Capital Bikeshare
| Capital Bikeshare | |
|---|---|
Capital Bikeshare rental station near Eastern Market station on Capitol Hill, the first station installed | |
| Overview | |
| Owner | Local governments of the areas served |
| Area served | |
| Locale | Washington metropolitan area |
| Transit type | Bicycle-sharing system |
| Number of stations | 782 (2024) |
| Daily ridership | 10,844+ (2023) |
| Annual ridership | 4.4 million+ (2023) |
| Website | capitalbikeshare |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | September 20, 2010 |
| Operator(s) | Motivate |
| Number of vehicles | 7,500+ |
Capital Bikeshare (also abbreviated CaBi) is a bicycle-sharing system that serves Washington, D.C., and certain counties of the larger metropolitan area. As of January 2023, it had 700+ stations and more than 5,400 bicycles. The member jurisdictions own most of the equipment and have sourced operations to contractor Motivate International. Opened in September 20, 2010, the system was the largest bike sharing service in the United States until New York City's Citi Bike began operations in May 2013.