A major component developed in the AWI Framework Plan is a comprehensive trail system, including bicycle and pedestrian trails along the Anacostia River. This system of trails, if built, would total approximately 48 miles in length. Among the first of the AWI Framework Plan’s revitalization efforts to be funded is a portion of the Riverwalk. This project, named the Anacostia Riverwalk (ARW), does not include the entire Riverwalk length as defined in the AWI, but would be a fundamental building block of the larger trail system.

Key objectives for building the ARW include increasing public use of Anacostia National Park (Park), its natural areas, and recreational facilities, increasing connectivity of the Park to adjacent neighborhoods, and providing multi-modal transportation linkages and alternatives. The trail would offer increased recreational opportunities, off-street bicycle commuting, access to and from the surrounding neighborhoods, and access to public transportation, including bus stops and Metro stations along its proposed path. The ARW would also provide interconnectivity between the Bladensburg Trail in Maryland, the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, Anacostia Park on the east side of the river, Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (RFK) and the Washington Naval Yard on the west side, and several neighborhoods, intersecting bridges, and main roads.

 

Schedule: Project start 2004 Design completion March 2005

 

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