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FREE Bike Boxes Rentals
Email membership@waba.org to reserve.
Blog Post: Last updated by Pedro Dana on May 12, 2023.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Pedro Dana
on May 12, 2023.
15% off WABA Merch Store
Email membership@waba.org for 10% off your purchase discount code
Blog Post: Last updated by Ken Reichmann on August 14, 2024.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Ken Reichmann
on August 14, 2024.
2022 Primary Election Candidate Questionnaires and Forum Recordings
This election season WABA has been busy hosting candidate forums and/or sending questionnaires to candidates for Council and Executive races in Montgomery County, Washington, DC, and Prince George’s County
Blog Post: Last updated by Colin Browne on June 21, 2022.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Colin Browne
on June 21, 2022.
Discounts on WABA Rides
Email events@waba.org for your member discount coupon code for any upcoming ride!
Blog Post: Last updated by Jeslyn Zakes on April 21, 2022.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Jeslyn Zakes
on April 21, 2022.
SPIN
$5 off!
Blog Post: Last updated by Jeslyn Zakes on April 21, 2022.
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Last updated by Jeslyn Zakes
on April 21, 2022.
Altor Locks
20% off!
Blog Post: Last updated by Jeslyn Zakes on April 21, 2022.
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Last updated by Jeslyn Zakes
on April 21, 2022.
ToPromote
Special Offer
Blog Post: Last updated by Jeslyn Zakes on April 21, 2022.
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Last updated by Jeslyn Zakes
on April 21, 2022.
Island Press
25% off!
Blog Post: Last updated by Jeslyn Zakes on April 21, 2022.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Jeslyn Zakes
on April 21, 2022.
Mount Airy Bicycle Company
Shop in Mount Airy
Blog Post: Last updated by Jeslyn Zakes on April 21, 2022.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Jeslyn Zakes
on April 21, 2022.
The Bike Lane
Shop in Reston or at the Northern VA Mobile Shop
Blog Post: Last updated by Jeslyn Zakes on April 21, 2022.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Jeslyn Zakes
on April 21, 2022.
Proteus Bicycles
Shop in College Park
Blog Post: Last updated by Jeslyn Zakes on April 21, 2022.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Jeslyn Zakes
on April 21, 2022.
Evo Cycle Works
Shop in Rockville
Blog Post: Last updated by Jeslyn Zakes on April 21, 2022.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Jeslyn Zakes
on April 21, 2022.
Bikenetic
Shop in Falls Church
Blog Post: Last updated by Jeslyn Zakes on April 21, 2022.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Jeslyn Zakes
on April 21, 2022.
The Salt Line – DC
10% off food!
Blog Post: Last updated by Jeslyn Zakes on April 21, 2022.
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Last updated by Jeslyn Zakes
on April 21, 2022.
Metrobar
10% off!
Blog Post: Last updated by Colin Browne on April 21, 2022.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Colin Browne
on April 21, 2022.
Updates on the University Blvd Protected Bike Lane
Despite all collected data showing the pilot protected bike lanes were a huge success on University Boulevard, MDOT SHA announced that they will not be coming back.
Blog Post: Last updated by Garrett Hennigan on December 8, 2022.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Garrett Hennigan
on December 8, 2022.
Life in the Anacostia Neighborhood, circa 1945
Reflections on a collection of photographs.
Blog Post: Last updated by Colin Browne on April 13, 2022.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Colin Browne
on April 13, 2022.
Welcoming the Safety Stop to DC
The DC Council is considering a bill that would allow people riding bikes to use the bicycle safety stop (aka the Delaware Yield or the Idaho Stop) at intersections. WABA supports adopting this practice in DC. Here’s what it is and why.
Blog Post: Last updated by Garrett Hennigan on April 11, 2022.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Garrett Hennigan
on April 11, 2022.
6 DC Council Bills to Support Now
This Spring, the DC Council is considering six bills to further push DC, its agencies, and priorities to proactively make streets safe and reorient priorities.
Action Alert, Blog Post: Last updated by Garrett Hennigan on April 15, 2022.
Action Alert, Blog Post:
Last updated by Garrett Hennigan
on April 15, 2022.
Reintroducing, Peter Gray!
I felt it was time to formalize my role with the WABA staff and am pleased to announce my new position as WABA’s Maryland Organizer.
Blog Post: Last updated by Colin Browne on December 28, 2023.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Colin Browne
on December 28, 2023.
The State of WABA, February 2022
Check out these highlights from WABA’s annual Member Meeting on February 23, 2022.
Blog Post: Last updated by Colin Browne on March 10, 2022.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Colin Browne
on March 10, 2022.
Low Stress Network is building momentum
Read the latest updates on our campaign to build DC’s Low Stress Network and take action to keep the momentum.
Blog Post: Last updated by Garrett Hennigan on March 2, 2022.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Garrett Hennigan
on March 2, 2022.
Meet the Year-Round Trail Ranger Team!
Exciting news! This year, our popular DC Trail Ranger program, funded by DDOT Urban Forestry, expands to seven days a week, all year round.
Blog Post: Last updated by Ursula Sandstrom on March 14, 2022.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Ursula Sandstrom
on March 14, 2022.
WABA’s Stance on MAGLEV
WABA believes that an investment in improving existing regional infrastructure and service performance with input from the people who live here would be far more cost-effective, less disruptive to communities and the environment, and have greater network benefits.
Blog Post: Last updated by Jonathan Kincade on March 1, 2022.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Jonathan Kincade
on March 1, 2022.
Keith Jackson Remembers the Industry
I’ve been in the bicycle industry since the mid 90s and in that time, I can count the number of Black people who were in management positions on one hand.
Blog Post: Last updated by Colin Browne on April 13, 2022.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Colin Browne
on April 13, 2022.
Chronicling the Black bicycling experience in the DC region
Black History encompasses so much more than enslavement, Jim Crow, and the Civil Rights struggles of the 1960s. I like to use the month to celebrate the spirit and ingenuity of my ancestors: those in my family tree and all those to whom I look for guidance and inspiration.
Blog Post: Last updated by Colin Browne on April 13, 2022.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Colin Browne
on April 13, 2022.
Equitable Investment in Montgomery County’s Bike Network
Read WABA’s proposal for investing in improving transportation equity through better biking and walking network in four Equity Focus Areas.
Blog Post, Resource: Last updated by Garrett Hennigan on February 3, 2022.
Blog Post, Resource:
Last updated by Garrett Hennigan
on February 3, 2022.
Winter 2022 Advocacy Roundup
It’s been a cold month so far, but our advocates continue to heat things up! Getting new protected bike lanes approved and gearing up for this year’s election cycle, things have been busy. We’ve got a lot planned to keep you in the loop, so read on to learn about some of the developments and victories that closed out last year and opened this one.
Blog Post: Last updated by Jonathan Kincade on January 24, 2022.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Jonathan Kincade
on January 24, 2022.
Transportation Equity Pledge for 2022 Candidates
Encourage candidates for office to sign this pledge.
Action Alert, Blog Post: Last updated by Jeremiah Lowery on July 25, 2023.
Action Alert, Blog Post:
Last updated by Jeremiah Lowery
on July 25, 2023.
Metropolitan Branch Trail: Blair Road to Piney Branch Road Design Survey
DDOT has begun detailed planning for the Metropolitan Branch Trail from Blair Rd to Piney Branch Rd and wants YOUR feedback on the design. The online survey closes January 7th.
Action Alert, Blog Post: Last updated by Garrett Hennigan on February 25, 2022.
Action Alert, Blog Post:
Last updated by Garrett Hennigan
on February 25, 2022.