Construction for 11th Street Bridge Park Set to Begin in 2023

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From The Washington Informer:

After more than a decade of planning and prep work, construction for the 11th Street Bridge Park is scheduled to begin in 2023. The park, situated on the pillars of an old highway bridge, will connect Navy Yard and Capitol Hill with historic Anacostia and Fairlawn when it opens to the public in 2025. 

The bridge park project has attracted local and national attention for its multifaceted approach to equity and years-long efforts to head off the gentrifying and isolating impacts of similar amenity-filled park projects like the High Line in New York City. The organization behind the park, Building Bridges Across the River, released its Equitable Development Plan in 2015 and updated it three years later. The organization has coordinated new projects and helped direct millions in funding towards workforce development, small businesses, and affordable housing and homeownership primarily in Wards 7 and 8.