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If you’ve attended this event before, you know how much of a treat it is. If Bike to Work Day is new to you, we hope you'll register for this year's event (Thursday, May 15) and then hop on your bike or use bikeshare to experience it fo...

Bike Confidently BikeArlington strives to introduce new people to bicycling and encourage those who haven’t ridden in a long time to get back in the saddle. Our mission is to reach the “Interested but Concerned” bicyclist. This pers...

One beautiful weekend in the fall of 2020, a temporary traffic garden was installed at the Woman’s Club of Arlington. While traffic gardens (sometimes referred to as “safety towns”) have been popular since the 1970s, they are relatively...

There’s a long-time tradition in many European countries of using the bicycle as a daily commuter’s transport. The bicycle is considered an integral part of road traffic. As such, European Community Nations have incorporated the bicycle...

BikeArlington is thrilled to feature select area bike shops in our space at the Arlington County Fair from August 16-18 this year. Joining us on Saturday, August 17, is Tim Fricker, owner of Bikes@Vienna in Vienna, Va. Along with his sk...

Our Active Transportation team is energized this week after receiving word that Arlington has been named a Gold Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists. As of fall 2023, there were 480 Bicycle Friendly Communitie...

Have you been considering an e-bike but need a little convincing? No urgent need or desire to change your routine? Hard to justify the cost? Lack the bandwidth for another learning curve?  Looking for a compelling testimonial to bring y...

I have always been intrigued by e-bike conversion kits, which promise easy and more affordable access to biking power. After researching a few kits online, I decided to order a Swytch kit to convert my standard hybrid bike to an e-bike....

A group of active and engaged volunteers, our PAL ambassadors play a huge role in our mission to get more people driving less and biking and walking more. PALs have also helped us share the narrative for safe and comfortable streets for...

In promoting the use of bikes as everyday transportation, one of the most common concerns we hear is that bikes simply will not work for daily tasks – particularly when we have to bring anything more than just ourselves. While there are...