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Capital Bikeshare to raise prices in August as ridership soars

Published July 2, 2025 at 1:15PM

Capital Bikeshare at Pickett & Shillings streets (photo via Transportation & Environmental Services/Facebook)

Capital Bikeshare announced Monday (June 30) that it will increase prices across all membership tiers starting August 1, marking the first price adjustment since 2021 as the bike-sharing system grapples with unprecedented ridership growth and rising operational expenses.

The price hikes will affect both casual users and committed members, with annual memberships jumping from $95 to $120 and 30-day passes rising from $20 to $25. Day passes will increase from $8 to $10, while electric bike usage fees will climb from 10 cents to 15 cents per minute for members.

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Capital Bikeshare adds two new stations in Alexandria

By Ryan Belmore

Published June 11, 2025 at 3:30PM

Capital Bikeshare adds a new station at Virginia Tech/University Dr. & Potomac Ave. (via Capital Bikeshare)

Getting around Alexandria by bike just got a little easier.

Capital Bikeshare announced today (June 11) that it has added two new stations in Alexandria.

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Capital Bikeshare ridership in Alexandria hit new record high last year

By Vernon Miles

Published February 20, 2025 at 2:45PM

Capital Bikeshare in Old Town. (staff photo by James Cullum)

The Capital Bikeshare network saw ridership in Alexandria hit a new high last year with 132,567 trips in the city.

This was a 26% increase over 2023, which had previously set the record for ridership.

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Capital Bikeshare saw record high ridership in Alexandria last year

By Vernon Miles

Published January 22, 2024 at 10:00AM

Matt Neumann with Capital Bikeshare checks bikes on King Street in Old Town Alexandria. (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)

Reports of high ridership last fall held steady through the end of the year and made it official: Capital Bikeshare had its best year yet in Alexandria.

A report to the Traffic and Parking Board ahead of a meeting tonight said the bikeshare system ridership grew steadily post-Covid to a high of 109,487 trips starting or ending in Alexandria last year.

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New bike infrastructure added near Potomac Yard Metro station

By Vernon Miles

Published October 18, 2023 at 3:55PM

Capital Bikeshare station added to Potomac Yard Metro station (image via Capital Bikeshare/Twitter)

It’s getting easier to bike to and from Alexandria’s new Potomac Yard Metro station.

Alexandria Transportation and Environmental Services said a new Capital Bikeshare station is now open just north of the station.

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Capital Bikeshare hits record high use in Alexandria this year

By Vernon Miles

Published September 15, 2023 at 2:45PM

After a dip in 2020, Capital Bikeshare use in Alexandria has been on a rapid rebound and this year surpassed pre-Covid ridership.

The network overall hit ridership records this summer. Capital Bikeshare hit an all-time ridership record in Alexandria this July, with 10,652 total trips, according to a new report to the Traffic and Parking Board. There was an average of 343.6 trips per day in July.

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Alexandria replacing its oldest Capital Bikeshare stations

By Vernon Miles

Published February 14, 2023 at 2:30PM

It’s been 12 years since Alexandria joined the Capital Bikeshare network and it’s starting to show on some of the city’s oldest stations.

After more than decade, some of the stations have started to show some wear and tear. A memo from Hillary Orr, deputy director of Transportation & Environmental Services, said after years of expansion the City of Alexandria is focusing this year on replacing some of those older stations.

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New Capital Bikeshare station installed at Bradlee Shopping Center

By Vernon Miles

Published January 13, 2022 at 3:45PM

Capital Bikeshare station at King Street and W Braddock Road, photo via Capital Bikeshare

Capital Bikeshare has been rolling out several new bikeshare stations including a new station near the Bradlee Shopping Center in the heart of Alexandria.

The new station is at the intersection of King Street and W Braddock Road, just a few blocks from the station at Alexandria City High School and one at Radford Street and Osage Street.

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Morning Notes

By Vernon Miles

Published December 22, 2021 at 5:00AM

Singers wanted for older adults choir in Alexandria — “Encore Creativity for Older Adults (Encore), an arts education nonprofit, is hosting two 15-week choral programs for people 55 and over beginning the second week of January.” [Zebra]

Christmas in camp in Alexandria — “Fort Ward reenacts Civil War Christmas.” [Alexandria Gazette]

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New Capital Bikeshare stations installed around Alexandria, with more on the way

By Vernon Miles

Published November 15, 2021 at 2:30PM

Capital Bikeshare at Pickett & Shillings streets (photo via Transportation & Environmental Services/Facebook)

New Capital Bikeshare stations have recently been installed in Alexandria, with more on the way this month and next.

On Friday, Capital Bikeshare installed a new dock at S. Pickett Street and Shillings Street, near the Contempo NOVA (né Modera Tempo) apartments at 5760 Dow Avenue.

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Morning Notes

By James Cullum

Published August 4, 2021 at 5:00AM

Alexandria Fire Chief Corey Smedley and acting Police Chief Don Hayes with neighborhood kids at National Night Out at Charles Houston Recreation Center in the Parker Gray neighborhood on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. The pair traveled to multiple cookouts around the city. "It's good because people are coming out, and we're glad to tell them that the police department is here for them," Hayes told ALXnow. (staff photo by James Cullum)

Capitol officer who committed suicide was from Alexandria — “Very sad news: @MikevWUSA @wusa9 reports MPD Officer Kyle DeFreytag died by suicide in July after defending the US Capitol on January 6. His obituary says he was a hiker, drummer, motorcyclist, and resident of Alexandria, who served with MPD for five years” [WUSA9]

Alexandria, neighboring health directors recommend wearing face masks indoors — “Today, all five Northern Virginia Health Directors issued a joint letter of interim recommendations for mask wearing in Northern Virginia. The letter was issued by Health Directors from the City of Alexandria, as well as Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties to Northern Virginia Mayors, Chairs and Chief Administrative Officers with the recommendation that individuals wear masks while indoors in government and other public settings, regardless of vaccination status.” [City of Alexandria]