Annual Bike Drive Event on Friday, Oct. 14, in Rockville

MCDOT is sponsoring the drive in partnership with Rockville Bike Hub and Bikes for the World. Between 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. adult and child bikes will be collected (rain or shine) outside of the Montgomery County Council Office Building Garage at East Jefferson and Monroe Street in Rockville.

Bicycles should be in good working condition or in need of only minor repairs. Rockville Bike Hub volunteers will refurbish the bikes and MCDOT will place them with low-income children and adults in the County through the MCDOT Bike Match Program or through the Rockville Terrific Kids program.

MCDOT’s Bike Match program started in June 2020. “To date, our Bike Match program has received nearly 600 bike requests and we have placed nearly 300 donated bikes,” said MCDOT Director Chris Conklin. “However, that still leaves a need for about 300 bikes in just that program. We are hoping to be able to collect enough bikes to match a bike to everyone who has made a request.”

Donations by check will be accepted. Donations are tax-deductible. To enhance the theme of the drive, community members can organize a bike collection at their school, place of worship or within their neighborhood and bring the bikes to Rockville on Friday, Oct. 14. For drives that collect 10 or more bikes, MCDOT will arrange to pick them up at a prearranged location.