NoMa needs enhanced connectivity to the west—to thriving neighborhoods like Mount Vernon Triangle, to Truxton Circle and Shaw, and to Chinatown and beyond— but true connectivity must be more than roads. A reimagined North Capitol Street should serve the neighborhoods, residents, and businesses that depend on it, protect vulnerable users, and integrate communities rather than divide them.

The NoMa BID seeks both short-term and long-term ways to alleviate the challenges of North Capitol Street, through focused core services, relationship-building with communities to the west, and intentional collaboration with ongoing efforts to recreate the corridor at the city level.

Progress on this initiative in 2025 included:

• Being a champion for the improvement of North Capitol Street in as many avenues as we can.
• Collaborating with the North Capitol Street community stakeholder coalition, to address issues and create opportunities for collaboration and partnership, both with the BID and with one another.
• Supporting North Capitol businesses, on both sides of the street, through both promotion and direct support.
• Progressing work on the NoMa Meander, a North Capitol-adjacent public plaza space that creates an enhanced experience for pedestrians and attracts new businesses.
• Partnering with new residential buildings like the Florian to support NoMa events and leasing opportunities.
• Bringing positive activity to businesses on North Capitol Street including the hosting of the BID’s Annual Meeting at NPR and Property Manager’s Social at The Iris.
• Targeting improvements and clean-ups along P Street NE.
• Continuing engagement with property managers along the corridor to enhance communications and responsiveness.

Targeted work on this initiative for 2026 will include:

• Helping activate and promote new residential and commercial properties along the corridor.
• Engaging with the community in response to the North Capitol Street Corridor Study conducted by DDOT upon its release.
• Working with National Capitol Planning Commission on America 250 activations and exploring funding opportunities for such work.
• Participating in DDOT’s Community Action Committee meetings.
• Updating Public Space guidelines.
• Advocating for additional landscaping and streetscape improvements.