Active Transportation Program

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Laura Ghosh
Active Transportation Section Chief

Fairfax County Capital Bikeshare

Capital Bikeshare Expansion - Completed August 2025

  • Six new stations installed at and around the Innovation Center Metro station
  • Four new stations installed at and around the Huntington Metro Station
  • And 70 new electric bikes were introduced to the County’s bikeshare fleet

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Capital Bikeshare StationWhen you need to get from Point A to Point B with more than two feet but less than four wheels, borrowing a bicycle with Capital Bikeshare might be your answer! Capital Bikeshare is a regional bicycle transit system jointly owned by Fairfax County, Arlington County, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church, Prince George’s County, Montgomery County and the District of Columbia. 

Fairfax County’s Capital Bikeshare began in 2016 with 18 stations in the Reston and Tysons communities. Today, Fairfax County has 94 Capital Bikeshare stations located across county – including a Capital Bikeshare station at every Metrorail station in Fairfax County. The county’s Capital Bikeshare fleet now numbers more than 500 bikes – over 200 of which are electric bikes!

For more information about pricing, membership, how to borrow and return a bicycle, station locations and bicycle availability, visit Capital Bikeshare.
 

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Bikeshare Planning in Fairfax County

Public engagement plays a critical role in ensuring the successful growth, efficiency and sustainability of the Capital Bikeshare Program. Check below for proposals under consideration and opportunities for public participation in their respective review processes. We will continue to update this section with proposals for system changes/expansions as information becomes available. 

FCDOT hosted a virtual public meeting on proposed Capital Bikeshare stations in the Braddock and Mason Districts on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Residents learned more about plans for bikeshare in the community, asked questions and provided feedback. The station installations are anticipated to occur in Spring 2026.

The Fairfax County Department of Transportation held a virtual meeting on expanding the Capital Bikeshare network in the Mount Vernon District on Jan. 18, 2024. FCDOT staff presented information on 12 proposed bikeshare stations around the Huntington Metro Station, Fort Hunt Park and Mount Vernon Trail. Installation of the stations along Huntington Avenue and at the Huntington North Metro entrance were completed in August 2025. The remaining station installations are anticipated to occur in Spring 2026.

Proposed station locations include:  Capital Bikeshare Proposed Mount Vernon Stations Map

  • (COMPLETE) Huntington Avenue and Metroview Parkway
  • (COMPLETE) Huntington Avenue and Farrington Avenue
  • (COMPLETE) Huntington Avenue and Old Richmond Highway
  • (COMPLETE) Huntington Metro North
  • Huntington Metro South
  • Belle View Boulevard and 10th Street 
  • Belle View Boulevard and 13th Street
  • Wakefield Drive and Potomac Avenue
  • Mt Vernon Trail and Belle Haven Park
  • Mt Vernon Trail and Riverside Park
  • Mt Vernon Trail and Mount Vernon Estate
  • Fort Hunt Park

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Watch the presentation

The comment period closed on Feb. 2.

August 2025: Expansion of Capital Bikeshare to locations at the Huntington (Mount Vernon District) and Innovation Center (Dranesville and Hunter Mill Districts) Metro Stations and the surrounding areas. 

  • Mount Vernon District: Presentation; Public Meeting
    Note: The proposed Mount Vernon Stations will be installed in two phases. Stations along Huntington Avenue and at the Huntington North Metro Entrance have been completed.
  • Dranesville and Hunter Mill Districts: Presentation; Public Meeting
     

December 2023: As part of the Commuter Choice funding, FCDOT completed 10 installations of Capital Bikeshare in the Vienna/Merrifield area.
 

December 2022Expansion of Capital Bikeshare in Franconia and Providence Districts.

November 2022FCDOT was awarded Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) funding for the expansion of the Capital Bikeshare network in Reston and has installed all but one station from the originally-planned 19 locations in 2021.
 

October 2016Capital Bikeshare Launches in Reston and Tysons

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