CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW, JUST ABOVE DUPONT CIRCLE

Welcome to
WOODLEY Park

A corridor of sidewalk cafés, neighborhood mainstays, and the front door to the National Zoo. Tucked between Rock Creek Park and the bridges that carry the whole city through it.

Our Role

Woodley Park has never had trouble drawing a crowd. The Zoo, the hotels, and the Metro bring millions of people through this corridor every year. Our job is to help them stop, look around, and discover the shops, restaurants, and longtime businesses that make Connecticut Avenue feel like a neighborhood, not just a thoroughfare.

We work to turn that traffic into investment: connecting owners with resources, advocating for the corridor every day, and making the kind of improvements that invite visitors and neighbors alike to linger.

FOUNDED

2026

BUSINESSES OR STOREFRONTS

58

ANNUAL EVENTS

4

GRANTS (SO FAR)

16

Community Directory

What We Do

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA HELP

STREETSCAPE & FACADE REVITALIZATION

REGULATORY NAVIGATION

CITY LIAISON & ADVOCACY

PROMOTIONS, EVENTS & VISIBILITY

MICROGRANTS

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Our Impact

  • India Art and Craft

    “First of all, I would like to thank you so much for both of you and Woodley Park Main Street. You guys came to rescue for my business every step of the way during the construction, providing me knowledge and experience, advice, and wonderful grant to sustain my business…One of the most joyful and happiest moments came when you guys gather for the grand opening ceremony on June 18th. At the present moment, I have no words to express my gratitude. You guys have gone above and beyond.”

    -Vijay

  • Cherry Blossom Healing Arts

    “We really appreciate the support this year. We have been working on updating our website. Some of it has been back-end work, which is technical infrastructure that is difficult to see. We have also added new content and new blogs to help with our SEO regarding AI search. We just finished a big update that will make our site more searchable and viewable by the new AI search tools. It will also load much faster and improve our rankings. We have a few plans for the fall as well, but thanks to the support of Woodley Park Main Street, we were able to make massive improvements and updates. Thank you so much again! We really appreciate everything you do.”

    -Elyse

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