{"id":3067,"date":"2012-05-14T17:02:38","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T17:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/?p=3067"},"modified":"2018-10-11T12:09:55","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T16:09:55","slug":"bikeshare-coming-to-silver-spring-etc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/2012\/05\/bikeshare-coming-to-silver-spring-etc\/","title":{"rendered":"Bikeshare Coming to Silver Spring, etc."},"content":{"rendered":"

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.)<\/p>\n

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

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Fenwick Station Plaza with Bikeshare Facility<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fenwick Station Plan<\/p><\/div>\n

This is just in time for national bike month<\/a>!<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

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

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:<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\n

Coincidentally, they happened to be having a biking event one of the days we visited.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

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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.)<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

This is just in time for national bike month!<\/p>\n

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

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