You’re Gonna Wanna Fall Down Again – Another Month of Free Circulator Rides!!

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From the Mayor’s Office:

“Today, while celebrating three years of the DC Streetcar, Mayor Bowser extended free rides on the DC Circulator through March 31, announced a new partnership to give free annual Capital Bikeshare memberships to District veterans, and called on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to restore full rail service.

“When we increase access to safe, reliable, and affordable transportation options, we give more Washingtonians a fair shot,” said Mayor Bowser. “While the District is doing a fantastic job providing residents and visitors with a range of ways to move around our city, we know we can’t do it alone: we need Metro working at full capacity. We need a world-class Metro system that meets the needs of a world-class city.”

The free Capital Bikeshare memberships for District veterans are made possible through a partnership between Capital Bikeshare’s Community Partner Program and the Mayor’s Office on Veteran’s Affairs (MOVA).

The Community Partners Program enables local nonprofits, government agencies, and social services organizations to offer their clients a deeply discounted Capital Bikeshare annual membership. MOVA is the first DC Government agency to join the Community Partners Program. District veterans can learn more about registering for the program and receiving a free helmet by calling MOVA at (202) 724-5454. Capital Bikeshare’s transportation network includes 4,300 bikes and more than 500 stations across six jurisdictions: Washington, DC, Arlington, VA, Alexandria, VA, Montgomery, MD, Prince George’s County, MD, and Fairfax County, VA.

“This program is about offering our veterans, especially our student veterans who are often on a tight budget, another affordable option for moving around DC,” said MOVA Director Elliot Tommingo. “As we continue creating new pathways to the middle class for District veterans, we are very focused on putting in place initiatives that expand access to the many opportunities that exist within our city.”

The Bowser Administration first offered free rides on the DC Circulator as part of #FairShotFebruary. The DC Circulator system operates six distinct routes across Washington, DC and into Rosslyn, VA, and provides close to five million trips a year. The Circulator services each stop every 10 minutes, providing simple, fast, and affordable transit to residents, commuters, and visitors around the nation’s capital.

Mayor Bowser launched the DC Streetcar along the H Street Northeast corridor on February 27, 2016. The streetcar, which is free of charge, has eight stops and travels from Union Station to Oklahoma Avenue NE and Benning Road NE. In three years of operation, the DC Streetcar has provided more than three million rides. Currently, the District is in the early stages of planning an extension that will extend the DC Streetcar across the Anacostia River to Benning Road Metro Station.”