[This page will next be updated in the spring of '00 for Earth Day Bike-In '00. Since much of the information remains the same from year to year, I will be leaving this page intact til then. -- Kevin Cole]

• Drawings for prizes!
• Enviro Exhibits and Action Packs
• Earth Day Water Bottle freebies
• Free breakfast
• Best Bike Building Awards (See entry form below.)
  Co-hosted by the D.C. Bicycle Couriers Association (DCBCA) (Click here for more info.)

Earth Day Bike-In 99 Happens Thursday, April 22!

On Thursday, April 22, join hundreds of bicyclists for a rally to celebrate clean transportation at Freedom Plaza (Pennsylvania Avenue and 14th Street NW). The rally will be from 8:00 am to 9:00 am and will feature breakfast, drawings for prizes and dynamic speakers.

Join one of fourteen bicycle convoys that will converge on Freedom Plaza at 8:00 am (see map). Scheduled pick-up points are spaced along the convoy routes approximately 15 minutes apart, unless noted otherwise. If you have any questions, call your route leader, if not simply show up at your pick-up point a few minutes early and be ready to sign in and ride.

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Route 1 - Springfield/Alexandria/Mt.Vernon

Start:

Dunkin' Donuts, Commerce St. and Brandon Ave., Springfield, 6:00 AM

Route:

Commerce/Franconia Rd/Cameron Run Trail/Mt. Vernon Trail/14th St. Bridge/15th St.

Pick-ups:

McDonald's at Rose Hill Shopping Center (Rose Hill Drive & Franconia Road, 6:20 am)/Torpedo Factory (7:00 am)/Washington Sailing Marina/Mt. Vernon Trail at Crystal City Connector turnoff

Leader:

Walter Brodtman 202-564-4181 (w), 703-569-2025 (h)
E-mail: brodtman.walter@epamail.epa.gov

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Route 2 - South Arlington

Start:

Columbia Pike & W&OD Trail, 7:15 am

Route:

W&OD Trail/I-395 Overpass/Martha Custis Drive/Anderson Trail/Joins Route 1 at Mt. Vernon Trail

Pick-ups:

Shirlington Theaters

Leader:

Ritch Viola 703-228-3699 (w), 703-528-4730 (h)
E-mail: rviola@capaccess.org

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Route 3 - Annondale/Seven Corners/Route 50

Start:

Annandale K-Mart (John Marr Dr. between Routes 236 & 244), 6:40 am

Route:

Columbia Pike/Rose Lane/Fern Lane/Sleepy Hollow Rd/7 Corners Center/Route 50 Bikeway/TJ Community Center/Irving St/Pershing Dr/Ft. Meyer/Memorial Bridge

Pick-ups:

7 Corners Center (Rt. 50 sign)/TJ Community Center/Ft. Meyer (Pershing Dr. gate)/Memorial Bridge

Leader:

Bennie Sanford 202-493-0407 (w), 703-204-2084 (h)
E-mail: ???

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Route 4 - Vienna

Start:

Vienna Community Center, 6:30

Route:

W&OD Trail/Custis (I-66) Trail/Teddy Roosevelt Bridge/Virginia Ave./E St.

Pick-ups:

W&OD Trail & Lee Highway in East Falls Church/Custis Trail at Fairfax Dr. Connector/NW Corner of I-66 & Ft. Meyer Dr. next to Key Bridge Marriott

Leader:

contact WABA 202-628-2500
E-mail: waba@waba.org

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Route 5 - McLean

Start:

Chesterbrook United Methodist Church, Kirby Rd. above Old Dominion Dr., 7:00 am

Route:

Kirby Rd/Chesterbrook Dr/Albermarle St/Glebe Rd/Old Dominion Dr./Lee Highway/Teddy Roosevelt Bridge

Pick-ups:

Intersection of Glebe Rd & Williamsburg Blvd (stop light)/Crisp & Juicy (look for blue awning) on Old Lee Highway & Woodstock St./Lee Highway & North Daniel St.

Leader:

Eric Swanson 202-473-3832 (w) 703-243-5126 (h)
E-mail: eric@waba.org

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Route 6 - Mount Pleasant

Start:

Mt. Pleasant & Lamont (at park) 7:30 am

Route:

Mt. Pleasant St/Columbia Rd/18th St/T St/17th St/Pennsylvania Ave

Pick-ups:

City Bikes (Champlain St, next to Ben & Jerry's)/18th & T St/Thomas Circle

Leader:

Anne-Marie Bairstow 202-332-3024
E-mail: redhead@intraactive.com

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Route 7 - Bethesda

Start:

Capital Crescent Trail Head (Bethesda Ave & Woodmont Ave) 7:00 am

Route:

Capital Crescent Trail/Harbor Place/Virgina Ave/E St

Pick-ups:

K St at Wisconsin Ave

Leader:

Jennifer Longsworth 202-363-2577 (h)
E-mail: wheelinjen@aol.com

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Route 8 - Chevy Chase

Start:

South side of Chevy Chase Circle in front of bus terminal on Connecticut Ave, 7:00 am

Route:

Connecticut Ave/Calvert Bridge/18th St/Joins Route 6 at Columbia Road

Pick-ups:

Connecticut Ave & Van Ness St in front of Intelsat Bldg/Connecticut & Macomb St. in front of Cleveland Park Library/Connecticut Ave & Calvert Street at start of Calvert Bridge bike lane

Leader:

Jim McCarthy 202-707-7225
E-mail: jmccarthy@crs.loc.gov

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Route 9 - Rock Creek Park

Start:

Candy Cane City (Beach Drive), 7:10 am

Route:

Beach Dr/Park Rd/Joins Route 6 at Mt Pleasant St

Pick-ups:

Beach Dr at Wise Rd/Beach Dr at Joyce Rd/Beach Dr at Broad Branch Rd

Leader:

Rick Morgan 202-364-3663
E-mail: dogfood@compuserve.com

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Route 10 - Takoma Park

Start:

Sligo Creek Trail at Colesville Rd, 7:00 am

Route:

Ellsworth Dr/Fenton St/Takoma Ave/Piney Branch Rd/Aspen St/Luzon Ave/14th St/Sheridan St/Joyce Rd/Joins Route 9 at Beach Dr

Pick-ups:

Ellsworth Dr at Fenton St/Piney Branch at Cedar Ave

Leader:

Maurice Belanger 202-544-0004 ext. 20 (w) 301-585-0589 (h)
E-mail: mauriceb@erols.com

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Route 11 - Greenbelt/College Park/Mt. Rainier

Start:

Greenbelt Center, 6:30 am & Lake Artemsia 6:45 am

Route:

Greenbelt Bike Lanes/NE Branch Trail/Rhode Island Ave/DC Bike Route U (4th St NE/Eckington Place/1st St NE)/Pennsylvania Ave

Pick-ups:

Greenbelt Metro Dr & Cherrywood Lane/Lake Artemesia parking at Berwyn Rd/NE Branch Trail & Riverdale Rd/Rhode Island Ave & 38th St/Rhode Island Ave & 4th St. NE/1st St @ Union Station

Leader:

Greenbelt - Mary Clarke 301-474-7280
E-mail: mclarke@clark.net or clarke.mary@epamail.epa.gov
College Park - Bill Kelly 301-441-2740 (h)

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Route 12 - Barney Circle/Capital Hill

Start:

Pennsylvania Ave at Kentucky Ave, 7:30 am

Route:

Kentucky Ave/E. Capital St/Capital Grounds/Madison Dr (Mall)/14th St

Pick-ups:

Lincoln Park/E. Capital St at 1st St

Leader:

John Capozzi 202-544-0821 (h)
E-mail: c1assoc@aol.com

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Route 13 - Oxen Hill/Waterfront
MUST CALL LEADER IN ADVANCE. AF BASE PERMIT REQUIRED.

Start:

Oxen Hill Children's Farm, 6:50 am

Route:

Oxon Cove Trail/Overlook Ave/Chappie James Blvd/Defense Dr/S.Capitol St Bridge/DC Bike route signs to PA Ave

Pick-ups:

Call leaders

Leader:

Peter & Jeannie Uhlrich 301-839-9398
E-mail: pjulrich@radix.net

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Route 14: U.S. Capitol

Start:

East front of U.S. Capitol, 7:45 am

Route:

Constitution Ave/Pennsylvania Ave

Leader:

Stephanie Hanley 202-225-1588
E-mail: ???

• Does your office building have a usable bicycle rack for visitors?

• Can bicycle commuters park in a secure space at your office building?

• Are there changing rooms and/or shower facilities in your office building for bicycle commuters?

• Can you bring your bicycle into your office?

If you've answered yes to one or more of these questions, you're on your way to winning a Kryptonite Evo-Lite Lock!

Complete the Best Bike Building Contest entry form below and join us at Freedom Plaza when the winners will be announced at the Earth Day Bike-In! Whovever nominates the winning building will win a Kryptonite lock.

Forms can be mailed to WABA, 733 15th St. NW, #1030, Washington, D.C. 20005 or email the information to waba@waba.org. Questions about the contest? Call WABA 202-268-2500

• Office Building Address: ___________________________________________

• Building Owner/Manager Name: _______________________________________

• Building Owner/Manager Phone Number: _______________________________

• Your Name: _________________________________________________________

• Your Daytime Phone: ________________________________________________

• Your email address: ________________________________________________

• Briefly describe what makes your office building bicycle friendly:
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Note: The Best Bike Building Contest is a collaboration between the D.C. Bicycle Couriers Association (DCBCA) and WABA.

For more information on either the Bike-In, or to volunteer, call the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) at: