City officials gathered this morning to open the new Union Station Bike Transit Center, the first secure bicycle parking facility of its kind on the East Coast. The mood at the ribbon cutting ceremony could accurately be described as giddy, as local cycling enthusiasts joined DDOT Director Gabe Klein, already-a-card-carrying-member-of-the-Bikestation and known cyclist Ward 6 D.C. Council member Tommy Wells, and D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, who repeatedly referred to the Bikestation as “the coolest.” Klein…

Image courtesy Bikestation The Union Station Bike Transit Center, which is set to have its grand opening on October 2 and be available for use shortly thereafter, is now accepting membership applications online. If you’re interested in joining, head to the Bikestation web site, click “Join Now,” and fill out the application for the Washington, D.C. location. Memberships currently cost $96 for a full year, or $12 per month. All members are additionally charged…