Prince George’s County
Prince George’s County Advocacy Training

Are you a Prince George’s County resident and want to learn more about how to advocate for better bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure? Do you ever feel like you want to report a maintenance issue, but are not sure who to contact? Are you curious to learn more about what the county is doing to make it safer for walking and biking? Join us and Black Women Bike for an online webinar that will help demystify advocacy across Prince George’s County! This event is open to all.
Cool Spring/Adelphi Bike & Pedestrian Access Improvement Project
Join the Prince George’s Department of Public Works and Transportation to learn about pedestrian and bicycle access improvements in Cool Spring near Adelphi Road and University Blvd.
The scope of the project is to provide safe walking and bicycling access for residents of the Cool Spring Neighborhood to University of Maryland and the coming Purple Line station. DPWT staff are at he early stages of the design process, so now is the perfect time to weigh in with concerns, suggestions, and dreams about bicycle and pedestrian accessibility and safety in the area. Attend the meeting and speak up.
Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/97302479498
Or dial in using your phone: 301 715 8592; Access Code: 973-0247-9498
You may also submit comments to DPW&T Project Manager, Nina Upadhyay at nupadhyay@co.pg.md.us by February 14, 2021.
Prince George’s County Trail Highlights with Robyn Short

Often when people think about biking in Prince George’s County, Maryland, the Anacostia Branch Trails are the first that come to mind. But, Prince George’s County has over 160 miles of bike trails ready for your next ride. Join WABA Instructor and Black Women Bike Organizer, Robyn Short, as she offers a look at some of the lesser-known trails in the county and how you can reach them.
This webinar is FREE to join. Invite friends and family members and be sure to bring plenty of questions!
Tune in on Zoom
Add to your calendar by clicking here.

Click here to register for the Zoom meeting
Meeting ID: 916 9273 4759 Password: bike
Tales and Trails of Prince George’s County with Robyn Short
This event will take place entirely online

Often when people think about biking in Prince George’s County, Maryland, the Anacostia Branch Trails are the first that come to mind. But, Prince George’s County has over 160 miles of bike trails ready for your next ride. Join WABA Instructor and Black Women Bike Organizer, Robyn Short, as she offers a look at some of the lesser-known trails in the county and how you can reach them.
This webinar is FREE to join. Invite friends and family members and be sure to bring plenty of questions!
Tune in on Zoom
Add to your calendar by clicking here.

Click here to register for the Zoom meeting
Meeting ID: 999 1558 6497 Password: bike
Trail Ambassadors could come to Prince George’s County.

Prince George’s County is home to miles of beautiful and well-used paved trails for transportation and recreation. Bladensburg Waterfront Park alone sees more than 1,000 people on an average summer Saturday, and the trails are a great place for walks with friends, training for a 5K or going to the grocery store on a car-free, stress-free corridor.
Prince George’s County is working towards creating and expanding a regional network of world-class trails, and world-class trails networks require consistent field presence to support trails users and address maintenance issues.
The Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA), in collaboration with Maryland Milestones/ATHA Inc., proposes an expansion of our current trail maintenance program into Prince George’s County. These trail ambassadors will help maintain the bicycle commuter and recreation routes made up by the Anacostia Tributary Trails (Northwest Branch and Northeast Branch) and Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail. The program is modeled on the success of the Trail Ranger program that has been in operation in the District of Columbia since 2013.
Are you a resident of Prince George’s County? Sign our petition to let the Prince George’s County Planning Board know that you would like to see WABA’s friendly ambassadors on County trails!
This petition will be included in WABA’s written comments to the County Planning Board’s annual budget process. Prince George’s County Planning Board is part of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), the bi-county agency that administers parks and planning in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland.
Click here for more information on WABA’s Trail Ranger program in the District of Columbia and here for more information about the Prince George’s County Planning Board’s annual budget process.
Prince George’s County Has A New Countywide Trail Plan

Kids riding along a trail on the Anacostia Tributary Trails System in Prince George’s County.
Is the WB&A Trail along MD 704 feasible? Study says YES

Rendering courtesy of Wallace Montgomery and Prince George’s County.

WB&A in Green, trail extension in Red

MLK Highway is a 6-8 lane speedway. Building a trail alongside it would make it accessible to people outside of cars.

A WABA-led ride on the WB&A! Here we are at Mile 0.
A new trail bridge over the Patuxent!

The first of several important connections
The WB&A Trail is a converted railroad corridor, and not surprisingly, the railroad line used to connect all the way into DC. While 12 miles were converted into a rail-trail, the other seven miles to the south were used to create a state highway, Maryland 704. Today, Route 704 is an over-built highway and a barrier to safe travel by foot or bike. Luckily, leaders in Prince George’s County see the value in a trail along the entire corridor. Planners and engineers are looking into converting a portion of the roadway into a trail— extending the trail to the DC line. A feasibility study is currently underway, but it will take a lot of work to get our vision to reality. All told, the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced more than twenty million dollars in grants to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety and connectivity across the entire state. With Secretary Rahn’s leadership in funding the Patuxent River bridge, the future looks bright for WB&A Trail users.Want updates on this project by email? Yes!
Speak up for a bridge across the Patuxent River!


Patuxent River bicycle and pedestrian bridge- Alternative #2

Patuxent River bicycle and pedestrian bridge- Alternative #3
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