Report a Comment

This is incredible news for the Anacostia River and the communities that lie along it. The east side of the Anacostia that will be served by segment #9 has only two points of access to the river currently - deep into Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens and next to the playing fields at Kenilworth Park. Otherwise the Pepco plant and the two NPS sites essentially "wall off" the community from the river. This trail will finally allow the communities nearby to enjoy the river as a community amenity.

More generally, this trail will be a game changer because of the thousands of additional people who will be able to Rediscover the Anacostia and learn about its surprising beauty.

That being said, segment 8 is the really cool piece and we need to make sure that gets built too! Imagine accessing Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens and the National Arboretum in the same trip, via a hiker-biker bridge over the Anacostia.

by Brent Bolin on Jun 22, 2012 5:22 pm • link • report

Does this comment violate Greater Greater Washington's comment policy? If so, you can report it using this form and an editor will take a look.

What is the major reason you believe the comment violates the policy?
Comment is spam.
Comment attacks other individuals personally.
Comment criticizes the level of knowledge of another commenter or contributor.
Comment discourages others from posting their ideas.
Commenter is impersonating someone else.
Comment uses profanity or abusive language.
Comment advocates violent acts or harm to another.
Comment was posted in multiple areas of the site.
Comment is arguing about the comment policy.
Other:

Your name:
Your email:

Administrator page • spam