D.C.’s highly anticipated 11th Street Bridge Park, a project that some have compared to Manhattan’s High Line, is taking greater shape thanks to efforts to ensure the river connector serves as an economic anchor for neighborhoods east and west of the Anacostia. – Washington City Paper
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When hundreds of people gathered last Thursday for a conference on “Equitable Economic Development East of the River,” organized by City First Foundation, DCFPI shared statistics that remind us of how different life is for residents living there. – DC Fiscal Policy Institute
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Student journalist project on Dupont Underground and 11th Street Bridge in Washington D.C. – The George Washington University
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A key goal of the 11th Street Bridge Park, a project of the Ward 8 based non-profit Building Bridges Across the River at THEARC, is to serve as an anchor for economic growth. – The Hill is Home
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The 11th Street Bridge Park, which aims to connect neighborhoods east and west of the Anacostia River with an elevated park on an unused bridge, received a $1.2 million grant. The grant, which comes from the Kresge Foundation, brings the total capital campaign funds raised for the park to more than $11 million. – The Washington Business Journal
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The group behind the plan to build a park on the old 11th Street Bridge is seriously committed to making sure the project is a net gain for the communities around it. – Greater Greater Washington
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It’s hard to believe, but it has been almost a year since the final design was unveiled for DC’s 11th Street Bridge Park. UrbanTurf has now learned that the team behind the park has targeted mid-2019 for when it will be open to the public. – Urban Turf
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The Washington Informer highlights the Bridge Park Mural project! – The Washington Informer
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The mural stems from the splitting of the Anacostia river, being crossed by a luminous bridge. – Artolution
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It’ll be great to have a shiny new 11th Street bridge complex, connecting Wards 6 and 8 and deftly rearranging traffic on 295 and 695. But there is much work to be done to properly bridge the city: there are emotional and cultural scars that divide us more than unite us. Last night’s Bridge Park Mural reception at THEARC, 1901 Mississippi Avenue SE, proved that art is what brings us together and speaks to us most directly. – The Hill is Home
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Washington D.C.’s first elevated park will span the Anacostia River and serve as a new venue for healthy recreation, environmental education, and the arts.
Providing Southeast communities with greater access to healthy, affordable food, urban agriculture education and career opportunities.
Comprised of three buildings, farm, and playground that sits on 16.5 acres, this humanitarian mall provides world-class services to the east of the Anacostia River community in Washington, DC.
Created to provide DC residents living east of the Anacostia River entertaining and enlightening experiences that can impact their lives and brighten their futures.
Provides high-quality workforce development programs in one location, leading to work-ready candidates, career-focused job placement, economic self-sufficiency, & improved quality of life.