DRCA Committee Hosting Meeting Concerning Carshare and Bikeshare

The Land-Use Committee of the Del Ray Citizens Association is reaching out to residents and business owners for feedback as Alexandria investigates potential on-street carsharing spaces and Capital Bikeshare stations on and around Mount Vernon Avenue.

The committee is hosting an open meeting to discuss both projects at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 9 at Mount Vernon Recreation Center.

Alexandria Parking Planner Faye Dastgheib and Transportation Planner Carrie Sanders will give a presentation on both projects.  

In April, Alexandria’s Traffic and Parking Board approved five on-street carsharing spaces in Old Town. A space located in the 100 block of Stewart Avenue remains under consideration.

• See: City Approves 5 On-Street Carsharing Spaces in Old Town

City Council approved plans to expand its Capital Bikeshare station network beyond its eight-station pilot program as part of its fiscal year 2014 budget, which was adopted Monday night.

Del Ray Patch readers suggested where they would like to see Capital Bikeshare stations in the neighborhood last month.

• See: Capital Bikeshare in Del Ray: Where Would You Place Stations?

Carsharing companies allow people to reserve and rent cars for short periods of time, often by the hour. 

Capital Bikeshare makes bicycles available for shared use mainly for short rides. The bikes are available at stations and members who pay for an annual or short-term membership fee can remove them from stations and return them to stations eleswhere.

Alexandria followed Arlington County and the District into the Capital Bikeshare network in 2012. It is the largest active bikeshare system in the United States.

On Monday, The Washington Post reported a former Capitol Bikeshare employee is alleging the company underpaid some of its employees for more than two years.

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