ward 8
Help Name DC’s New Trail!
DDOT narrowed down submitted options for a new Ward 8 trail. Vote for your favorite by 4/17.
Action Alert, External Link: Last updated by Kalli Krumpos on March 15, 2023.
Action Alert, External Link:
Last updated by Kalli Krumpos
on March 15, 2023.
Meetup
Community Petition: Bicycle Lanes for Good Hope Road
DDOT is planning safety improvements on Good Hope Road SE from MN Ave to AL Ave, but bike-specific improvements are explicitly off the table.
Action Alert: Last updated by Garrett Hennigan on March 15, 2023.
Action Alert:
Last updated by Garrett Hennigan
on March 15, 2023.
Oxon Cove Nature Walk
Join APACC, NPS, USFS, Urban Adventure Squad, Friends of Oxon Run and WABA for a spring nature walk at Oxon Cove Park!
Event, External Link: Last updated by Kalli Krumpos on March 14, 2023.
Event, External Link:
Last updated by Kalli Krumpos
on March 14, 2023.
Meetup
Ward 8 DC Budget Conversation
Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White wants to hear your ideas and needs for DC’s budget.
Action Alert, Event: Last updated by Garrett Hennigan on February 7, 2023.
Action Alert, Event:
Last updated by Garrett Hennigan
on February 7, 2023.
Meetup
Oxon Cove Nature Walk *POSTPONED*
POSTPONED. Join APACC, NPS, USFS, Urban Adventure Squad, Friends of Oxon Run and WABA for a brisk nature walk at Oxon Cove Park!
Event, External Link: Last updated by Kevin O'Brien on December 6, 2022.
Event, External Link:
Last updated by Kevin O'Brien
on December 6, 2022.
Meetup
Malcolm X Trail Guided Tour
DOEE is leading a tour along the new, yet-to-be-officially-named trail paralleling I-295 in Ward 8.
Event: Last updated by Kevin O'Brien on November 21, 2022.
Event:
Last updated by Kevin O'Brien
on November 21, 2022.
Meetup
11th Street Bridge Park Town Hall
Hear the latest updates & share feedback on the 11th Street Bridge Park with Building Bridges Across the River and DDOT.
Event, External Link: Last updated by Kevin O'Brien on September 12, 2022.
Event, External Link:
Last updated by Kevin O'Brien
on September 12, 2022.
Meetup
Wards 4, 7, &, 8 July-August Art Ride
If you live in Wards 4, 7, or 8 then you’re invited to take part in the July/August Art Ride! Anytime in July or August, we’d like you to take a bike ride around your ward, snap photos of any street art you see (or have made), upload it, and fill out the short survey […]
Event: Last updated by Hannah Neagle on August 4, 2020.
Event
July/August
Event
July/August,
Event: Last updated by Hannah Neagle on August 4, 2020.
Ride
DDOT removes bike lanes from Alabama Avenue SE.
In 2019, half of the traffic fatalities in DC have happened in Ward 8. Removing safety infrastructure is not the way fix that.
Blog Post: Last updated by Colin Browne on July 8, 2019.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Colin Browne
on July 8, 2019.
Bike to School Day events at Garfield Elementary win DDOT Trailblazer Award
On May 8 and May 29, WABA supported Safe Kids DC’s Bike to School Day Events at Garfield Preparatory Academy with Safe Routes to School National Partnership, MPD, DDOT, and Safe Kids World Wide. 301 youth riders from PreK to 5th grade rotated through three stations: a helmet fitting station, a bike obstacle safety course, […]
Blog Post: Last updated by Carm Saimbre on June 28, 2019.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Carm Saimbre
on June 28, 2019.