Since 1972 the Washington Area Bicyclist Association has been fighting hard to ensure that you can ride wherever you want to go safely.  Can you imagine what the Washington region would be like without things like the Capital Crescent Trail, Beach Drive on the weekends or bike access on Metrorail and bus?  It's scary to think about how our region might have developed without an organization dedicated to making sure that biking and walking were part of the transportation solution.  Please see below for a list of our current priorities, our goals for the organizations and our historic victories.  For more specific information about our goals for biking where you live check out the individual pages under the advocacy tab to the left.

Current Priorities

• Complete Streets policies in DC and in Montgomery County, MD
  
• Construction of the Metropolitan Branch Trail and Anacostia Trail
• Increase miles of bike lanes striped across region
• Promote regional bike sharing services
• Identify funding for a Bike Plan for Fairfax County
• Reconstruction of the Rock Creek Trail
• A Bike Coordinator for Prince George's County, MD
• Protect the Custis Trail from the widening of I-66
• Ensure a bike-friendly transportation center in Silver Spring
• Improve training of police officers and bus drivers
• Expand Bike Safety programs in Northern Virginia

Organizational Goals

• Strengthen and expand WABA's safety programs
• Create new grassroots advocacy staff position
• Improve member services and benefits
• Build WABA's membership base
• Diversify funding sources
• Improve WABA's visibility through marketing and events
• Bolster local advocacy efforts

Historic Victories

• Weekend Car-Free Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park
• Instigation of the Capital Crescent Trail
• Bike Plans for DC, Arlington, Montgomery County
• Advocated for Bike Coordinators in DC and Fairfax County
• Bike Racks on Metrobuses
• Eliminated the pass requirement and expanded hours of access for bikes on Metrorail.
• Eliminated bike registration requirement in DC
• Expanded bike parking requirements in DC commercial buildings

To find out more about what we are working on in your particular area and how you can help, click on of the links below.

Washington, DC
Arlington County (VA)
City of Alexandria (VA)

Fairfax County (VA)

Montgomery County (MD)
Prince George's County (MD)

Regional Advocacy

National Advocacy

 

PUT YOUR OLD BIKE TO GOOD USE! Donate it to Bikes for the World!

Bikes for the World collects repairable bicycles in the United States, donating them to charities overseas for productive use by those in need of affordable transport. Note: $10/bike donation suggested to defray shipping to overseas charity partners. Receipt provided for all material and cash donations. Bikes for the World is a sponsored project of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, a 501 c 3 non-profit charity. BfW also accepts bike parts & accessories, operating portable sewing machines, and cell phones. Collections will take place rain or shine. For further info, visit www.bikesfortheworld.org or call Bikes for the World at 703-525-0931.
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