The Capitol Riverfront Parks Foundation leads projects regarding inclusive, vibrant parks to connect the community. The Foundation’s primary goal is to enhance, support, and sustain the neighborhood’s vital parks and public spaces—strengthening the community-centered spirit that defines Capitol Riverfront. Capitol Riverfront Parks Foundation – Our Work.
With an abundance of parks and green spaces, Capitol Riverfront offers places to gather, play, and recharge and the Foundation is committed to making the neighborhood more vibrant, resilient, and inclusive. Through investments in public realm improvements, community programming, and accessibility initiatives, we work to ensure that our parks are welcoming to all, foster environmental sustainability, and nurture a shared sense of place.
The Capitol Riverfront Parks Foundation enhances, activates, and stewards the neighborhood’s parks and public spaces to foster an inclusive, vibrant, and sustainable urban community. Through partnerships, programming, and investment, we create welcoming public spaces that inspire connection and community, promote well-being, and support the diverse needs of residents, workers, and visitors.The Capitol Riverfront Parks Foundation leads projects regarding inclusive, vibrant parks to connect the community.
The Capitol Riverfront Parks Foundation – Our Work, activates, and stewards a cohesive network of world-class parks and public spaces that celebrate the area’s diverse history and promote an inclusive, vibrant, and sustainable urban community.Through thoughtful programming, partnerships, and investment, the Foundation inspires connection and well-being and supports the diverse needs of residents, workers, and visitors. It also serves as a convener that unites public, private, nonprofit, and community voices to advocate for public spaces as essential to the neighborhood’s quality of life.
Your contribution helps maintain and improve these essential spaces for everyone to enjoy—now and for future generations. The CRPF is a charitable and educational 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the neighborhood’s parks and public spaces.
We invite you to visit our parks and celebrate with all the Capitol Riverfront parks have to offer!
Programs & Projects
Public Space Initiatives:
The objective is to initiate infrastructure and placemaking improvements across parks and public spaces to balance urban development with natural ecosystems. These efforts aim to shape the public realm, preserve the riverfront, and create healthier, more resilient, and equitable spaces that connect people to the places they share.
Emblem Park
This project is a collaborative effort fully funded through a partnership between the BID, Barracks Row Main Street, and individual condo owners in Emblem to transform the space into a vibrant, well-maintained public area that enhances the surrounding community.
2nd Street Underpass / BridgeSpot
The 2nd Street Underpass Activation Project is a transformative, multi-phase initiative designed to reimagine the underpass as a safe, collaborative, and connected community space. This effort aligns with broader infrastructure improvements led by the District Department of Transportation (DDOT). A secondary component of the project are improvements to the pickleball courts on the western edge of the 2nd Street Underpass. This project is in collaboration with the DC Pickleball Association and local community members. The Foundation sees the 2nd Street Underpass and BridgeSpot as a critical nexus of community in our neighborhood that has the elements to provide recreation and social opportunities that do not exist elsewhere in the neighborhood.
Buzzard Point Park
In partnership with the National Park Service, the Capitol Riverfront Parks Foundation is working to enhance and maintain Buzzard Point Park through interim improvements that activate the space and support its stewardship until permanent design plans are implemented by NPS.
