Today at 10:30am the new 5.5 acre Yards Park opens. It will contain about 2000 feet of the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail with an emphasis on walk (as biking will not be allowed on this section). This section is just west of the Navy Yard and the plan is to use the Promenade along the waterfront as part of the trail. I've heard that the Navy Yard promised to open the Promenade once there was "something to connect to." Yards Park would qualify as something to connect to. Of course the 11th Street bridge section has been closed for a few months due to work on the new bridge, so maybe that will keep the Promenade closed.
Another missing connection in this area is the boardwalk that will connect Yards Park to Diamond Teague Park.
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