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WABA and the Capital Trails Coalition are proud to announce a new vision for transportation in the region.

We are rallying because people continue to die because the Mayor won’t act. Because the city prioritizes cars over people. Because failing to protect the lives of citizens of the District is unacceptable.

A round-up of advocacy highlights in the region – and an introduction to the new Advocacy Director!

At a public meeting late last month, District Department of Transportation (DDOT) staff announced an alarming change of plans for their C St. NE rehabilitation project. Take action now.

The Louisiana Ave protected bike lane project has been radio silent for almost three years. Here’s what’s happening and what’s not.

The Everyday Bicycling Team at WABA offers a variety of classes designed to get you out on the bicycle for the first time or for the millionth time.

WABA’s Board of Directors adopted this statement at its March 19, 2018 meeting.

“It may surprise you to learn that many people, including women, felt that the bicycle was not appropriate for women, and that there was an inherent danger to their health and morality,” said Megan Metcalf, the Women’s, Gender, and LBTQ+ Studies Specialist and Librarian at the Library of Congress. We had a blast proving those […]

Learn some little known black history about blacks in bicycling for Black History Month.

Bothered by the trash on your ride home every day? See something that should not be there? Grabbing a few items on your way home doesn’t take too long, is easy to place in a nearby public trash can and does make an impact.

Hundreds of people spoke up to ask for a better design for Long Bridge. This bicycle and pedestrian connection across the Potomac River is a critical connection that could connect Long Bridge Park in Arlington with the Southwest Waterfront in DC.

How I built up the confidence to ride on the road.

DDOT’s Long Bridge project should include a new trail connection linking Crystal City to the SW Waterfront, Hains Point and the Mount Vernon Trail, but the current plans treats the river as the only barrier for people who bike and walk, ignoring two major highways and the tangle of dangerous intersections, congested sidewalks, and freeway ramps that separate DC from Arlington. DDOT can do better, but they need to hear from you.

Don’t believe me? Here’s what won me over:

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?

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.

On Wednesday, November 1, Councilmembers Roger Berliner and Hans Riemer, along with the Planning Department, MCDOT and WABA, are hosting a community meeting to discuss bicycling issues, planned improvements, and opportunities in the Bethesda area.

The DC Trail Ranger team partnered with the National Park Service this summer to lead a ride series exploring the rich history of the Anacostia River Trail. We had so much fun learning about the trail!

While the light rail line and new trail are being built, biking between Bethesda and Silver Spring is a little more complicated, but still doable.

Concern about high costs is a common barrier to riding a bicycle for transportation. There’s a stereotype of a “real” cyclist–the skinny dude on a space-age bike, dressed head-to-toe in spandex. Embedded in that image is expensive gear that may be hard to maintain and/or costly to replace. Even articles in the bicycle media often […]

You’ve probably noticed that there are more electric bikes (e-bikes) around than there used to be. Once the domain of DIY tinkerers, bikes with an electric motor to make pedaling easier are now available off the shelf. For folks who are accustomed to bicycling without the help of a battery, this trend can inspire skepticism […]

It’s been a busy summer—new trails, multi-billion-dollar transportation plans, honoring a trail visionary, and more. Have a look!

On Saturday we honored Paul Meijer’s decades of work to bring the Met Branch Trail from vision to reality.

REMEMBER: Bike to the fireworks, but don’t set off fireworks from your bike.

We’re welcoming more team members to the Trail Ranger team! It has been a busy spring for the DDOT-funded DC Trail Ranger team – we’ve biked about 1,000 miles, removed more than 50 bags of trash from the trail corridors and talked with more than 750 people about trails. In recognition of this impact, the Trail Ranger team is even bigger this summer thanks to additional funding by National Park Service.

On the Saturday before Father’s Day, The House of Praise Church hosted its annual Peace in the Streets Ride. The ride is designed to get the community on bikes and show a peaceful ride of residents in Ward 7. The ride is about 16 miles total and leaves from the church in Deanwood and goes […]

WABA’s Women & Bicycles helped to demystify shifting gears at our latest workshop. Don’t worry, we can help you too!

We had a blast on National Trails Day! Here’s a short film that Stone Soup Films made with us about it:

Sexism and harassment are barriers to biking, just like unsafe intersections or FedEx trucks in the bike lane.

DC law requires that when a bike lane or sidewalk is closed for construction, an equally safe accommodation, free of hazards and debris, must be provided. Here’s how to identify and report violations.