Comments on: SmartBike Set to Expand to Georgetown, But by How Much?

By: Georgetown to Receive Four Capital Bikeshare Stations «

Georgetown to Receive Four Capital Bikeshare Stations « — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:04:14 +0000

[...] on Wisconsin just above the canal (this was the location of a proposed expansion of SmartBike). As recommended by GM, another station will be located at Georgetown University. Finally, it appears that a fourth [...]

By: An Intern’s Guide to Georgetown – 2010 Update «

An Intern’s Guide to Georgetown – 2010 Update « — Thu, 13 May 2010 14:01:32 +0000

[...] we may finally get that SmartBike station soon and you can bike there. (Smartbike is still no closer to arriving, [...]

By: Ideas That Didn’t Pan Out (At Least Not Yet) «

Ideas That Didn’t Pan Out (At Least Not Yet) « — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:03:19 +0000

[...] is a fantastic bike sharing program that DC introduced in 2008. Georgetown was set to receive at least one of the expansion stations that were supposed to open last spring. Disagreements [...]

By: SmartBike Expansion Gets a Flat «

SmartBike Expansion Gets a Flat « — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:34:21 +0000

[...] or Capitol Hill. This spring, DDOT filled our heads with visions of 50 stations, then 100. GM was certain that we’d have SmartBike in Georgetown by this [...]

By: An Interns Guide to Georgetown «

An Interns Guide to Georgetown « — Fri, 29 May 2009 03:03:49 +0000

[...] we may finally get that SmartBike station soon and you can bike [...]

By: DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood

DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:31:48 +0000

[...] Georgetown – Do people in Georgetown ride bikes? SmartBikes, that is…and, how many? [Georgetown Metropolitan] [...]

By: GM

GM — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:59:15 +0000

I think that’s a good idea, but that ship has already sailed. Plus, it’s not really up to Safeway whether to install a station or not. DDOT is not a model of transparency (see: the Circulator expansion, which still has not been officially detailed even though it’s set to launch in a matter of weeks) so it’s tough to know what they’re thinking about wrt to the SmartBike stations. I couldn’t even get an explanation where exactly the first Georgetown station is even going to be.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:45:36 +0000

Would it still be possible for the ANC to request a SmartBike station at the Social Safeway as a condition of its approval. I read in the Georgetown Current that one of the ANC Commissioners was able to get Safeway to agree to grocery deliver during the construction period for certain residents in Georgetown and Burleigh. I asked one of the ANC Commissioners in ANC 3C about the possibility of getting a SmartBike station on the property of the new Giant further up Wisconsin Avenue but the proposal was ultimately dropped. Perhaps DDOT can work with developers as part of a larger Transportation Demand Management program to reduce parking requirements if a developer agrees to put a SmartBike station on their property. Such incentives already exist for ZipCar.