The College Park Woods Connector Trail is finally open to the public. The trail will serve as an important connection between West College Park with North College Park, as it connects the trail that goes up to Home Depot, and branches off to the North College Park Post Office. The trail continues on at least […]
Bikes and scooters should generally be used on roads, preferably in low traffic areas and bike lanes going with the flow of traffic. Remember to always yield to pedestrians. Exercise caution if it is necessary to cross or briefly travel on a busy road. Riders should always wear a helmet. As of November 1, 2019, […]
The Proteus Bicycles offer a number of weekly events at their store in north College Park (9827 Rhode Island Ave, College Park, MD 20740). They include commuter ride, pot luck dinner, morning coffee club, Velo Club meeting. Additionally, they will be having a winter riding clinic this Friday. This is a great way to connect […]
Staff have worked to identify a new vendor to operate a pilot shared mobility program offering traditional pedal bikes as well as electric bicycles and scooters. After evaluating available options, City staff and our bike share partners chose VeoRide to recommend as the preferred vendor for the new system. VeoRide serves cities and university campuses […]
College Park’s bike share program, mBike, will end this summer, with the last day of operations on August 31, 2019. The City made this announcement yesterday. The mBike is a collaborative bikeshare program between the City, and the UMD. With the three-year contract coming to an end, the City was unable to come to terms […]
If you haven’t already registered, Bike to Work Day is May 17! The City will once again host our Pit Stop in front of City Hall from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Register for free at biketoworkmetrodc.org f you’re one of the 20,000 to register, you can get a free t-shirt. [City of College Park]
At tonight’s Council meeting, Council will consider approving a Memorandum of Understanding that would be used with third parties seeking additional bike share locations and additional bikes outside of City limits. The City and University entered into a contract with Zagster, Inc. to install and maintain a bikeshare system, now named mBike. The System launched […]
The City is working on a “Bike Boulevard” plan that includes a prioritized list of streets for retrofitting as Bike Boulevards, an itemized list and location for the infrastructure required for each, as well as an identification of funding sources, establishment of phasing for the planning-design process, and construction cost estimates for each candidate street. […]
Dr. Fazlul Kabir is a six-term City Council Member of the City of College Park District 1.