On October 7th, NOVA Parks, the City of Falls Church, and the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) held a ribbon-cutting for the newly opened dual-trail segment along the W&OD Trail! WABA’s Acting Executive Director, Kristin Frontiera, spoke enthusiastically about the […]
When the Capital Trails Coalition was founded, our goal was to serve as a entity where collaboration and coordination between public and private organizations, agencies, and neighborhood groups would thrive to advance the completion of an interconnected network of multi-use trails. […]
Join the Capital Trails Coalition for a ~12-mile bike ride of the Henson Creek Trail! We explore areas that have recently been improved, highlight how the trail fits into the broader Capital Trails Network, and discuss areas for future improvements. […]
It’s an exciting time for trail enthusiasts: over the past four months, we’ve seen several major wins for trails from the federal to local level. We are excited to share a few of the trail developments happening across the region. […]
Did you miss our February newsletter? We are including it here. Want to sign up for our quarterly newsletter? Sign up under “Start Your Trail Journey” on our home page! Has the cold and gloomy weather got you down? Hopefully […]
When complete, the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) will be an 8.5-mile multi-use trail from Union Station in the District of Columbia to Maryland’s Silver Spring transit hub. With advocacy and concept plans going back 30 years, this rail-with-trail has been […]
It has been quite some time since we provided you with an update on our Advocacy related work and the tremendous work being done by the entire Capital Trails Coalition. We have a lot of exciting updates to share!
Are you missing group rides? Join us and Black Girls Do Bike DMV for a socially distanced group ride!
On August 1, 2020, the Washington Post published an article about the Transportation Planning Board’s newly approved National Capital Trail Network. Read the full article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/government-officials-adopt-plan-to-expand-washington-region-trail-network-to-1400-miles/2020/08/01/f651239c-d32e-11ea-9038-af089b63ac21_story.html
In December, 2019, The Washington Post published an article highlighting the Capital Trails Coalition and what it will take to complete the trail network!
You know what’s cool?
✔️ 881 miles of trails.
✔️ $1 billion in economic impact every year.
✔️ 19,580 metric tons of CO2 emissions prevented every year.
We did the math.
Turns out: trails are AWESOME.