Urgent: Fairness for Crash Victims in Virginia
People injured walking and biking in Virginia face an uphill battle to get fairly compensated for damages from a crash resulting from a negligent driver. An antiquated legal doctrine called...
View ArticleStatement on the murder of George Floyd
The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Tony McDade, and the brutality inflicted—or enabled—by police every day on Black people is appalling. This violence is part of the same racist system...
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Our streets are not safe enough.
Last Thursday night, a four year child was killed at the corner of Kennedy St and Georgia Ave NW in Ward 4. The lives of the family, the driver, and bystanders who heroically attempted lifesaving aid...
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Stop Blocking Access to Pennsylvania Ave Plaza, says Rep. Norton
An all to familiar sight: Pennsylvania Ave Plaza by the White House closed to people walking and biking in November 2014. If you bike around the White House regularly, you’ve probably had this happen...
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Updates On The Projects You Care About
If you already received our letter, you know we’re in a tough spot. WABA is operating $60,000 behind budget because of an unusually rainy events season. This shortfall hasn’t held us back…yet. We’ve...
View ArticleDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement
WABA’s Board of Directors adopted this statement at its March 19, 2018 meeting. Mission WABA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to create a healthy, more livable region by promoting...
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Putting our money where our mouth is
A message presented in partnership with our Corporate Partner, and 2018 50 States Ride title sponsor, Signal Financial: A nonprofit is more than its work: as an employer and a participant in our...
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Advocacy Roundup: Summer 2019 Edition
It’s been a long time since we wrote this round-up and it’s been a very busy 2019. In writing this, I want to give my sincerest thanks to those of you who have taken action, shown up, and fought for...
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What does WABA think about electric scooters?
Note: This blog post was written (and the policy was adopted) before the District announced its pilot program for shareable electric mopeds. When we’re talking about scooters here, we are referring to...
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20×20 Campaign Update: August 2019
On July 22nd, WABA rolled out its 20×20 Campaign, detailing a realistic but urgent plan for the District to add 20 miles of new protected bike lanes by the end of 2020. Since then, we’ve been...
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