NPS to host meeting on Anacostia Park Plan

They write

The National Park Service (NPS) is initiating a Management Plan/Environmental Assessment (plan/EA) for Anacostia Park and would like your help in charting a course for the future management of the park. You are invited to participate in a public process to determine the potential alternative uses of the park, issues to be addressed, and impacts that need to be analyzed in this process. 

Anacostia Park has numerous opportunities to showcase urban environmental management and civic engagement. In recent years the Anacostia River and adjacent park lands have been the focus of public and governmental attention, resulting in improved access, new recreational facilities, and opportunities to improve lingering environmental issues. We need a framework for the park to help the NPS make decisions about the issues and concerns confronting Anacostia Park, ensure that park resources are preserved, and provide a diversity of quality visitor experiences.

A broad spectrum of visitor use is seen in the areas within Anacostia Park. Recently different uses and recreational opportunities have been enhanced through trail construction and river access. What other developments or opportunities should be provided for visitors to use and experience the park recreational, educational and open space?

The meeting is on the 27th at 5:00pm at the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum.

Comments

[T]

The only thing I can think of telling them is a more bike-friendly connection from the bridge into the park. I vaguely recall needing to slow down very hard to circle back around into the park.

But outside of that, the park is beautiful, trail is nice and it was much easier than I thought to get to from downtown (albeit the area over by Nats stadium right before the bridge isn't super bike-friendly, but that's not them).

Then again, i've only been there 3x for softball games. Still like how it's not crowded and the police seem pretty mellow--the opposite of the Mall.

[john smith]

since the NPS NEVER takes any input unless they already agree with it, this is another waste of time.

in 20122 we were told the rock creek trail fix was imminent...well...ask them whats going on with the project...

the NPS fucked up Pirece Mill...no bicyclists create their own paths in the dirt where NPS should have put pavement. what doesn the NPS do? why, stick to theri stupid design with stakes and ropes and barricades...which will fail OF COURSE.

the NPS is a huge problem in DC...huge.

[Mb]

The bike ped bridge span on the Anacostia River Trail crossing the CSX tracks is now up! Noticed this during the national marathon this morning.

[washcycle]

Thanks, I posted photos here earlier this week.