future trails

DDOT wants feedback on possible plans for a new train bridge across the Potomac River. This is a once in a century opportunity for a new, high-quality trail connection between popular DC and Arlington trails.

A Ward 4 ANC is still debating the merits of the regional Metropolitan Branch Trail. Attend a community meeting on Tuesday to encourage neighborhood commissioners to support the trail as planned.

DDOT has awarded the contract for design and build the next piece of the Met Branch Trail in Ward 5. Start the countdown!

In May, Maryland’s Purple Line project received some bad news which further delays construction of the 16-mile light rail project and jeopardizes major improvements for bicycling in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties.

May is Bike Month, so if you are not spending your evenings riding a bike, check out a community meeting and show your support for projects that make bicycling better!

The Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Trail (WB&A) is a 12-mile rail trail in Prince George’s and Anne Arundel County. It’s a wonderful trail- except for one critical gap. The trail has no connection over the Patuxent River. No bridge means the two segments of the trail are totally disconnected. It’s a critical gap that stands […]

DDOT is ready for the next phase of the Metropolitan Branch Trail through Fort Totten.

Attend these four meetings on bike-related projects in DC in February to give input on projects affecting Rhode Island Ave NE, Alabama Ave SE, Lincoln Rd NE, and a future trail and streetscape improvements along New York Avenue NE.

On July 13, a large crowd gathered to kick off our next campaign to Finish the Trolley Trail for a more connected trail network in Hyattsville. Click through to see photos from the event.

Hundreds of miles of trails are coming to Prince George’s County, and you get a say in the matter!

Despite a scaled back Purple Line decision from Maryland’s Governor, we expect the Capital Crescent Trail extension from Bethesda to Silver Spring to be completed.

Prince George’s County is planning a massive expansion in its bike trail network over the next 25 years. Come to a public open house to help plan where they should go!

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) recently unveiled concept plans for an extension of the Custis Trail along I-66 outside the Beltway in Fairfax and Prince William Counties.

Progress! The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will begin construction on the first section of the Met Branch Trail (MBT) in downtown Silver Spring this year.

The Federal Highway Administration and District Dept. of Transportation plan to complete the trail reconstruction by 2017.

We have a spectacular opportunity to make biking in our region even better in 2015. Below are five key campaigns that we here at WABA want to advance in the coming year. These are big ideas that can move our region beyond what most of us would have dreamed of 10 years ago, but they are […]