JPMORGAN INVESTS $5M TO BUILDING BRIDGES ACROSS THE RIVER
Curbed DC covers JP Morgan Chase’s $5 million investment to help implement our Equitable Development Plan Strategies. – Curbed DC
BIG PHILANTHROPISTS FLOCK TO D.C.’S BRIDGE PARK TO BATTLE GENTRIFICATION
Washington Post journalist Jonathan O’Connell discusses a recent investment in the 11th Street Bridge Park’s Equitable Development Plan – our effort to ensure local residents can stay and thrive in place. – Washington Post
IN A BID TO KEEP HOMES AFFORDABLE, ANACOSTIA WILL HAVE ITS FIRST COMMUNITY LAND TRUST
The 11th Street Bridge Park will establish Anacostia’s first community land trust, a nonprofit organization that acquires property using private and public funds to create permanently affordable housing in an area with escalating property values. – Washington Post
DESIGN ADVOCATES: 5 PEOPLE MAKING AMERICAN CITIES BETTER FOR ALL
American cities are in the midst of an urban renaissance, pursuing design, sustainability and social good. Here are five people helping architects and designers to make our cities better (which includes the 11th Street Bridge Park!) – Metropolis Magazine
ANACOSTIA RIVER FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS D.C.’S GREEN EFFORTS
The Anacostia River took center stage as thousands of Washingtonians gathered to celebrate and renew the city’s green efforts. – The Renewal Project
D.C. HAS AN AMBITIOUS PLAN TO TRANSFORM A BRIDGE INTO A VIBRANT PUBLIC SPACE
The 11th St. Bridge project does more than connect disparate neighborhoods; the community-led process hopes to spur inclusive development – The Renewal Project
WORKING TO EASE GENTRIFICATION AROUND D.C.’S AMBITIOUS 11TH STREET BRIDGE PROJECT
From the beginning of the proposal for the new 11th Street Bridge between Anacostia and Capitol Hill, planners and designers have promised to prevent the displacement of residents living nearby the new amenities offered by the bridge and its park. – Planetizen
ANACOSTIA RIVER FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS D.C.’S GREEN EFFORTS
The Anacostia River took center stage as thousands of Washingtonians gathered to celebrate and renew the city’s green efforts. – The Washington Informer
THE 11TH STREET BRIDGE PARK ISN’T JUST A VANITY PROJECT
The 11th Street Bridge Park will physically connect both sides of the Anacostia River. It’s a 1,200-foot-long, pedestrian-only expanse that will let people stroll between Capitol Hill and Anacostia. The big question is whether it will socially connect them. – Washingtonian
BRIDGING THE GAP: DC TO BUILD FIRST ELEVATED PARK ON 11TH STREET BRIDGE
There’s a new movement afoot that aims to turn old infrastructure into public parks, breathing new life into spaces that have long since been neglected or forgotten. – Here By Design