The Montgomery County Department of Transporation (MCDOT) set a new record Friday at its annual bike drive – collecting 370 bikes from local residents to refurbish and provide to low-income community members.
This year’s bike drive outpaced last year’s, where MCDOT collected just under 300 bicycles.
The event is a partnership with Rockville Bike Hub and Bikes for the World to provide reliable transportation options to low-income children and adults throughout the county.
Volunteers from cycling organizations will fix up the donated bikes and match them with local residents through the MCDOT Bike Match Program, the Rockville Terrific Kids program and Bikes for the World.
Since the county’s Bike Match program began in June 2020, it has received nearly 600 bike requests from county residents, said MCDOT Director Chris Conklin. The county has received and placed 260 bike donations through that program.
“We were in need of more than 300 bikes to fulfill the requests we received, and a portion of these bikes will be able to fulfill those,” Conklin said.
County residents who would like to request a bike or still have leftover bikes to donate can fill out a form on MCDOT’s website.
