Bridging D.C.
Located on the piers of the old 11th Street Bridge, this venue will be a space for healthy recreation, environmental education, and the arts.
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Washington D.C.’s first elevated public park will be perched over the Anacostia River.
More Than a Park.
Bridge. Connect. Engage.
Our Goals
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Economic
Serve as an anchor for inclusive economic opportunity.
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Social
Reconnect the neighborhoods on both sides of the water.
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Environment
Re-engage the community with the water.
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Health
Improve public health disparities.
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Upcoming events for 11th Street Bridge Park
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Ward 8 Home Buyer Club – Hosted by MANNA, Inc.
Ward 8 Home Buyer Club – Hosted by MANNA, Inc.
MANNA, Inc. and the 11th St. Bridge Park (a project of Ward 8 based non-profit Building Bridges Across the River) are offering a monthly Homebuyers Club for Ward 8 Residents. […]
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Latest News…
Creative Placemaking: Top 3 Best Practices to Optimize Value
, 11th Street Bridge ParkNew studies on urban planning continue to uphold ULI’s 2017 list of 10 best practices in creative placemaking. They underscore three of those practices as essential to optimizing the value of real […]
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Wells Fargo Gives $500K to D.C.-Area Groups
, 11th Street Bridge Park**FILE** Wells Fargo in downtown Washington, D.C. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA) In recognition of National Homeownership Month in June, the Wells Fargo Foundation announced that it has joined forces with five D.C.-area nonprofits as […]
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Revitalize Parks to Strengthen Democracy
, 11th Street Bridge ParkThe Trust for Public Land developed a framework to build community power through the creation and stewardship of green spaces. Our work demonstrates the power of parks to enrich democracy. […]
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How D.C.’s version of the High Line
, 11th Street Bridge ParkThe 11th Street Bridge Park engaged community members from the outset, working to understand what residents needed and find ways to limit displacement. - Fast Company
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Five-City Equitable Development Workforce Pilot
, 11th Street Bridge ParkIn 2021, 11th Street Bridge Park (Bridge Park) in Washington, DC, received a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the JPB Foundation to establish a “five-city pilot” to expand its highly regarded workforce-development approach to similar equity-focused parks around the country....
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11th Street Bridge Parks’ Scott Kratz on Community Engagement with Public Projects
, 11th Street Bridge ParkOne of these projects, within the network of the highly successful High Line project in New York, is the 11th Street Bridge Park in DC. Scott Kratz, Director of Building Bridges Across the River, spoke about the project on a...
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Learning from 11th Street Bridge Park’s Affordable Housing Strategies
, 11th Street Bridge ParkThe Bridge Park has helped found job programs that have already placed over 150 residents in construction jobs, who will be the first to actually build the park. It has also supported people’s training on culinary skills and technical assistance...
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River East Design Center created The Bridge Spot, a small business kiosk
, 11th Street Bridge ParkCommunity Forklift’s Community Building Blocks (CBB) program provided free paint from our reuse warehouse to aid in the construction of The Bridge Spot mobile kiosk. The kiosk is designed to support a group of small businesses from east of the...
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Data Sharing Can Better Allow Partner Networks to Meet Equity Goals
, 11th Street Bridge ParkFrom landscape design to economic development, equitable public space and infrastructure-reuse projects must interact with many different domains to fulfill their missions. But this web of partnerships and stakeholders also necessitates growing data collection and analysis responsibilities to measure performance...
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Building Equitable Communities: Northwest Arkansas and the Future of Community Land Trusts
, 11th Street Bridge Park"“We need to be willing to remold our plans based on feedback and truly listen to the needs and desires of the community we’re serving.” - Scott Kratz" - I Am Northwest Arkansas
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Blog
Latest stories from 11th Street Bridge Park
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Toronto
Toronto City Hall At the 11th Street Bridge Park, we believe that the answers are already in the community – we just need to listen. So when I was recently […]
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June 2024 Workout Series!
Anacostia Park plays a significant role in providing a safe space for the people of DC and beyond to come together and engage in exercise, swimming, walking, running, fishing, and […]
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2024 Anacostia Heroes!
The Anacostia River Festival (a collaboration between the 11th Street Bridge Park, National Park Service and National Cherry Blossom) celebrates the Anacostia River, Anacostia Park and the communities that line […]