Capital Bikeshare Will Launch in Reston Oct. 21

Who is ready to ride?

Capital Bikeshare will launch its first Fairfax County operation next week, bringing 29 stations to Reston and Tysons.

You may have seen the bikeshare stations being installed at locations such as Reston Station, Reston Town Center and the Reston Regional Library.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved the $1.7 million program for Reston and Tyson last January. In late 2015, the supervisors OKed the county’s application for the Virginia Department of Transportation’s FY 2017 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Grant Application, which gives $400,000 as seed money for bike share program. That money will go to pay for needed equipment such as bicycles and station hardware.

There will be 132 bicycles in Reston at 15 stations located between the Wiehle-Reston East Metro station and Reston Town Center; and 80 bicycles available in Tysons at 11 stations located east of Route 7, north of Route 123, and south of the Dulles Toll Road.

There will be a ribbon cutting at Wiehle-Reston East on Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. with Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bulova, Hunter Mill District Supervisor Cathy Hudgins and  Fairfax County Bicycle Program Manager Adam Lind.

Here is where Reston’s bikshare stations will be located:

• Wiehle-Reston East Metro Plaza (two locations)
• Old Reston Avenue / W&OD
• North Shore Drive and Temporary Road
• Sunset Hills Road
• Reston Town Center Transit Station
• Reston Executive Center
• Market Street and Town Center Parkway
• Reston Town Center Ice Rink
• Reston Town Center Town Square
• Reston Hospital
• Reston Regional Library
• New Dominion Parkway
• Spectrum Center
• Lake Anne Elementary
• Lake Anne Village Center

Read more about how to join or use Capital Bikeshare on the company’s website.