Bikeshare Coming to Silver Spring, etc.

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I have a confession: i don’t own a bike. The bus and metro are a bit too convenient for me. And with DC’s Bikeshare program and the soon to come Silver Spring program, why would I need one? (And we’re beginning to reserve spaces on land in White Flint.)

With a grant in place and plans under way, the first project to propose a bikeshare station with integrated public art, Fenwick Station (on the corner of Second Avenue and Spring Street), was reviewed by the Planning Board on April 26.

A person looks at plants in a modern urban garden setting. The scene includes a structure with horizontal slats and a vertical sign. Bicycle racks are visible in the background, and buildings are blurred in the distance.

Fenwick Station Plaza with Bikeshare Facility

Site plan illustration showing a proposed six-story residential building with two garage levels. Features include a central pool, distribution planting, plaza, and surrounding trees. Streets and pathways border the design.

Fenwick Station Plan

This is just in time for national bike month!

Poster for National Bike Month, May 2012. Features a green circle with a white bicycle icon, surrounded by rays. Text at the bottom highlights Bike to School Day (May 9), Bike to Work Week (May 14-18), and Bike to Work Day (May 18).

So maybe we can give DC, named the 6th most bikeable city by walkscore.com, a run (ride?) for their money.

And to make our pedestrian realm a bit more fun, here’s a thought for more interesting bike racks: Louisville’s public art/bike rack solution:

A bicycle parking station with one bike secured, featuring a tall red abstract sculpture resembling a horse. The background shows a modern building with large windows and greenery.A serpent-like sculpture with two heads stands on a sidewalk, supported by metal stands. It appears to be made of a mosaic or reflective material. A storefront window and pole are in the background.Three colorful bike racks resembling tall, thin poles are installed on a city sidewalk. Two bicycles are parked and locked against them. Buildings, trees, and cars line the street, and a sign for a local gallery is visible nearby.A scooter and a bicycle are parked on a sidewalk near a red pickup truck. An abstract metal sculpture arches over them, resembling flowing loops. A yellow fire hydrant is on the curb, and glass windows reflect greenery in the background.A tall metal sculpture depicting a stylized, abstract figure with elongated limbs and spiral elements. Set against a brick wall on a concrete sidewalk, the art piece combines curves and angular lines, creating a dynamic, whimsical appearance.Several bicycles are parked at a bike rack designed to resemble a large, abstract human head lying on the ground. The scene is set on a brick sidewalk near glass windows. A few people are seated in the background.

Coincidentally, they happened to be having a biking event one of the days we visited.

Green banner for "Bike Louisville" with a graphic of a bicycle. Lists "5 Es" as encouragement, education, enforcement, evaluation, engineering. Partial view of a person riding a bike and a logo for Whole Foods in the background.

 

 

3 Responses to “Bikeshare Coming to Silver Spring, etc.”

    Joe in SS

    Have the other CaBi locations in Silver Spring been decided yet? I am very excited for this, I work and live in SS, and am a CaBi member just for when I attend work meetings downtown. This will be a lot nicer!

    Barb

    So these will be CaBi stations, right? Not some dumb, unaffiliated program that’ll only have a few stands and doomed to fail from the start…right?

    joshua sloan

    These are “CaBi” stations. The other locations have not been decided yet – keep an eye out for public discussions at the Board.