Rosslyn BID Installs Bike Racks Inspired by New Arlington Cultural Center
Release Date: Wednesday, June 30th 2010Rosslyn, VA - The Rosslyn Business Improvement District (BID) has commissioned ten new bike racks that are now installed in Rosslyn’s urban core. The 39-inch long bike racks, built of stainless steel and powder-coated steel rods, are durable enough to support gas-powered scooters as well as traditional bicycles.
The Rosslyn BID has worked with Arlington County and four property owners to place the first five bike racks in Rosslyn’s most traveled areas. The locations include the 1500, 1525 and 1555 blocks of Wilson Boulevard and the 1800 block of N. Kent Street. Five other bike rack locations are under review and more are being considered.
The Rosslyn BID asked architectural firm Studio27, which designed the signage and logo for Artisphere, Arlington’s new cultural center, to develop bike rack concepts to complement the center, set to open 10.10.10. Shaffer & Sons, an iron works company, created a custom fabrication to bring the concepts to reality. They also installed the bike racks. The hand-sculpted bike racks, composed of three individual rods of varying sizes intertwined in a bowed shape, were inspired by the curved lines of Artisphere’s signage.
“The Rosslyn BID has recognized an increase in the use of bicycle and motorized scooters in the urban district. As people look for more legal places to securely park their vehicles, the Rosslyn BID wanted to help support their energy-conserving mode of transportation, and at the same time help promote Rosslyn’s future cultural center,” says Cecilia Cassidy, Executive Director of the Rosslyn BID.
The Stuart Miller Companies, Penzance, the Wade Companies, and Glenborough are the Rosslyn property owners that have agreed to install the first bike racks on their properties.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Monique O'Grady
Communications Director
mogrady@rosslynva.org
(703) 522-6628 ext.14