Capital Trails Coalition Newsletter: Winter 2023

…number of cycling clubs across Prince George’s County!  REGIONAL UPDATES SAVE THE DATE: Quarterly Membership Meeting on March 22 – We look forward to our next quarterly membership meeting on…

Blog Post last updated by Jonathan Kincade on March 1, 2023.

Blog Post last updated by Jonathan Kincade on March 1, 2023.

 


25
Mar,
2023

Long Bridge Public Engagement Pop-Up

Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) is building TWO new bridges across the Potomac – a rail bridge that will double capacity to alleviate one of the most biggest transit bottlenecks…

Long Bridge Aquatics Center

Event last updated by Kevin O'Brien on February 28, 2023.

Saturday, March 25, 2023

Meetup

Long Bridge Aquatics Center

Event last updated by Kevin O'Brien on February 28, 2023.

 

Meetup


21
Mar,
2023

Long Bridge Public Engagement Pop-Up

Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) is building TWO new bridges across the Potomac – a rail bridge that will double capacity to alleviate one of the most biggest transit bottlenecks…

VRE L'Enfant Station

Event last updated by Kevin O'Brien on February 28, 2023.

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Meetup

VRE L'Enfant Station

Event last updated by Kevin O'Brien on February 28, 2023.

 

Meetup


08
Mar,
2023

Long Bridge Public Engagement Pop-Up

Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) is building TWO new bridges across the Potomac – a rail bridge that will double capacity to alleviate one of the most biggest transit bottlenecks…

VRE Crystal City Station

Event last updated by Kevin O'Brien on February 28, 2023.

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Meetup

VRE Crystal City Station

Event last updated by Kevin O'Brien on February 28, 2023.

 

Meetup

Newsletter: Connectivity & Complexity

…On Monday, the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority hosted a stakeholder engagement meeting on Monday and presented an updated design of the Potomac River Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge, a key part of the…

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on February 17, 2023.

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on February 17, 2023.

 

Weekly Newsletter: January 27th, 2023

…Cross the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, take the yet-unnamed new trail along 295 to Blue Plains and pick up the trail into Oxon Hill Farm. If you’re feeling ambitious, head…

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on February 15, 2023.

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on February 15, 2023.

 

Newsletter: The past is real.

…This Week: Long Bridge Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge Stakeholder Meeting Monday, February 13, 2023 2023 WABA Member Meeting Wednesday, February 15, 2023 Light the Night with the DC Bike Ambassadors Wednesday,…

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on February 15, 2023.

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on February 15, 2023.

 


15
Feb,
2023

Suitland Parkway Trail Rehabilitation Project – First Meeting

…street lights. Additional changes may include adding new connections to the trail from neighborhood streets. Ultimately, the trail will connect to the new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge and the Anacostia…

Virtual

Event last updated by Garrett Hennigan on February 9, 2023.

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Meetup

Virtual

Event last updated by Garrett Hennigan on February 9, 2023.

 

Meetup

Newsletter: The legacy of Stan the Sinkhole

…Speak up for park space for people on Little Falls Parkway on 2/15. What do you want from the new (and newly funded) Long Bridge project? Tell the design team on 2/13….

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on February 9, 2023.

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on February 9, 2023.

 

Major Strides Building DC’s Low Stress Network

…St SE 0.3 mi Protected bike lane upgrade connecting National1 mis Park, Audi Field, and the new Frederick Douglass Bridge Virginia Ave NW 1 mi This protected bike lane linking…

Blog Post last updated by Garrett Hennigan on January 25, 2023.

Blog Post last updated by Garrett Hennigan on January 25, 2023.

 

Rebuilding the Mount Vernon Trail for the 21st Century

…Gravelly Point and should implement such designs there and elsewhere. Bridges and underpasses. Memorial Bridge is a major pinch point and the trail must be widened, either by reclaiming space…

Action Alert, Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 19, 2023.

Action Alert, Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on January 19, 2023.

 

WABA Members and Local Leaders Gather to Celebrate 50 Years of Better Biking

For an evening this fall, the Anacostia River reflected WABA orange and blue into the sky as the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge lit up in celebration of the Washington Area…

Blog Post last updated by Anna McCormally on December 30, 2022.

Blog Post last updated by Anna McCormally on December 30, 2022.

 

Prioritize Safety and People on Connecticut Ave NW

…the Taft Bridge at Calvert St. to Legation St. in Chevy Chase with protected bike lanes, fewer, slower, driving lanes, and safer pedestrian crossings. The broad strokes are good, but…

Action Alert last updated by Garrett Hennigan on September 15, 2022.

Action Alert last updated by Garrett Hennigan on September 15, 2022.

 

DC Bike Law Guide

…of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR), Title 18 “Vehicles and Traffic”, Chapter 12 “Bicycles, Motorized Bicycles, and Miscellaneous Vehicles”, and Chapter 22 “Moving Violations”. Introduction Thanks for picking up a copy…

Page last updated by Pedro Dana on August 23, 2022.

Page last updated by Pedro Dana on August 23, 2022.

 

RAISE Grants fund two critical trail projects

…with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program: The Long Bridge Bike-Ped Span The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) will receive $20M to build a new bicycle and pedestrian bridge across the…

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

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

 

Let’s get the Long Bridge right.

bridge in the future, It is difficult and expensive to widen a bridge once it’s built. Instead, VPRA should build the Long Bridge for the future. For example, even though…

Action Alert last updated by Garrett Hennigan on August 3, 2022.

Action Alert last updated by Garrett Hennigan on August 3, 2022.

 

Advocacy Roundup Summer 2022

…City! To view the full plan click here! Alexandria  Let’s get the Long Bridge right The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) shared plans for the Long Bridge Project during a…

Blog Post last updated by Jonathan Kincade on August 1, 2022.

Blog Post last updated by Jonathan Kincade on August 1, 2022.

 

Comment on the Long Bridge Bike/Ped Span Survey

Improve the Long Bridge design for the bike/pedestrian span by calling for a wider bridge in a VPRA feedback survey….

Action Alert last updated by Garrett Hennigan on July 20, 2022.

Action Alert last updated by Garrett Hennigan on July 20, 2022.

 

Hyattsville Trolley Trail Breaks Ground

…and making Hyattsville the local hub of the newly defined Capital Trails Network. We built bridges with the City Council and administrators, connected with state delegates and senators, and sought…

Blog Post last updated by Garrett Hennigan on July 19, 2022.

Blog Post last updated by Garrett Hennigan on July 19, 2022.

 

DC Protected Bike Lanes & Trails Update: June 2022

…new bridge (watch the full presentation). Plus, a new tunnel takes the trail under the Roosevelt Bridge near the Kennedy Center (check it out). 7th Street Open Streets – last…

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on June 24, 2022.

Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on June 24, 2022.

 

Finish the Trolley Trail in Hyattsville

…has a design for just such a connection that would bridge this gap. Right now, it’s just that—a plan on paper, waiting in a desk drawer for someone to take…

Page last updated by Garrett Hennigan on June 21, 2022.

Page last updated by Garrett Hennigan on June 21, 2022.

 

Successes for Cycling in the 2013 Maryland General Assembly

…for narrow highways. No one knows whether that exception includes standard highway lanes in no-passing zones, or only genuinely narrow highways such as one-lane bridges. Bike Maryland championed House Bill 445, which would…

Blog Post last updated by Garrett Hennigan on June 10, 2022.

Blog Post last updated by Garrett Hennigan on June 10, 2022.

 

Speak up for better bike lanes at Hains Point

…and parking. It would also create new buffered bike lanes on part of Ohio Drive from Buckeye Dr to the inlet bridge. Check out the design alternatives here. NPS is…

Action Alert, Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on May 16, 2022.

Action Alert, Blog Post last updated by Colin Browne on May 16, 2022.

 

6 DC Council Bills to Support Now

…scheduled. Prioritizing People in Planning Amendment Act of 2022 This bill from Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeu aims to change the priorities of street, intersection, and bridge redesign projects to…

Action Alert, Blog Post last updated by Garrett Hennigan on April 15, 2022.

Action Alert, Blog Post last updated by Garrett Hennigan on April 15, 2022.

 

What is the deal with the Met Branch Trail?

…Branch Trail’s progress. 8th St. NE in Edgewood Under the Franklin St. bridge, the Met Branch Trail emerges onto 8th Street NE for a half-mile where walkers move to the…

Blog Post last updated by Pedro Dana on March 23, 2022.

Blog Post last updated by Pedro Dana on March 23, 2022.

 

Weigh in on Crystal City to DCA Connection

Arlington wants your feedback on ways to connect Crystal City to National Airport via a new tunnel or bridge. Is there a path or route that they missed? Share your…

Action Alert last updated by Garrett Hennigan on March 2, 2022.

Action Alert last updated by Garrett Hennigan on March 2, 2022.

 

Support a better bike connection across the Potomac

The American Legion Bridge (the Beltway between Maryland and Virginia), is slated to expand in the next few years. Part of that project includes a trail connection across the Potomac….

Action Alert last updated by Garrett Hennigan on March 2, 2022.

Action Alert last updated by Garrett Hennigan on March 2, 2022.

 

Advocacy Wins Across the Region!

…resurface crumbling trails and replace washed out bridges on the Oxon Cove Trail. The reconstruction of the American Legion Bridge (the northern Beltway bridge over the Potomac) will feature a…

Blog Post last updated by Anna McCormally on December 30, 2021.

Blog Post last updated by Anna McCormally on December 30, 2021.

 

Breaking Down the Infrastructure Bill and What it Means for WABA

…15th. The $1.2 trillion dollar package will fund road and bridge projects, invest heavily in rail and transit, expand access to clean drinking water, ensure every American has access to…

Blog Post last updated by Jonathan Kincade on December 22, 2021.

Blog Post last updated by Jonathan Kincade on December 22, 2021.

 

Advocacy Roundup: Fall 2021

…drivers, not armed police enforcement.  You can support this campaign and take action here. Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge For the past few years, the District Department of Transportation has been…

Blog Post last updated by Jonathan Kincade on November 4, 2021.

Blog Post last updated by Jonathan Kincade on November 4, 2021.