Bike To Work Day To Include Alexandria Stops

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Bicyclists around Alexandria will have an extra incentive to ditch the bike and commute in the fresh air during the next Bike to Work Day.

The annual Bike to Work Day will be held by the Commuter Connections and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association on Friday, May 17. More than 100 locations around DC and the Virginia and Maryland suburbs will offer pit stops with freebies.

Bicyclists can register for Bike to Work Day to receive free giveaways, food and beverages at their chosen pit stop. Freebies will be available while supplies last.

Stops in the City of Alexandria and south of the city include:

• Market Square at Alexandria City Hall, 301 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.
• John Carlyle Square Park, 300 John Carlyle Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.
• Del Ray/ Colasanto Park, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22301 (Intersection of Mount Vernon and Commonwealth Avenues), 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
• Fairlington Centre, 1711 Centre Plaza, Alexandria, VA 22302, in front of Great Harvest Bread between CVS and Baskin Robbins (off Quaker Lane), 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
• Mark Center/North Parking Garage (outdoor bicycle parking area), across from 4825 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
• Eisenhower Square, 2827 Telek Place, Alexandria, VA 22314, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
• National Landing at APTA (afternoon), 3030 Potomac Ave., Alexandria, VA 22305, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The first 16,000 registered participants throughout the DC region will get a free T-shirt. All participants will be entered into a raffle for a new bicycle.

Other pit stops around the region are in Washington, DC, Arlington County, Fairfax County, Loudoun County, Prince William County and the Maryland counties of Charles, Frederick, Montgomery and Prince George's.