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Capital Bikeshare, the DMV area’s bikesharing system, has exploded in popularity since it was first implemented in 2010. The sight of bright red bike-tanks docked in bike racks that have sprung up all over DC during the last few years is hard to miss. While I am a huge fan of bikesharing systems, I am an even bigger fan of the large amount of system data that Capital Bikeshare makes available on their website. Data on every ride (anonymously, of course) is provided, including starting and ending location, duration of the ride, bike number, and member type (registered or day/casual user). This post is the first of a four-part series that will explore this dataset, which comprises tens of millions of data points from nearly 10 million bike rides. The series will cover: