Regional Bike Routes  Bike Talbot County, MD 6 trails (each about 30 miles) exploring the Chesapeake Bay coastal and farm areas of Easton, St. Michaels, Oxford, Tilghman Island Caroline County (MD) Bike Maps  Maryland State Biking Routes Map  MMMarylCapital Crescent Trail Bike Mathews County, VA                 31 Ways to Make Walking & Biking Easier from Green America The bike blog WashCycle

Local Green Transportation Resources Bicycle Shops Bike Tours & Festivals A resource from our own Regional Sustainability Directory.  Bike Washington This site provides details about all the great recreational bicycle facilities around the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan area. Listed here are many area recreation trails and bicycle routes. These routes attempt to avoid heavy traffic areas by making use of various recreational paths, rail-trails, and back streets. Capital Bike Share CaBi is set to become 10 times larger than SmartBike and more energy efficient.  The solar-powered stations feature sturdy bikes with non-standard parts (hard for vandals o mess with.  And CaBi has daily, monthly and annual memberships, so tourists can now ride.  There is a range of membership and fee options.  Capital Crescent Trail (Biking)  The Capital Crescent Trail (CCT) is a shared use off-road trail from Georgetown, D.C. to Silver Spring, MD suitable for walkers, joggers, bikers, and rollerbladers. The Coalition for the Capital Crescent Trail, an all-volunteer organization, has spearheaded efforts since 1986 to develop this first-class shared use trail.   eRideShare  Connects commuters or cross-country travelers going the same way. Put two people together in one car instead of separately in two cars, and the greenhouse emissions are cut in half. This is significant impact. You still get where you w...ant to go, while saving plenty of cash. Maybe you'll even make a new friend or two. Go-DC-Go A resource for transportation information and options to make getting into and around the District easier than ever.   Metrorail Map Potomac Pedalers Touring Club SmartBike A self-service public bike rental program. SmartBike DC is a new and alternative transportation network that uses the latest technologies to facilitate user access and is structured to enhance the city's public transportation system. Spokes Magazine Super Shuttle A service offering shared rides of up to 10 passengers to National, Dulles International and BWI airports, picks up at your home, office or hotel. Washington Area Bicyclist Association Join WABA and help make bicycling better in the Washington Area. ZipCar A community of folks who’ve found out that car sharing beats the heck outta car rental or ownership. Pick up a car parked in convenient neighborhood locations for hourly or daily rentals. FACEBOOK @Zipcar TWITTER @ZipcarDC

Tips for Greening Your Transportation Bike Racks Ask your favorite business or company to install them. Plan your errands wisely by keeping a list until you have 10 things to do at once Find that commercial strip where you can do multiple errands at one time and within walking distance of each other.  (Keep the list in your car or by the door.) Give preference to an area that also has a farmers market.  Don't forget to reward yourself on that trip with something special for being green :)  If you're about to get in the car to do one single errand, tell yourself that you can use that time more wisely. Better yet, carpool with a friend and make a fun afternoon of it together. Organize a bike ride or walk with your neigbhors, co-workers or community group. Give them the experience of how beautiful local trails are, and remind them that they could commute locally by riding bike.  Then, plan to step up the experience in a month with a ride along a local rail-trail  ("Find a Trail"). Plan your biking routes for weekend exploring  At maps.google.com/biking, users can enter their starting point and destination just as with previous map tools, and will be presented with routes, itineraries and estimated travel times — and to account for all the variation in how fast different people pedal, the step-by-step biking directions factor in trip length, changes in elevation and even fatigue probability.    Some favorite local rides:  MapMyRide.com | Find Rides and Cycling Routes in washington, va Support biking advocacy Become a member of Washington Area Bicyclist Association