The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will host an Open House for residents in Ward 5. Sat, February 8, 2020 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST Location Trinidad Recreation Center 1310 Childress Street Northeast Washington, DC 20002 View Map About this Event The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will host an Open House for residents [Continue]
The long awaited upgrades to the lighting on the Metropolitan Branch Trail are underway. All overhead lights on the trail will be replaced with brighter LED lights. The new lights will be hard-wired. This project will increase reliability of the lights. Trail users should anticipate shifting traffic patterns. Advance warning signs and flaggers will be [Continue]
Starting on August 12th 2019, the Metropolitan Branch Trail will be detoured between Randolph Place NE and just north of New York Avenue NE. As part of the construction of Althea Tanner Park the Met Branch Trail will be repaved, widened, and re-aligned (to eliminate the Z curve at R Street). The park will feature [Continue]
The District Department of Transportation has completed design plans for the one block section of the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) from Piney Branch Rd NW to the Maryland Line along Eastern Avenue. The trail will connect to the existing MBT in the City of Takoma Park. The trail will include green infrastructure features including permeable [Continue]
The next phase of the Metropolitan Branch Trail, connecting from Brookland to Fort Totten, will break ground this Saturday July 28th at 10:00 AM. Please join us in Fort Totten Park (between Gallatin St NE and First Pl NE) for the ceremonial groundbreaking. For more updates as the construction progresses, please visit https://www.metbranchtrail-forttotten.com/.
The Project Website for the Met Branch Trail Design-Build Construction from Brookland to Fort Totten is now live. Updates regarding the construction phase of the project between John McCormack Drive and the Fort Totten Metro will be posted here: https://www.metbranchtrail-forttotten.com/
Join the Washington Area Bicyclist Association Trail Ranger Team and Carlos Rosario School for the 3rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on the Metropolitan Branch Trail. The Trail Rangers will be focusing on removing trash from the Rhode Island ravine, removing trash from around the corridor and removing vegetation blocking the Change [Continue]
On October 31, 2017, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) issued to Potomac Construction Company a Notice to Proceed for the design-build construction of the next phase of the Metropolitan Branch Trail. The new trail will connect the existing trail from John McCormack Drive in Brookland to the Fort Totten Metro Station. This is the next major milestone toward the completion of the Metropolitan Branch Trail.
The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee of ANC 4B will host a meeting to discuss the extension of the Met Branch Trail from Fort Totten to Takoma on: Tuesday September 5th, 2017 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM At the Shepherd Park Library, 2nd Floor 7420 Georgia Ave NW Washington, DC 20012
The NoMa Business Improvement District will be hosting a community meeting to discuss wayfinding on the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT). Effective, well-placed, and visible signage can help promote use of the MBT and improve the way it connects users to adjacent neighborhoods and institutions. Click here to find more information and register to attend. The [Continue]