Scott Kratz

August 22, 2025

At the Speed of Trust: Building the 11th Street Bridge Park

Scott Kratz, founding director of Washington, D.C.’s 11th Street Bridge Park and EVP of Building Bridges Across the River, has shown that a bridge can be more than steel and concrete—it can be a platform for equity. Overseeing $100 million in affordable housing, workforce training, and anti-displacement strategies, Kratz stresses that real progress “moves at the speed of trust,” built through resident engagement and transparency.

December 8, 2021

Building A Transformational Physical & Metaphorical Bridge: Scott Kratz on DC’s 11th Street Bridge Park Project

Scott Kratz, Senior Vice President of Building Bridges Across the River, is leading the multi-jurisdictional effort to transform an aged-out freeway bridge into a seven-acre civic space crossing the Anacostia River in Washington, DC.

October 2, 2014

D.C's 11th Street Bridge Park: Transforming Infrastructure into Civic Space

Scott Kratz discusses efforts to turn an aged-out freeway bridge into a three-acre civic space crossing the Anacostia River.

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