A bridge connecting Riverdale Park Station to the Discovery District is slated to open in early 2018.
The bridge will run from Van Buren Street — which goes past Whole Foods through the center of the development — over the CSX railroad to Lafayette Avenue in the southern end of the University of Maryland research park.
The bridge is designed to accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists as well as cars, although it remains to be seen how bike-friendly it will ultimately be.
The bridge will also be a short bike or walk from the Purple Line stopon River Road in the Discovery District, which means some residents of the townhomes at Riverdale Park Station may use it to connect as well.
It seems the opening is dependent on negotiations between CSX, which owns the air rights over the tracks, and the city. Why this was not handled before construction I do not know. Here's an older post on it.
The bridge has been finished for a while now. Not sure what the hold up is and why it's not open yet.
Posted by: John | March 07, 2018 at 11:08 AM
Today Cafritz/Riverdale Station put up a fence to block the RAITT. This is an outrage! What can be done?
Posted by: Don Milton | March 08, 2018 at 07:06 PM