Thousands of metropolitan Washington area commuters will leave their cars at home on Friday, May 19 to take part in Bike to Work Day (BTWD), boosting their physical and mental health during the 22nd annual free event.
Co-organized by Commuter Connections and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA), BTWD 2023 – trending online at #BTWD2023 – will feature more than 100 pit stops in Washington, D.C., suburban Maryland, and Northern Virginia, offering giveaways, food, and beverages—plus a free Bike to Work Day T-shirt for the first 15,000 registrants to attend.
Registering for the annual celebration of bicycling as a green, low-cost commuting choice is easy at www.biketoworkmetrodc.org -- and registrants will automatically be entered into a raffle for a free bike.
“Bike to Work Day brings together our local communities while promoting a healthy, fun commuting alternative that helps reduce traffic congestion on roadways that are getting crowded once again,” said Nicholas Ramfos, Director of Commuter Connections, a regional network of transportation organizations coordinated by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG).
As daily commute travel resumes and hybrid working schedules become more common, many commuters have returned to solely using their cars, bringing issues of congestion and emissions back to the forefront.
“Bike to Work Day is an important way to highlight one of several eco-friendly alternatives commuters can opt for, whether they go to the office one day per week or five,” added Ramfos. While Bike to Work Day happens one day a year in May, Commuter Connections offers a wide range of services and resources year-round for commuters who regularly bike, carpool, vanpool, walk or take transit to work, including the Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH) Program that supplies a free and reliable ride home when one of life’s unexpected emergencies arises.
The generosity of regional sponsors makes this year’s Bike to Work Day event possible, with Gold Sponsors ICF, All About Burger, GO Alex, Pedego Electric Bikes Alexandria & Bethesda; Silver Sponsors BikeArlington, BicycleSPACE, Verra, City Dental DC.
MORE: Free registration for Bike to Work Day is available at www.biketoworkmetrodc.org or by calling (800) 745-RIDE. Follow Commuter Connections on Twitter at @BikeToWorkDay and Facebook at @BikeToWorkDayMetroDC and use #BTWD2023 or #BTWDC.