EventsDC recently released concepts for the RFK Stadium-Armory Campus and if these concepts became reality they would make use of, and expand, DC's Anacostia River Trail that currently passes through the campus. The concept would build 3 new bridges and a pair of new paths.
One new path would serve as an alternative to Oklahoma Ave and as a way to access the Park. It would go east from Oklahoma Avenue and C Street NE then turn north eventually reconnecting with Oklahoma at Benning Road. The other new path would run east from the existing path between the ART and Heritage Island to Oklahoma. In addition, new roads would provide bike access to the park and ART.
The three new bridges would provide new options for getting across the river, but in most cases not faster ones. One bridge would connect the south end of Kingman Island (the bigger island) to the west bank ART. Another would connect the south end of Heritage Island to the west bank ART.
And a third would connect the east side of Kingman Island to the east bank ART and the River Terrace neighborhood.
A little bit off topic, but since we looking at RFK think about how much $ was put into subsidies for stadiums for spectator sports. Imagine if a fraction of that had gone to participant sports or other activities that increase health. One stadium would have paid for all the bike lanes and bike share.
Posted by: SJE | January 17, 2017 at 01:03 PM