D.C. wins $25M for path connecting Fort Lincoln to Anacostia Trail
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D.C. is getting a new 1.8-mile trail connecting Fort Lincoln to the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, made possible by a $25 million federal grant.
Why it matters: The idea for a trail in the Northeast neighborhood has been floated for at least a decade, and the area is only getting more popular (there's the Costco, townhouses, and Woodridge to the north).
Driving the news: The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the winners of its latest round of infrastructure funding grants on Wednesday morning. A total of $1.8 billion was awarded for 148 projects nationwide.
- The D.C. investment includes the new multi-modal trail, a new pedestrian bridge, and the rehabilitation of the New York Avenue NE bridge that crosses into Maryland.
- Construction is expected to start in January 2026.
What they're saying: "These are community [projects]," said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. "Many of them are longstanding dreams that would've happened except that they lacked federal support."
Flashback: Neighborhood leaders voiced support for a connector trail in January 2015.
Zoom in: The new trail's approximate starting point will be at Bladensburg Road and Eastern Avenue NE and run around the Dakota Crossing shopping center.
- It will hook up to the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, which has grown over the years to a 20-mile path from Bladensburg, Maryland, to Navy Yard in D.C.
Zoom out: Over 1,000 project applications were received by the Biden administration's RAISE program. "There is more demand than we can meet," Buttigieg said.
- About 22% of the winning projects involved bike paths.