A free valet service parked about 2,000 bicycles for those who opted to pedal into the city rather than brave crowded buses and trains on Inauguration Day.

“It was an amazing success,” said Eric Gilliland, who heads the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, which coordinated the project. “We didn’t lose a single bike.”

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