May 16th is Bike to Work Day here in DC. And as it first did last year, Georgetown is participating in the festivities.
Bike to Work Day was started way back in 1956 by the League of American Cyclists. Recently it has grown in popularity, particularly in cities like DC that are putting serious efforts into encouraging those that can to consider riding around town on a bike.
How it works is that you register here and select a pit stop to stop at during your trip on Friday. These locations will have on hand “bike ambassadors” to answer any questions you have about biking and how to incorporate it more into your routine. Also, you’ll be entered to win prizes, such as a free bike. Plus there’s free food and drinks to help power your ride into work.
This year Georgetown will have two pit stops: along the waterfront, and at the intersection of M and Pennsylvania (which is apparently called “Meigs Park”). It will be open from 7:30 to 9:30.
Last year GM participated, and he got some nice schwag from the pit stop:
The shirt and water bottle were pretty cool, but the best bit was probably the free Hippy Crack from Baked and Wired. Let’s hope the goodies are just as good this year.
According to the last American Community Survey estimate from the Census, 7.61% of Georgetowners use “other” transportation to get to work. Since “other” only includes stuff that’s not walking, driving or using mass transit, it’s safe to assume that most of those people are bikers.
That would mean that about 76 Georgetowners bike to work. So whoever you are (and GM knows some of you) register and come on down!
The Georgetown Metropolitan 
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