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Work Out on Your Way to Work!
Registration is now open for Bike to Work Day 2014. At the Downtown Bethesda pit stop, we’ll have DJ entertainment, state and local dignitaries, tons of raffle prizes and giveaways, bike maintenance checks, and plenty of food and drink to fuel your commute. The grand prize in the raffle at our pit stop will be a brand new bike from Griffin Cycle!
Bethesda Pit Stop Details
Date: Friday, May 16
Time: 6:30 - 8:30am
Location: at Reed Street (corner of Woodmont Ave & Bethesda Ave, along the Capital Crescent Trail)
We've got a great list of sponsors signed up already, and more to come! Keep an eye on our website for updates on the event.
Be one of the first 14,000 registrants in attendance and be guaranteed a FREE Bike to Work Day t-shirt! You must also register online to be entered into the regional prize raffle for a brand new bike (separate from the Bethesda bike raffle) – and you’ll also have the opportunity to enter your company to win a new bike rack to be installed outside your office! Visit BikeToWorkMetroDC.org today to find your pit stop, register and spread the word to your friends and family.
Connect With Other Riders
New Opportunities to Win Prizes!
Bike with your coworkers...
Round up at least three coworkers and bike to the Bethesda Pit Stop. Find a BTS/BUP volunteer in a red shirt and have your photo taken as a group. Each member of qualifying groups will win a gift card of your choice!
Take a Photo...
Take a photo or video at Bike to Work Day and upload it to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or Vine using the hashtag #BethesdaPitStop. BTS will choose a winner from the entries to win a gift card to a local business.
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Pre-Bike to Work Day Events
BTS will be hosting several events before May 16!
On Saturday, April 12 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, BTS will be hosting a Confident City Cycling course in partnership with WABA and Montgomery County Commuter Services. Confident City Cycling (CCC) courses have options for riders of any experience or skill level, and are designed to teach the techniques and knowledge critical to riding safely on city streets. The class will take place in the B-CC Rescue Squad parking lot, located at 5020 Battery Lane, in Bethesda.
The class is free to Capital Bikeshare members and "Walk-Ups," $5 for WABA Members, and $10 for the general public who registers in advance.
Stop by Veteran's Park on Thursday, May 1 or Thursday, May 8 for snacks, bike information, and to register for the main event - Bike to Work Day! Blackfinn will also be there with prizes and bottled water!
Download the 2014 Bike to Work Day flyer to promote the event in your workplace.
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Walking Gets its DAYS in the Sun!
While May is all about biking, April is quickly becoming the month to start walking to work. And to lunch. And to the dry cleaner's. And, well, you get the picture.
There are two "holidays" this month that seek to encourage you to incorporate walking into your everyday life:
National Walking Day: Wednesday, April 2
National Walk@Lunch Day: Wednesday, April 30
Of course we know that walking is great exercise (think about getting into shape for Bike to Work Day!), but we at BTS think that walking is a better form of transportation than sitting alone in a car!
Here are some things you can do to walk more:
- Get some coworkers together and have a picnic in one of Bethesda's many green areas (click here for a map, courtesy of M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks)
- Walk down the Capital Crescent Trail
- Start with small daily step count goals; as you meet each goal, raise the bar
- See how much you can walk between National Walking Day and National Walk@Lunch Day
- Keep track of how far you walk with an app on your phone
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Invite BTS to Your Office During Earth Week!
That's right, it's not just one day (April 22) anymore. The earth deserves an entire week, and BTS wants to come to your office to help you change to a more earth-friendly commute with a Commuter Information Day!
BTS Staff Members will come to your office or building lobby, set up a display with brochures and give-aways, including a drawing for a great gift basket, and personally answer your questions about carpooling, walking, biking, transit, and more!
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Bethesda Parking Guide - For Those Who Must Drive
If you happen to be driving into Bethesda with friends, use the ParkMe Bethesda Parking Guide. Just decide where you would like to park (Perhaps near a Bethesda Circulator Stop) and it will show you a list of parking facilities, their rates, even whether they have spots available! If only they would help you find your car after you've parked it...
Commuter Survey Underway
Montgomery County Commuter Services and BTS work together to conduct the Commuter Survey. The Survey asks employees at selected businesses about their journeys to and from work. Information collected from the survey will be used in making decisions about transportation around the region.
Check with your Transit Benefits Coordinator to see if your company was selected, or click here and take a look at the drop down list. If you see your company listed, please complete the survey. |
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Bethesda Transportation Solutions
7700 Old Georgetown Road | Bethesda, MD 20814
Telephone: 301.656.0868 | www.bethesdatransit.org
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