Schedule for Red Line Rides: Bike Commuting during the Red Line Shutdown
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WABA is scheduling Red Line Rides for experienced and would-be bike commuters, along the closed Metrorail Red Line stretch, between Glenmont and Fort Totten. Our aim is to help connect community members interested in bike commuting, especially those who may be hesitant to ride alone. If you haven’t yet responded via our interest form, please do that now at https://forms.gle/CgbjDMZmUFRkyQ6dA.
We are maintaining this page with the list of scheduled rides. Please send a note to RedLineRides@waba.org to alert us that you’ll be joining a particular ride or rides, and please fill out a WABA waiver prior to the first time you join us.
Here’s what’s on the books:
Wednesday June 17 & Thursday July 18 — Forest Glen to Fort Totten/MBT via Silver Spring & Takoma, departing 7:30 am
- Where: Forest Grove Park at 7:30 am
- Route: Silver Spring Civic Plaza at 7:45 am; 5th & Blair Sts. NW at 7:55 am; to the Metropolitan Branch Trail at the Fort Totten Metro station.
- Leader: Peter Gray
- RSVP: RedLineRides@waba.org
Friday, July 19 — Wheaton to Fort Totten/MBT via Takoma, departing 7:30 am
- Where: Silver Spring Civic Plaza @ 7:30 am; 5th & Cedar NW @ 7:50 am
- Route: Via Fenton Street and the Metropolitan Branch Trail to 5th & Cedar Sts. NW; then via 3rd St. NW to Hamilton St. NW to Fort Totten and the Metropolitan Branch Trail.
- Leader: Seth Grimes
- RSVP: RedLineRides@waba.org
We will ride on streets with modest traffic volumes and on trails, keeping all the riders who participate together.
A reminder, whether or not you bike commute: Capital Bikeshare is an excellent option for short and medium-distance trips.
There are Capital Bikeshare stations in and around downtown Wheaton and downtown Silver Spring, and at the Takoma Metro station and downtown Takoma Park. Check out the online system map. From Silver Spring or Takoma, or can ride south into DC; west to Chevy Chase, Bethesda, and upper Northwest; and east into Prince George’s County. And e-bikes are an option for just $0.15/min extra.
Note that Capital Bikeshare offers free annual memberships for qualified individuals in Montgomery County and $5 memberships for qualifying residents outside the county. You must be 16 or older in a household receiving SNAP, WIC, TANF, SSI/SSDI, LIHEAP, Veterans disability (60%+), or Medicaid assistance.
Happy riding!