APA: NoMa Parks Walking Tours

This tour of the NoMa neighborhood explored its growth to date and the exciting parks program currently under way. Attendees learned all the details on the origins and growth of this new and vibrant, transit-oriented neighborhood. Read more.

A lot of change is on the way in NoMa. Work on two underpasses is expected to finally begin this year while designs for a new Third Street park, and the search for a designer for the NoMa Green are underway. Read more.

The NoMa neighborhood acquired its second piece of land for a local park near Harry Thomas Way NE, the Metropolitan Branch Trail and New York Avenue NE on Jan. 4. NoMa Parks Foundation bought the two-acre plot for $14 million dollars from Pepco. The funds came from the $50 million awarded to the foundation by the DC government in 2013 to develop new public park spaces.  Read more here.

Following the October announcement of its first public park at Third and L streets NE, the District’s NoMa neighborhood will soon get a second park on a two-acre piece of land purchased from Pepco. Bordered by the Metropolitan Branch Trail, New York Avenue NE, and Harry Thomas Way NE, the land sold for $14 million. Read more.

The foundation that plans park development in NoMa just bought its first piece of land. That means progress for the booming neighborhood, where it’s been tough to get an ambitious park plan off the ground. Read more.