13
Apr,
2024

Welcome Walk- Anacostia River Trail Bridge to Bridge

Blog Post, Event last updated by Colin Browne on April 4, 2024.

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Ride - Partner Event

Blog Post, Event last updated by Colin Browne on April 4, 2024.

 

Ride - Partner Event

Support Pro-Bicycling, Pro-Safety Maryland Legislation

…and pedestrians on state bridges. HB 389/SB 514, tasking the State Highway Administration to assess maintenance needs and costs for sidewalks and bike paths along state roads. SB 943, the…

Action Alert last updated by Kalli Krumpos on March 27, 2024.

Action Alert last updated by Kalli Krumpos on March 27, 2024.

 

DC Trail Ranger

…trail follows Oxon Run on both stream banks and with many connecting bridges. A few highlights of the trail include the James E Bunn Amphitheater, a baseball field, and many…

Page last updated by Patricia Miguel on March 21, 2024.

Page last updated by Patricia Miguel on March 21, 2024.

 

Capital Trails Coalition Newsletter: Building Community on and around Trails

Bridge! Sign this petition to Mayor Bowser and the DC Council to keep the bridge to be rehabbed as a pedestrian and bicycle crossing. Future plans for the trestle could include a multi-use trail that…

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on March 14, 2024.

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on March 14, 2024.

 

Newsletter: Read this later.

…across the state. Also, do you know about the Foundry Branch Trestle Bridge? Let’s not miss a chance to create a safe biking and walking alternative to Canal Road in…

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on February 2, 2024.

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on February 2, 2024.

 

Newsletter: A good map

…trail ride.   Things to do this week: Show your support for trails: Arboretum Bridge & Trail (deadline 1/12) and the Foundry Branch Trolley Trestle Bridge. Sign this petition to support…

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on February 2, 2024.

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on February 2, 2024.

 

Speak out for the Arboretum Bridge & Trail

…NPS and DDOT have revisited and modified the plans for the bridge to account for and to accommodate community concerns. Excepts included below are from the Arboretum Bridge and Trail…

Blog Post last updated by Kalli Krumpos on January 16, 2024.

Blog Post last updated by Kalli Krumpos on January 16, 2024.

 

Take the Duke St/West Taylor/Cambridge Rd Survey

As part of the Duke Street in Motion project, the City of Alexandria is collecting public input on Duke Street’s intersections with Cambridge Road and West Taylor Run Parkway. Take…

Action Alert last updated by Kalli Krumpos on January 16, 2024.

Action Alert

Survey closes 1/15

Virtual

Action Alert

Survey closes 1/15, Virtual

Action Alert: Last updated by Kalli Krumpos on January 16, 2024.

 

Save the Foundry Branch Trestle Bridge

Let’s not miss a chance to create a safe biking and walking alternative to Canal Road in Georgetown…

Action Alert last updated by Colin Browne on January 10, 2024.

Action Alert last updated by Colin Browne on January 10, 2024.

 

We Need the Arboretum Bridge & Trail!

…voicing our support project now is important to keeping forward momentum. Let the project team know why you support the Arboretum Bridge and Trail! Project Area of the Arboretum Bridge

Action Alert last updated by Kalli Krumpos on January 8, 2024.

Action Alert last updated by Kalli Krumpos on January 8, 2024.

 

Newsletter: in praise of the Trolley Trail

…Frederick Douglass bridge to Oxon Cove, then cross the river and ride back into the city on the Mount Vernon Trail. Great views of Anacostia, Alexandria, and the DC monuments….

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

 

Newsletter: into the darkness

…some future week we can dive into how we feel about tires. Things to do this week: Support this campaign to save the Foundry Branch Trestle bridge—a key element of…

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

 

Newsletter: showing off

Bridge Drive connecting the future Long Bridge to Crystal City. Register for WABA’s October 29th Montgomery County Bike Summit A Fun Route Idea For the Weekend Downhill to snacks: A…

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

 

Newsletter: broken bumpers and the bare minimum

…Check out our fall class schedule Support the Arboretum Bridge & Trail Say yes to better biking to the airport (action courtesy of our friends at Sustainable Mobility for Arlington…

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

 

Newsletter: 17-year freewheels

…I Bike, I Buy Stuff Campaign Kickoff Check out our fall class schedule Support the Arboretum Bridge & Trail Say yes to better biking to the airport (action courtesy of…

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

 

Newsletter: headspace infrastructure

…know! Things to do this week: Support the Arboretum Bridge & Trail Tell DDOT to fill the gap in K St bike lanes Saturday: Join the Friends of Anacostia Park…

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

 

Newsletter: antidotes to the spreadsheet blues

…so you need to filter or boil it, and White’s Ferry is closed, so your last chance to bail to the paved W&OD trail is the Route 15 bridge in…

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

 

Newsletter: Flowers, Signups, Tacos

…Piney Branch Purple Line station.  Wednesday, March 8th: VPRA is hosting a popup to share details & solicit input from the local community on the Long Bridge Project. Join the…

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

 

Newsletter: permission slip

…work! It’s better burning fossil fuels so you don’t have to.  Signed, WABA. Things to do this week Saturday: Ride over some bridges with Hill Family Biking Monday: Food Rescue…

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

 

Newsletter: fluvial synergy

…Teague Park / Nats Park (Anacostia River Trail) Fletcher’s Cove (Capital Crescent Trail / C&O Towpath) Key Bridge Boathouse (Capital Crescent Trail) Thompson Boat Center (Rock Creek Trail) Washington Sailing…

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

 

Newsletter: the soft, warm light of catastrophe

…in town in the morning, then head across the bridge into the back roads of Loudoun County. Grab a bottle of coke in Waterford and head over the hill to…

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

 

Newsletter: sensory route planning

…pine needles. Echo-y tunnels and bridges. A breeze coming off a body of water.  Things to do: Check out this heat map showing where people ride dockless bikes and scooters…

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 5, 2024.

 

From Good to Great: Improving the Mount Vernon Trail Design

…There’s a lot to like in the proposed design: a road diet south of Tulane Drive, the alleviation of the pinch point under Memorial Bridge, numerous bike/pedestrian intersection safety improvements,…

Action Alert, Blog Post last updated by Kevin O'Brien on December 26, 2023.

Action Alert, Blog Post

Comment period closes 10/24

Virtual

Action Alert, Blog Post

Comment period closes 10/24, Virtual

Action Alert, Blog Post: Last updated by Kevin O'Brien on December 26, 2023.

 

How we make change happen

…Avenue in Silver Spring, MD A more bicyclist and pedestrian friendly design for Long Bridge, a glorious, walkable, bikeable link between Arlington and the DC Waterfront Bicyclist and pedestrian safety…

Blog Post last updated by Anna McCormally on November 22, 2023.

Blog Post last updated by Anna McCormally on November 22, 2023.

 

Virginia is home to Bike Friendly Communities! (October Update)

…urged Arlington County to ensure a maximally useful bike/pedestrian bridge between Crystal City and DCA. We also urged the airport to more seriously consider bike, pedestrian, and transit connections before…

Blog Post last updated by Kevin O'Brien on October 13, 2023.

Blog Post last updated by Kevin O'Brien on October 13, 2023.

 


11
Nov,
2023

Confident City Cycling

…Wilson Bridge. WABA Instructors will be wearing teal polos. Driving: There is parking available at this location Metro: The closest metro station is Eisenhower Station on the yellow line (2.1…

Jones Point Park, Alexandria

Event last updated by Sydney Sotelo on September 26, 2023.

Saturday, November 11, 2023

Class

Jones Point Park, Alexandria

Event last updated by Sydney Sotelo on September 26, 2023.

 

Class


15
Oct,
2023

Confident City Cycling

…Wilson Bridge. WABA Instructors will be wearing teal polos. Driving: There is parking available at this location Metro: The closest metro station is Eisenhower Station on the yellow line (2.1…

Jones Point Park, Alexandria

Event last updated by Sydney Sotelo on September 11, 2023.

Sunday, October 15, 2023

Class

Jones Point Park, Alexandria

Event last updated by Sydney Sotelo on September 11, 2023.

 

Class

Call for a Visionary New York Avenue Streetscape & Trail!

…or the 9th Street Bridge, and doesn’t plan ahead for future connections and future volumes of trail users – missing the mark to reimagine the experience for people walking and…

Action Alert last updated by Garrett Hennigan on September 6, 2023.

Action Alert last updated by Garrett Hennigan on September 6, 2023.

 


21
Oct,
2023

Adult Learn to Ride

…class will take place at the traffic garden, a painted instructional course on the paved area underneath the Wilson Bridge. WABA Instructors will be wearing teal polos. Driving: There is…

Jones Point Park, Alexandria

Event last updated by Sydney Sotelo on August 28, 2023.

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Class

Jones Point Park, Alexandria

Event last updated by Sydney Sotelo on August 28, 2023.

 

Class


21
Oct,
2023

Youth Learn to Ride

…course on the paved area underneath the Wilson Bridge. WABA Instructors will be wearing teal polos. Driving: There is parking available at this location Metro: The closest metro station is…

Jones Point Park, Alexandria

Event last updated by Sydney Sotelo on August 28, 2023.

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Class

Jones Point Park, Alexandria

Event last updated by Sydney Sotelo on August 28, 2023.

 

Class