Washington Street Bikeway & Traffic Calming

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About this project

The Washington St Bikeway & Traffic Calming project seeks to make improvements on Washington St between Sinclair Ln and Aliceanna St that will improve safety, expand multimodal connections, and reduce speeding. The project will include:

  • 2.1-mile two-way cycle track, and
  • New ADA ramps, pedestrian signals, bus boarding islands, and other traffic calming design elements.

Learn more about the latest project design.


Project renderings based on 30% designs

On Washington St between Fleet & Eastern, looking northOn Washington St at Baltimore St, looking northOn Washington St between Jefferson & McElderry, looking north
On Washington St at Lanvale St, looking northOn Washington St between Lafayette & North, looking north


Note – To advance design and implementation of this project, in Fall 2024, we separated the Wolfe-Washington Bikeway Study project into two distinct projects, the Washington Bikeway & Traffic Calming project and the Wolfe Street Traffic Calming project. This project page is now dedicated only to Washington St. We will develop a separate project page for Wolfe St in the coming months.


Project Goals

Washington St was prioritized for improvement in transportation plans approved by the City and Planning Commission. Specifically, Washington St was recommended for separated bicycle facilities in the 2015 Bike Master Plan and 2017 Separated Bike Lane Network Update plan as it advances citywide connected bicycle network.

The inclusion of Washington St in the city-adopted plans provides an opportunity to:

  • Reduce speeding with traffic calming improvements. Since 2016, fatalities and serious roadway injuries have increased in Baltimore City, and one major contributor to these types of crashes is excessive speed. Traffic calming design elements, including protected bike lanes lower average driving speeds, thereby reducing the likelihood that crashes will result in serious injuries and/or fatalities.

  • Make it easier for people using bicycles, scooters, wheelchairs to access parks, schools, the hospital, and more. Installing a 2.1-mile cycle track on Washington St will make it easier for people walking, biking, and rolling to access key destinations. It will expand the connected network of existing separated bicycle facilities from 8.9 miles to 11 miles and provide new connections to households in East Baltimore.


Project Status

Cross section of Washington Street as it exists today.
Cross section of Washington Street bikeway based on 30% design.

As of Fall 2024, we are in the process of developing 60% design plans for this project.

Developing the 60% design plans involves:

  • Conducting field work, collecting data, and refining the 30% designs. We will be conducting topographical surveys of intersections, sign inventory, and signalized equipment inventory. This work will inform the 60% design plans.
  • Connecting with community members to provide updates, collect feedback, and answer questions. We will be attending community events to:
    • Share project information. Update community members about the status of the project and share the most up-to-date information about the project.
    • Collect community feedback. Gather community feedback on how community members use Washington St and how safe they feel via this survey. We will use the survey data to finalize the 60% design plans.
    • Answer questions. Provide opportunities, both in-person and virtual, to answer questions and note down community concerns. We will document questions and concerns raised by community members, and use this information to update the FAQ section of the Streets of Baltimore page. If community members raise concerns that we are able to address at this stage of the project, we will work to address those concerns.


Community Engagement

Thank you to everyone who has provided input, asked questions, or attended meetings related to this project. Your input has informed the project as it exists today. As we enter the next phase of the project, we have posted new FAQs (right side of the project page) that recap some of the recurring questions we've received to date.

Share your thoughts – Take the survey!

As part of the 60% design phase, we are gathering community feedback on how community members use Washington St and how safe they feel via this survey.

Where can we connect with you?

We are in the process of identifying community events and meetings in January and February where we can share project information, gather community feedback, and field project questions.

If you would like us to attend an event or meeting in your community, please submit the meeting details in the "Community Events" comment box at the bottom of the page.

Community Meetings & Events Schedule

We will regularly update this page as meetings and events are added to the schedule.




About this project

The Washington St Bikeway & Traffic Calming project seeks to make improvements on Washington St between Sinclair Ln and Aliceanna St that will improve safety, expand multimodal connections, and reduce speeding. The project will include:

  • 2.1-mile two-way cycle track, and
  • New ADA ramps, pedestrian signals, bus boarding islands, and other traffic calming design elements.

Learn more about the latest project design.


Project renderings based on 30% designs

On Washington St between Fleet & Eastern, looking northOn Washington St at Baltimore St, looking northOn Washington St between Jefferson & McElderry, looking north
On Washington St at Lanvale St, looking northOn Washington St between Lafayette & North, looking north


Note – To advance design and implementation of this project, in Fall 2024, we separated the Wolfe-Washington Bikeway Study project into two distinct projects, the Washington Bikeway & Traffic Calming project and the Wolfe Street Traffic Calming project. This project page is now dedicated only to Washington St. We will develop a separate project page for Wolfe St in the coming months.


Project Goals

Washington St was prioritized for improvement in transportation plans approved by the City and Planning Commission. Specifically, Washington St was recommended for separated bicycle facilities in the 2015 Bike Master Plan and 2017 Separated Bike Lane Network Update plan as it advances citywide connected bicycle network.

The inclusion of Washington St in the city-adopted plans provides an opportunity to:

  • Reduce speeding with traffic calming improvements. Since 2016, fatalities and serious roadway injuries have increased in Baltimore City, and one major contributor to these types of crashes is excessive speed. Traffic calming design elements, including protected bike lanes lower average driving speeds, thereby reducing the likelihood that crashes will result in serious injuries and/or fatalities.

  • Make it easier for people using bicycles, scooters, wheelchairs to access parks, schools, the hospital, and more. Installing a 2.1-mile cycle track on Washington St will make it easier for people walking, biking, and rolling to access key destinations. It will expand the connected network of existing separated bicycle facilities from 8.9 miles to 11 miles and provide new connections to households in East Baltimore.


Project Status

Cross section of Washington Street as it exists today.
Cross section of Washington Street bikeway based on 30% design.

As of Fall 2024, we are in the process of developing 60% design plans for this project.

Developing the 60% design plans involves:

  • Conducting field work, collecting data, and refining the 30% designs. We will be conducting topographical surveys of intersections, sign inventory, and signalized equipment inventory. This work will inform the 60% design plans.
  • Connecting with community members to provide updates, collect feedback, and answer questions. We will be attending community events to:
    • Share project information. Update community members about the status of the project and share the most up-to-date information about the project.
    • Collect community feedback. Gather community feedback on how community members use Washington St and how safe they feel via this survey. We will use the survey data to finalize the 60% design plans.
    • Answer questions. Provide opportunities, both in-person and virtual, to answer questions and note down community concerns. We will document questions and concerns raised by community members, and use this information to update the FAQ section of the Streets of Baltimore page. If community members raise concerns that we are able to address at this stage of the project, we will work to address those concerns.


Community Engagement

Thank you to everyone who has provided input, asked questions, or attended meetings related to this project. Your input has informed the project as it exists today. As we enter the next phase of the project, we have posted new FAQs (right side of the project page) that recap some of the recurring questions we've received to date.

Share your thoughts – Take the survey!

As part of the 60% design phase, we are gathering community feedback on how community members use Washington St and how safe they feel via this survey.

Where can we connect with you?

We are in the process of identifying community events and meetings in January and February where we can share project information, gather community feedback, and field project questions.

If you would like us to attend an event or meeting in your community, please submit the meeting details in the "Community Events" comment box at the bottom of the page.

Community Meetings & Events Schedule

We will regularly update this page as meetings and events are added to the schedule.




  • Washington Street Bikeway & Traffic Calming Community Survey

    Baltimore City Department of Transportation is in the process of developing the 60% design plans for the Washington Street Bikeway & Traffic Calming project. As part of this process, we are asking community members to complete this survey which asks questions about the following topics:

    Safety: How safe do you feel traveling on Washington Street?

    Use: How often and for what purpose do you travel along Washington Street?

    We will use the information gathered in this survey to finalize the 60% design plans. 

    This survey was opened for public input in December 2024.  

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