Ride Raleigh: Dockless Demo day

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Curious about Raleigh’s new bikeshare?

Location

Gipson Play Plaza

Category

Wellness & Recreation

Raleigh e-bike Bikeshare

Event Details

No more bike stations! Raleigh Transportation is hosting a free event where you can meet the vendors behind Raleigh’s new bikeshare program and hop on an e-bike to get comfortable with the ones you’ll be seeing around town.

What To Expect

  • Hands-on riding: Test out both Lime and Spin dockless e-bikes in a low stress environment.
  • Meet the experts:  Learn how the bikes work, explain different rider pass options, help you set up an account, and answer your questions about rules of the road.
  • Community connections: Hear from GoRaleigh Transit and Commute Smart Raleigh how e-bikes fit into Raleigh’s bigger transportation network.

Know Before You Go

This event takes place on Biggs Drive behind the Slide Valley play towers.

Gipson Play Plaza Address: 715 Biggs Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603

  • Via Western Boulevard: Enter at Hunt Drive
  • Via Lake Wheeler Road: Enter at Goode Drive
  • Via Centennial Parkway: Enter at Blair Drive
  • Follow Signs towards Gipson Play Plaza

Parking Map

Dix Park is committed to ensuring Gipson Play Plaza, including amenities and programs, is accessible to all.

Parking & Arrival

  • Public Parking Lots B, D, E, G adjacent to Gipson Play Plaza have ADA parking spaces, accessible curb cuts and sidewalks into the park.  
  • There is a visitor drop-off/pick-up zone near the House of Many Porches Market on Palmer Drive.  

Entrances & Pathways

  • All entrances and pathways are accessible including ADA grade paths on either side of the Grand Stair.
  • The permeable surface of the Sensory Maze and Picnic Grove is accessible.
  • A portion of the Picnic Grove surface includes a stabilizing binder for a more stable and level surface.

Playgrounds

  • All play areas (Slide Valley, Watermill Mountain, Sand Bowl, Sensory Maze, Swing Terrace) have at grade access points with accessible interactive play features.
  • The play towers have an wheelchair accessible route through the first level that includes the sway bridge and transfer platform for the slide.
  • Two additional slides have transfer platforms.
  • There are three transfer platform access points in the sand play area.
  • The mega swing includes nest/basket swings.

Restrooms & Facilities

  • Restroom cabanas are fully accessible.
  • House of Many Porches Market is fully accessible. Ramps are at the front and back of the building.
  • Picnic Grove tables are accessible including spaces for wheelchair positioning.
  • Water fountains are accessible.

Service Animals

  • Service animals are welcome in the park.

Programs & Events 

Raleigh Parks Inclusion Services works with community members to support participation. To request a program modification based on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please complete and submit the Accommodation Request Form or contact Inclusion Services staff at 919-996-2147 or ParksInclusion@raleighnc.gov.

Contact Dix Park Staff at 919-996-3255 or events@dixpark.org.