There are a few new looks for DC’s planned 11th Street Bridge Park.

The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) is scheduled to review the plans for DC’s first elevated park (map) next week, and materials provided to the commission come with new renderings of the project. – Urban Turf Staff

But in this case, redevelopment doesn’t have to lead to displacement. The minds behind the bridge park have made a conscious effort to keep lifelong residents of Southeast Washington in place through a little-known housing model called a community land trust, in which a nonprofit owns the land and residents own or lease the home on top of it. – The Washington Post

On Saturday, October 19, we took a break from peddling candles to attend 11th Street Bridge Park’s Taste of the Harvest Festival. It was a great time celebrating family, community and the harvest of the Bridge Park Plots and THEARC Farms. -The Privy Group

In Washington, DC, the decommissioning of the 11th Street Bridge offered an opportunity to create an elevated linear park over the Anacostia River using the piers of the old bridge. The proposed bridge park, expected to break ground in 2021, would connect to trails on both sides of the river and provide a destination in a sector of the city lacking in amenities. – CNU

This morning, Building Bridges Across the River and the Exelon Foundation announced a gift from the latter of $5 million for the project — but perhaps the bigger piece of news is that, by the time the park is completed, people may be swimming and fishing in the Anacostia River. – Urban Turf

The proposed 11th Street Bridge Park in Washington inched closer to its funding goal Tuesday with the announcement that Exelon, the parent company of electric utilities Pepco and Constellation, has given $5 million to the project. – Washington Post

Local officials announced the latest donation towards making this multimillion project happen at a press conference on Tuesday morning: utility company Exelon, which owns Pepco, is giving $5 million. – DCist

Six years ago, JJ Boone was hanging out with friends at an ice cream truck in Southeast D.C., when someone stopped by and asked if anyone needed a job. – WTOP

For D.C. residents living in Ward 8, healthy produce can be hard to come across with only a few grocery stores in the area. – WJLA

A new awareness of healthier options and, more importantly, access to those options is taking hold east of the Anacostia River.