Capital Bikeshare

Capital Bikeshare
Capital Bikeshare rental station near Eastern Market station on Capitol Hill, the first station installed
Overview
OwnerEight local governments of the areas served
Area served
LocaleWashington metropolitan area
Transit typeBicycle-sharing system
Number of stations801 (2025)
Daily ridership10,844+ (2023)
Annual ridership6.6 million+ (2025)
Websitecapitalbikeshare.com
Operation
Began operationSeptember 20, 2010 (2010-09-20)
Operator(s)Motivate
Number of vehicles8,000+ (2020)

Capital Bikeshare (also abbreviated CaBi) is a bicycle-sharing system that serves Washington, D.C., and certain counties of the larger metropolitan area. As of August 2025, it had 800+ stations and more than 8,000 bicycles. Opened in September 20, 2010, the system is the largest municipality-owned bikeshare system in the United States.