Ward 8 Community Bike Ride

Please join the YIMBY Action D.C. and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) for a guided Ward 8 community bike ride, Saturday afternoon, May 16, 2026. We’ll launch at 1:30 pm from the Congress Heights Metro station, with the fabulous Anacostia River Festival, which runs 2-6 pm that afternoon, as our final destination. 

DM YIMBYs’ tag line captures the theme of this ride: “Yes to People. Yes to Housing.” We’ll visit recently redeveloped sites in Ward 8 – possibly DC’s most underinvested ward – and locations of planned/potential future growth, making interpretative stops that will help us better understand local aspirations and concerns. Which sites? Congress Heights and the former St. Elizabeth’s campus. Barry Farm.

The Tour Ward 8 ride is free and open to all. Rules:

• Each rider must be individually registered.
• You must wear a helmet. 
• Children aged 11 or under must be accompanied by an adult.
• Riders will not ride ahead of the lead bike.
• Riders must follow instructions given by any ride marshal.
• Kids 7 and under should ride on an adult's bike as a passenger.

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