Bike to Work Day

Bike to Work Day - Friday, May 19, 2023

The month of May is National Bike Month!! Vision Zero Prince George’s and the Prince George’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPW&T) are Prince George’s Proud to celebrate National Bike Month and support Bike to Work Day on May 19th by encouraging cyclists of all abilities to cycle before work on Bike to Work Day. To learn more about Bike to Work Day, see the list of Bike to Work Day Pit Stops across the region, and to register in advance for Bike to Work Day, please visit https://www.biketoworkmetrodc.org/.

2023 marks the 22nd Anniversary of Bike to Work Day in the region. The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG), Commuter Connections, and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) are coordinating approximately 100 Bike to Work Day events across the region including 10 pit stops in Prince George’s County. 

The Prince George’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation and the Department of Parks and Recreation of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) are leveraging community networks through the Prince George’s Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Community Safety Group to co-host a Bike to Work Day Pit Stop in the parking lot of the Largo/Kettering/Perrywood Community Center at 431 Watkins Park Drive in Upper Marlboro. The Bike to Work Day Pit Stop will operate from 7-10 a.m. on Friday, May 19.

Join us for Bike to Work Day 

The Largo/Kettering/Perrywood Community Center pit stop is adjacent to the Perrywood Elementary School and is accessible to/from existing bike lanes along Watkins Park Drive and by using the paved Watkins Park Trail. Whether commuting to the office or working from home, residents, employees, and visitors can register for Bike to Work Day at https://www.biketoworkmetrodc.org/ for Bike to Work Day. Those who register by May 13  for the Largo/Kettering/Perrywood Community Center Pit Stop will obtain a free Bike to Work Day t-shirt and a Vision Zero Prince George’s Grab and Go bag! 

CONTACT INFORMATION

For more information, please contact Tiffany Jennings, Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Manager, Prince George’s County Department of Public Works & Transportation at twjennings@co.pg.md.us.