National Bike Summit Homestays (March 20th – 22nd, 2012)

[LindagoNH]

I am the Executive Director of Bike-Walk Alliance of New Hampshire and shall be going to the summit for three nights. I have stayed at a WABA member’s home before but she is not available this year. I am female, but if you are a respectable male I could stay with you . Check out our site and info on me at http://www.bwanh.org

[Dirt]

I’m checking to see what we can do.

Honestly, I don’t think it would be a problem to have some folks stay with us… The hard part would be transport into the city. We’re 3 miles from the nearest Metro station and a lovely 15 mile ride from where the summit is being held. I’ve got rack space at the house and can probably arrange temporary use of the EPA bike room for secure day storage of bicycles… with access to showers.

I haven’t commuted any way but by bicycle in many years, so I can’t really talk with experience about how the trip into DC is by public transport.

Let me see what I can do. Thanks! y’all for posting up.

Pete

[americancyclo]

@Dirt 11180 wrote:

We’re 3 miles from the nearest Metro station…

I haven’t commuted any way but by bicycle in many years, so I can’t really talk with experience about how the trip into DC is by public transport.

As a fair weather bicycle commuter, I can offer this:

WFC to Metro Center is 30 min or less. Plenty of outdoor unsecured bike parking, but theft and vandalism there aren’t much of a problem, at least in my limited experience. Metro fare could be as high as $3.95 each way.

[Dirt]

The other complication is that I’m going to be on Tim Johnson’s Ride on Washington again next year and won’t be back in town until Tuesday at lunch time anyways.

I’m 100% use-free. Sorry.

[paytonc]

I’ll be attending (gotta register now) and have a couch free then, too. WABA member living ~1 mile from the Capitol.

[LindagoNH]

Are you still offering your “couch” to an out-of-stater for the summit? if so, let me know details.
Thanks.Linda Gould

[Jennifer Buntz]

Hi,
I’m a advocate in New Mexico registered to attend the Summit. Is there a place for me to stay in the DC area from Tuesday through Thursday night? I’ll leave Friday, mid-day. Bed or couch, male or female, just a warm, secure place to stay is what I’m looking for. You can check out the website for our organization at dukecitywheelmen.org

Thanks

Jennifer

[Cape Fear SORBA]

Hello out there! I am the VP of Cape Fear SORBA (Wilmington, NC MTB club) and we are looking to send a delegate from our region to DC. We are looking to see if anyone out there is interested in hosting our delegate. It is a he and he is really a very great guy! Please let us know if you can help! We would be forever grateful!

[RLDickinsonCT]

Hi
I am an advocate from CT and am registered for the bike summit. I am looking for a place to stay. I am a 74 year old fit male – bed, cot or couch would be fine. I am arriving by train at Penn Station with bike. I am looking for a place to stay near metro. I would expect to take metro or bus to summit except on the day of summit group ride. I expect to be coming to DC on afternoon of 19th and leaving afternoon of 22nd or morning of 23rd. For Ref. I am a member of LAB, BikeWalkCT, SWW&WW, and CT Greenways Council.
Thank You
Bob Dickinson
You may reply to or both (preferred)

[flyingdutchmanRoS]

I’ll be in the Wash. DC area for the Natl. Bike Summit again this year for the 4th year hopefully with the founder of the Ride of Silence, Chris Phelan, assuming everything comes together. The 2 of us would love to stay with someone who’s a supporter/ volunteer for the Wash. DC Ride of Silence event which has happened now for several years if not more. We hope to get together with other RoS volunteers, supporters while there for the Summit. We’d be happy with couches and even happier if we could borrow bikes to ride in the mornings or evenings after the Summit sessions and possibly even into the Summit itself if within 10 mi. or so. We’ll be arriving the evening of Mon. Mar. 19th and leaving the evening of Fri. the 22nd. Thanks for letting me know.

[bobo]

Hi,

I’m driving to the Bike Summit and would like to find a place to park my car. I have housing near the Summitt hotel but there is limited parking that’s not free. If you have space on your street or in your drive to leave a car Monday and pick it up on Friday, I’d be interested. I’ll provide a jar of my home made salsa as compensation and reciprical arrangements if you do RAGBRAI (the ride across Iowa).

Thanks,

Iowa Bob

[dasgeh]

@bobo 14640 wrote:

I’m driving to the Bike Summit and would like to find a place to park my car. I have housing near the Summitt hotel but there is limited parking that’s not free. If you have space on your street or in your drive to leave a car Monday and pick it up on Friday, I’d be interested. I’ll provide a jar of my home made salsa as compensation and reciprical arrangements if you do RAGBRAI (the ride across Iowa).

Posting for the general public, in case anyone else is in the same boat —

There’s free unlimited street parking in our neighborhood in Arlington, and the bike ride to DC is a beautiful downhill through Arlington National Cemetery, putting you on the Memorial Bridge. There are restrictions on times, but generally you can bike through Fort Myer (have to show picture ID, like a driver’s license, and they write down your info, unless you work for the govt) from 5am – 9pm and you can bike down through the cemetery while it’s open (8am – 6pm). All other times you can still get there by bike, you’ll just be going around — googlemaps can help you with exact directions.

Here’s a map, hope it makes sense. The start and end are in the neighborhood with the free parking — just look for parking signs.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=209482839065420738092.0004b8a1faba0375d1d66&msa=0

You can also park in the neighborhood N of US 50 — most of the parking south of 10th Street is free. From there it’s a 10-15 minute walk to the Metro at Clarendon or Courthouse.

Send me a message if you need more info.

[paytonc]

Hey, just to reiterate; I couldn’t get in contact with some people upthread and actually have a better deal available.

I can house *two* people in a guest bedroom and/or a couch at my apartment in a high-rise, full-service building — great for two attendees who are traveling together. It’s in a quiet neighborhood, 0.3km to Metro, supermarket, and bikeshare; 1-2km to Capitol, and 3km to the Bike Summit. I’ll have class each night of the Summit, so I won’t have much free time then.

PLEASE get in touch by private message here, or use this spam-proof form to email me: http://westnorth.com/about/

[NickHein]

Good morning,
I am an advocate traveling to the summit, arriving by Megabus Mar 19 and staying through Friday – leaving Friday pm. I’m male, 54yo, non-smoking, raw vegan but just looking for a place to stay near Metro or the event hotel – anything is appreciated. Member of LAB, ABW, Director of Positive Spin, Morgantown WV. Please contact me by email at nick.hein@positivespin.org or by phone at 304-276-0213 if you can help me out.
Thank you,
Nick Hein

[NickHein]

Still looking for a homestay, and starting to get a little panicky. Haven’t seen a post on this forum since my last one, is this thing on?
Thanks,
Nick Hein
Morgantown, WV

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