RAISE Grants fund two critical trail projects

Federal dollars will move the Long Bridge bike/ped span and theSouth Capital Street Tail forward.

Blog Post: Last updated by Colin Browne on August 23, 2022.

Blog Post: Last updated by Colin Browne
on August 23, 2022.

 

Win! Suitland Parkway Trail Will Connect To The New Douglass Bridge

The new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge will include a direct, safe and convenient bicycle and pedestrian trail connection to the Suitland Parkway Trail. WABA has been engaged for over three years with DDOT on the bridge replacement planning process.

Blog Post: Last updated by Colin Browne on July 1, 2014.

Blog Post: Last updated by Colin Browne
on July 1, 2014.

 

New Frederick Douglass Bridge Won’t Connect to Suitland Parkway Trail

The District Department of Transportation is proposing a new Frederick Douglas Memorial Bridge that will not connect to the Suitland Parkway Trail through Anacostia. The Suitland Parkway Trail’s trailhead is only one mile from the proposed bridge. DDOT will invest $600 million in a new South Capitol Street / Frederick Douglas Memorial Bridge across the […]

Blog Post: Last updated by Alex Baca on January 6, 2014.

Blog Post: Last updated by Alex Baca
on January 6, 2014.

 

An Update on the South Capitol Bridge

  On Tuesday night, DDOT held a well-attended meeting to update residents on the status of the South Capitol Bridge planning. Previously, WABA raised a number of concerns about the the project’s scale, accommodations for bicyclists, and contribution to overall connectivity for bicycling.  We have met several times with DDOT’s Anacostia Waterfront Initiative team, and […]

Blog Post: Last updated by Alex Baca on August 1, 2013.

Blog Post: Last updated by Alex Baca
on August 1, 2013.