Comments on TIGER grant funds Anacostia trail extension - Greater Greater Washington

Comment by info81

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:04:14 EDT

I just hope they built it wide enough to have two lanes on each side. One for cyclists and one for walkers/runners. They trail will be very busy. Congratulations to everyone who got it done!

Comment by John

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:37:38 EDT

I'm lovin it! Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make this dream a reality.

Comment by Brent Bolin

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:22:14 EDT

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.

Comment by Gavin

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:48:01 EDT

Sounds like a great connection to the trail system. Hopefully this will help more people get to Kenilworth, which is a great park, and later connect to the Arboretum.

Together with the stormwater project, this is another good step in the direction of a more lively Anacostia and waterfront.

Comment by BeyondDC

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:58:53 EDT

Blue is still unfunded.

Comment by Alex B.

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:36:27 EDT

Tom,

The solid lines exist now, the dashed lines are in planning but do not exist at this time.

Comment by Tom A.

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:25:29 EDT

what about the blue dotted sections? Are these already built? I don't there is a bridge across the river from the Arboretum, but I home there will be someday!

I noticed that a lot of the number 9 "trail" is along surface streets, which is much less than exciting that the blue trail along and across the river! Imagine walking or biking from the arboretum to the aquatic gardens... that would be amazing!

Comment by Jim T

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:19:49 EDT

This is huge! Good work to DDOT and M-NCPPC.