One of the new Capital Bikeshare stations is at 15th & P NW, just west of Whole Foods. (Luis Gomez Photos)

The Capital Bikeshare program kicked off Monday, September 20, replacing the SmartBike program. There will be a total 100 bike share stations in DC spread throughout the city’s eight wards—11 of them in the Dupont-Logan-U Street-Shaw area. The implementation period is August through November with about 30 new stations to be launched in September.

Status of Stations and Instructions

• The Bikeshare Station Map on at the DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) website is now up and shows stations that are operating.
• There is a also a great Bikeshare Google Map showing all of the planned 100 Bikeshare stations in DC and Arlington.
• There is also a Bikeshare instructional video on YouTube that explains how to use the system.

A new Bikeshare station opens Monday at 14th and R Streets NW. (Luis Gomez Photos)

According to the DDOT Bikeshare Map, eight of the following 11 stations are up and running:

• Dupont Circle
• 2000 14th Street NW (at U)
• 1458 P Street NW (at 15th)
• 1404 Rhode Island Avenue NW (at 14th)
• 1401 R Street NW (at 14th)
• 2003 10th Street NW (at U)
• 700 T Street NW (at 7th)
• 1632 17th Street NW (at Corcoran)
• 1702 18th Street NW (at R)
• 1919 Florida Avenue NW (at 19th)
• 1944 New Hampshire Avenue NW (at intersection with U and 16th)