Bikeshare Beat: Members carried CaBi in November
CaBi in the fog on a December morning by Joe Flood licensed under Creative Commons.
Happy holidays from the Bikeshare Beat! Following a record-breaking October for the Capital Bikeshare (CaBi) system, the regional cycling network returned to a more predictable ridership pattern in November – though it’s a pattern still marked by major year-over-year growth.
This month, CaBi recorded 358,601 trips across the region, a 38.1% increase in ridership from November 2022. As seen in the chart below, CaBi members continue to make up the majority of rides across the system, as 67.1% of trips were taken by those who hold an annual membership.
Data from Capital Bikeshare. Image by the author. 
Bike Angels, riders who move CaBi bikes from crowded stations to sparsely-used ones, earn points that can be redeemed towards unique rewards, as documented by one cycling seraph who showcased their prizes in a post on X, seen below:
It took a few months, but my @bikeshare Hustlin’ Hero pin and bike gloves arrived (somehow, not comically large). Working toward that elusive backpack! The Bike Angels program is the best side hustle - and, of course, CaBi is the best public transit. pic.twitter.com/yEfQo8BLg2
November’s cycling surge also added to CaBi’s continuously record-breaking annual ridership of 4,190,293 trips. The cycling system passed 4 million annual trips on November 12th, when a CaBi member rode an ebike for 12 minutes from Mount Pleasant to NoMa. Bike Angel or “Speed Demon”?
Data from Capital Bikeshare. Image by the author.
Which turkeys took to the streets on Thanksgiving Day? How do e-bikes fit into the mix? Find out below as we award this month’s Pedal Medals!
What did we miss? Reach out to editor@ggwash.org and let us know what you’d like to see in our monthly breakdowns, ideas for the future of the CaBi, missed pun opportunities, or lighthearted Pedal Medals to award.
Since its inception in September 2010, Capital Bikeshare has moved millions of riders around the Greater Washington metro area and is an affordable and efficient mode of transportation for residents and tourists alike. CaBi publishes its system data online each month, providing insights into ridership for the month prior and highlighting the rapid growth in user engagement around the city. All dissemination of this information by Greater Greater Washington is in good-faith compliance with the Capital Bikeshare Data License Agreement.