Ward 3 Bicycle Advocates (W3BA) is a group of citizens who ride bikes to work, for errands and for fun. We are working to make Ward 3 of Washington, D.C. a friendlier place for people of all ages and abilities easier to get around in by bicycle.
Any specific questions, please email ward3ba@gmail.com. Let us know the ANC you live in and what your priorities might be.
W3BA 2018-2019 Bicycle Infrastructure Priorities (PDF)
| Name and brief description | Timeline | 2018-2019 Actions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward-wide | Bicycle parking | Short-term | W3BA to compile revised list of top sites across the Ward, submit to DDOT. DDOT to install new racks by summer 2019. |
| Connecticut Avenue protected bike lane | Long-term | Funding allocated in the FY 19 budget for a comprehensive study; DDOT begins the study. Pop-up bike lane on CT Ave for BTWD. ANCs 3C, 3F, 3G pass resolutions calling for comprehensive study of CT Ave. Increased base of supporters through publicity at events such as Chevy Chase Day and various schools, recruitment at CaBi stations, etc. | |
| Capital Crescent to Rock Creek Park (bike lanes on Loughboro and Nebraska) | Long-term | DDOT to install Widened sidewalk on Nebraska between 42 Street. | |
| ANC 3C | Contraflow bike lanes on Woodley Place | Short-term | DDOT sends out alerts to ANC Commissioners, posts intent, stripes lanes. |
| Climbing bike lanes on Cathedral Avenue from Shoreham Drive to Connecticut | Short-term | DDOT sends out alerts to ANC Commissioners, posts intent, stripes lanes. |
| ANC 3D | Palisades Trolley Trail, which includes the following elements:
| Short-term | -July 2019 DDOT Study Complete –AZ bridge, crushed stone path, and sidewalk to Carolina are all part of same project. Might be completed by end of 2019. |
| Sidewalk on West Side of Arizona from Carolina to CCT trail and Arizona Bridge that goes over Canal Rd | Long-term | This requires NPS cooperation and will not begin until DC sidewalk to Carolina is completed. | |
| Connect Trolley Trail from Battery Kimble going East to Foxhall Rd and putting up bridges over Reservoir Rd & Clark Pl | Long-term | Will not begin until Foundry Branch Bridge and AZ projects are completed | |
| ANC 3E | Neighborhood bikeways on 42nd / 44th | Short/medium term | |
| Widened sidewalk for biking on Western between Mass and River | Short/medium term | ||
| Lane on Alton Place | Long-term | ||
| ANC 3F | Climbing bike lanes on Reno, 34th (Van Ness to Porter) | Short/medium-term | DDOT sends out alerts to ANC Commissioners, posts intent, stripes lanes. |
