…community, improving the County’s on-street low-stress bicycle and pedestrian network. Transit-oriented development complements trails to create sustainable and walkable communities, and that future starts with bold projects like this. While…

…bicyclists and pedestrians will still be able to travel through the corridor. While the road is being reconstructed, the trail will remain open, and when the road is completed but…

Do you enjoy connecting people and communities to the outdoors? Can you cultivate a thriving, efficient team? Would you win a staring contest with an Excel spreadsheet?  We’re looking for…

…be able to do the work we do without the generous support from our members—so bring your friends along! Got questions? We’ve got answers! Send them our way at membership@waba.org!…

…Once the comment period closes, DDOT staff summarize comments, tally support and opposition. Finally, DDOT convenes an internal review panel to consider comments, determine a path forward, and provide any…

…make cities more livable, more fun, and more sustainable, and Open Streets does all the above. Lime is proud to have sponsored DC’s amazing Open Streets program for years now,…

…survey to the project lead and share comments with the National Capital Planning Committee who will provide input on the plan. See below for suggested comments you can personalize in…

…subcommittee Testimony  Letter Regarding Washington Union Station Expansion Project Letter Regarding Military Road Trail Feasibility Study Testimony for the DC Council Committee on Transportation and the Environment in support of…

…buildout of the Transportation Master Plan—complete the MoveDC bike, walk and transit networks by 2026. Use every tool available to eliminate dangerous driver behavior Introduce legislation that penalizes companies whose…

…or pedestrian would be pulled underneath a vehicle when a crash occurs. DPW is testing a few different prototype designs and will be evaluating them over the coming months. There is…

…making, construction should be complete in late 2023. This new trail will bring a short, but transformative improvement to Hyattsville’s Main Street and the regional trail system. The Rhode Island…

…to Finish the Trolley Trail. Joined by numerous elected officials, community leaders, and members of WABA’s Prince George’s Action Committee, attendees walked north along the proposed trail alignment to see…

…up our planet, but they also help keep us cool with their shade. Even in 95 degrees, Marvin Gaye Trail was cool and comfortable with the shade of large trees…

…on public health costs annually.   We’ve got about 400 miles to go to complete the Capital Trails Network! Write to your elected officials and ask them to fund and complete the…

…Creek Park Trail opening soon – major sections of the Rock Creek Park Trail are opening south of Calvert Street, around the Zoo tunnel, and across Rock Creek on a…

The Thrive Montgomery 2050 general plan for Montgomery County was recently passed by the Montgomery Planning Board and is now under consideration by the County Council Planning, Housing and Economic…

…improve safety performance, victim stories, and lessons that the committee can take from these local examples to apply nationally. Watch the hearing below. Our testimony starts at minute 33. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOy8AwV2YPQ…

…it out and make it real. A united community demanding action can make this happen. Rhode Island Ave – Today Updates All of These People Want a Gap-free Trolley Trail…

…needed to win campaigns for better biking infrastructure, policies, and programs. Below are some of the past campaigns and victories from those Action Committees. Committee for Arlington County Past Campaign: Bike…

…a questionnaire was sent to Arlington County board candidates running in the Primary election.  We also invited candidates to sign our transportation equity pledge, to pledge their full commitment to…

…the contributory negligence standard in favor for a more fair comparative negligence scheme. The District of Columbia’s continued recognition of contributory negligence as a complete defense in a negligence action,…

…Join WABA | Make a Donation If you landed here from a link on our website, please let us know at communications@waba.org Thanks for your patience! Colin Browne Communications Director…

…Manager, Customer Service, Communications, and Marketing at WMATA. Sign the letter! To complete the survey, you’d need to sign up with WMATA, find the survey, and then complete it. (You…

…Quoting the press release, “(w)e received requests from Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) and others in the bicycle community asking us to take a fresh look at our policy,” said…

…are passed—but critically, not without a negative effect on overall bicycle ridership. In Australia, ridership dropped 37.5 percent between 1985 and 2011 after such a law was passed. During the…

In the Maryland General Assembly, our efforts to promote and defend the interests of bicyclists were reasonably successful this year—especially compared to how things might have turned out. There were…

…published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Doctor Thompson’s study was a “case-control study.”  This type of study originally showed the link between smoking and cancer. “Case-control” is a…

…bikes is an unequivocally good thing. Some common questions: Don’t e-bikes go too fast for trails? Not really. Class 1 and 2 e-bikes are technologically limited to 20mph, and research…