metropolitan branch trail

When complete, the Capital Trail Network will connect DC, Virginia, and Maryland with 990 miles of trails for walking, biking, jogging, scooting, and playing.

Join Takoma Park City staff for a walk/ride to discuss upgrades to the Met Branch Trail.

DDOT is hosting a pop-up PARKing Day event Friday 9/16 at 4th St & Butternut St NW, on the future route of the MBT.

A gathering for kid bikers, family bikers, and the bike-curious with bike demos, giveaways, and fun!

Join WABA in the biergarten at Silver Branch Brewing to celebrate the Metropolitan Branch Trail!

A key meeting on DC’s longest protected bike lane, a new trail tunnel, and more.

DDOT has a new, thoughtful, & all-around better plan to complete the Met Branch Trail on 8th St. NE. Sign your support!

Walk the proposed route for the Met Branch Trail from Blair Rd to Piney Branch Rd with DDOT and ANC commissioners.

DDOT has begun detailed planning for the Metropolitan Branch Trail from Blair Rd to Piney Branch Rd and wants YOUR feedback on the design. The online survey closes January 7th.

DDOT is beginning design for the next phase of the Met Branch Trail through Takoma DC. See plans & weigh in.

DDOT will host the final public meeting to discuss the design of the remaining sections of the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT).

See DDOT’s plans for protected bike lanes on 8th NE to fill the gap in the Met Branch Trail in Edgewood

The Metropolitan Branch Trail is making steady progress towards completion in the next few years. Here’s the latest

Another 2 mile piece of the Met Branch Trail is nearing its final design. Check it out at this public meeting

Something exciting is growing in the DMV: a world-class trails network that will provide car-free connections between job centers, schools, and neighborhoods across our region.

Metro closures got you down? Try commuting by bike!

Trail Rangers do lots of different trail projects: promote trails, answer questions, clip back vegetation, ride trails (and write the word “trails” a lot). Why do Trail Rangers spend some of their time removing trash?

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.

Fourteen friends of the Metropolitan Branch Trail gathered at the Paul Meijer Garden this Sunday for a short garden cleanup.

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

If ANC4B asks for big changes to the long planned MBT, we’re back to the drawing board, setting us back years.

What does 275 hours of trail cleanup look like? 

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.

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

Whew, what a morning! 113 volunteers joined us for a busy Dr Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service on the Metropolitan Branch Trail. We removed trash through the trail corridor, bags and bags of trash from the ravine at Rhode Island, trimmed vegetation and weeded the garden bed at Rhode Island and cleaned the contraflow lane on R St.

Sometimes change is dramatic, like the opening of Kenilworth section of the Anacostia River Trail. But the small modifications can have a big impact as well – that one pothole that scares you, the fantastic new bike repair stand, a repaired streetlight. The Metropolitan Branch Trail saw a few great improvements this fall that we wanted to highlight.

WABA’s DC Trail Rangers were the hit of the DC State Fair. Help them have even more fun by volunteering at the H St. Festival on September 17th.

  Low-Stress Bike Network Prince George’s County Trails Master Plan Brief Explanation: The county’s Trails Master Plan (still in draft form), identifies how Prince George’s County intends to build and manage nearly 400 miles of new trails. The plan takes the mileage of primary trails (trails that are mostly paved, with high-quality design features, a park-like experience, and […]

Construction of a 0.6 mile portion of the Met Branch Trail in Silver Spring should begin in June.

How close are we to the completion of the Metropolitan Branch Trail?