Bike to Work Day

The first 15 people to register for Bike to Work Day at the Woodbridge VRE, or the Rippon Landing VRE, and actually ride their bike to the pit stop location, will receive two passes good for one free round trip on VRE.

Metro Washington Bike to Work Day, Friday, May 18, 2012

Metro Washington Bike to Work Day is part of the national focus promoting Biking to Work as
a commuting option. May is National Bike Month, May 14-18 is National Bike to Work Week
and Friday, May 18, is the Metro Bike to Work Day event.

Bike to Work Day has been held annually in the Washington metropolitan region with a main
rallying point or Pit Stop in downtown DC. This event has been coordinated by the Washington
Area Bicyclists Association (WABA) for over a decade. In September 2000, the Commuter
Connections program as a part of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
partnered with WABA to form a regional Bike To Work Day 2001 Steering Committee to
examine the feasibility of adding additional Bike To Work Day Pit Stops or rallying points
throughout the region, thus creating a larger awareness of using cycling to work as a viable
commuting alternative. Over 10,000 bicyclists registered to participate in the 2011 event,
visiting one of the forty-nine regional pit stops.

Bike to Work Day Pit Stops Located in Prince William County

Prince William County hosted Bike to Work Day pit stops for the second time in May 2011 at
six different locations across the county, in the Town of Haymarket and the City of Manassas.
We are adding a new pit stop this year at the Woodbridge VRE station. Please contact Rick
Holt, rholt.bikedude@gmail.com, to find out how to get involved.

Each pit stop will offer a local mix of food, drinks, entertainment, dynamic speakers and chances
to win bicycles and other sweet prizes. Please be sure to register with your pit stop location
to be eligible for prizes and a Bike to Work Day t-shirt. Registration is available at http://
www.biketoworkmetrodc.org/.


Woodbridge -
6 a.m. -9 a.m.
Info – Dan Pittman
703-730-1051, dpittman@pwcparks.org
Parking lot 100 meters south of the intersection of Troupe Street & Chinn Park Drive, close to
the Prince William Parkway bike trail

Woodbridge – Rippon Landing VRE Station
6 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Info – Supervisor Principi’s office
703-792-4646, FPrincipi@pwcgov.org
Adjacent to the Rippon Landing VRE station in the parking area

Woodbridge – Woodbridge VRE Station
6 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Info – Supervisor Principi’s office
703-792-4646, FPrincipi@pwcgov.org
Adjacent to the Woodbridge VRE station in the parking area

How can you get involved?

♦ Promote the event

♦ Obtain monetary, or in kind, donations to support pit stop operations

♦ Volunteer to work at a pit stop

♦ Volunteer to lead a convoy of bicyclists from a designated location to a pit stop and on to
a destination

♦ Register to ride your bike to work/school

Benefits of Biking to Work

♦ Improves health and fitness

♦ Saves money

♦ Reduces traffic congestion

♦ Improves air quality