Montgomery County’s 53rd
Bikeshare station is now open at Mallory Square Station, located at Key West
Avenue and Siesta Key Way, Rockville. The original installation date for the station was
delayed due to Snowzilla. Crews were able to fit in installation of this
station ahead of the one planned next week for the Medical Center Metro
Station.
The Mallory Square Bikeshare
15-dock Station was funded by the developer of the Mallory Square Apartments,
who also paid for a set of replacement bikes and 12 years of station operating
costs.
The Medical Center Bikeshare
station installation is planned for February 23 and will be located between the
Metro station and the Kiss and Ride parking lot. The station will feature 10
bikes, with room for 19 bikes to dock. However, work could be delayed if a
predicted winter storm arrives in our area that day.
Montgomery County’s Capital
Bikeshare program was launched in September 2013 in Bethesda, Friendship
Heights, Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Rockville, Shady Grove and the Life
Sciences Center area. Bikeshare ridership helps reduce the number of people
driving alone, improves air quality and maximizes the County’s investment in
transit infrastructure like Ride On.
More information about Capital Bikeshare is available
online.
