Committee meets monthly and represents a broad range of bicycling interests. Learn more about RBAC at www.rockvillemd.gov/rbac.

Rockville, MoCo Pit Stops on May 20

From 6:30 to 9 a.m. Friday stop by one of Rockville's two pit stops for a light breakfast, some coffee, a free T-shirt, and to enter into a raffle for various prizes including a new bicycle. The City sponsors two pit stops in Rockville Town Square and Fallsgrove. Register online atwww.biketoworkmetrodc.org.

Here is the list of pit stops in Montgomery County:

• Bethesda
• FDA White Oak
• Friendship Heights
• Gaithersburg
• National Institutes of Health Bldg One
• Naval Support Activity Bethesda
• North Bethesda – US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Rock Springs Business Park
• Rockville – Fallsgrove
• Rockville – Town Center
• Rockville – Twinbrook
• Silver Spring – Discovery Place
• Takoma Park – Downtown/Old Takoma
• Takoma Park – Sligo Creek Trail
• Takoma Park – Takoma/Langley Crossroads

Luckily, the weather looks like it will cooperate. The forecast calls for mostly clear skies Friday and a high of 72 degrees. And for once, no rain chances.

Click here to register for Bike to Work Day!

Live too far to bike from your house?

Try driving to a free Park and Ride Lot and biking from there! See a list of Park and Ride Lots here.

Connect With Other Riders

If you're a first time rider and don't want to go it alone, you can link up with a convoy or find a ride buddy!

About the Regional Event

Bike to Work Day is an annual event, coordinated regionally by WABA and Commuter Connections, celebrating new and seasoned bicycle commuters.

Commuter Connections and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association will join to celebrate bicycling as a clean, fun, and healthy way to get to work. Attend one of 83 pit stops in the Washington, D.C., area to receive refreshments, and be entered into a raffle for bicycles being given away.

Fatal bicycle-involved crashes increased in Maryland from 6 in 2014 to 11 in 2015, says the Maryland State Highway Administration.

Bicycle safety education efforts remind both bicyclists and drivers to share the road and look out for each other.