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Bicycle Friendly Arlington Arlington County Bike Randolph St. Rodman St. Rodman St. Park Rd. Quincy D c St. Quebec St. Quincy St. y. St. Chain Bridge a be w l ue k e Q P 38th St. h c Qu nc Spring Rd. Abbreviations used on this map: a Porter St. eb ra GEORGIA AVE/ r e B Perry Pl. c St. Sherier Pl. l y To Montgomery i Little Falls Rd. e a in Holmead Pl. Porter St. P Ogden St. PETWORTH HS = High School CC = Community Center P DalecarliaPkwy. Quebec Pl. 36th St. County l Ordway St. Oak St. Clara . American Potomac Ave. (YELLOW/GREEN) Arlington County Bike Map 29th St. MS = Middle School Cont. = Continuation Princeton Pl. Clara Barton Pkwy. University Norton 18th St. Loughboro Rd. I n . Otis Pl. Otis Pl. ES = Elementary School C Norton St. d Pl. r Meridian Pl. D i CLEVELAND PARK 14th St. & Watson St. an Newark St. Barton h O Ln. c Newton Pl. Dr. (RED) a C Em k e Chain Bridge Rd. 45th St. bassy P CLEVELAND PARK B a W Idaho Ave. Macomb St. Monroe St. Newton St. n N 13th St. 123 a Newark St. (Shared-use paved trails) METRO STATION 19th St. Park Rd. O-streete trails 34th St. Potomac l v Massachusetts Ave.Capital Bikeshare locations Klingle Rd. Note about street names on this map A Metrorail Stations Public Schools C T ska (Capital Bikeshare station Lowelllocations St. may change. Park Rd. Morton St. Pkwy. Capital ManningPl. hain o ra (BLUE/ORANGE) = Metrorail line color(s) w Bikeeb Lanes New Mexico Ave. N Connecticut Ave. All streets north of Arlington Blvd. (Route 50) p Check www.CapitalBikeshare.com for the most current listings, Park Rd. 44th a Lowell St. Woodley Rd. t. t Lamont St. Lamont St. S 17th St. h Macomb St. including stations with membership key dispensers.) Mount Pleasant St. Br (Sharrows) Libraries Klingle St. Shared LaneKlingle MarkingsSt. 38th St. Drinking Fountains are designated “North” as in “North Quincy idge R Manning Pl. Kilbourne Pl. (Arlington County only) Crescent Trail d. (Arlington County only) Target Kenyon St. R Klingle 28th St. On-streetCathedral routes Ave. Bike shops & DIY Fixit Stands l Kenyon St. r P C & O Canal St.” or “16th St. North”. All streets south of Cathedral Ave. d d Potomac Ave. e Battery(Roads that have been determined to be bicycle friendly National Cortlan H National Hospitals T idge 44th St. Carolina Pl. (DIY stands for Do It Yourself) a Irving St. Chain Br y w Public Restrooms t Irving St. (Arlington County only) i or provide important connections to the bicycle network) Cathedral Ave. t Arlington Blvd. are likewise designated R Cathedral s h 32nd Kemble 29th St. (Arlington County only) ound r Zoo Chain Bridge Bellevue Ter. o (YELLOW/ COLUMBIA George e St. r Canal Rd. 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