*Oxon Hill Bike Club Issues

[Bruce Dwyer]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Hudnall" <info at ohbike.org>
To: "Bruce Dwyer" <ouibike at worldnet.att.net>
Cc: "Paul DeMaio" <paul.demaio at ci.alexandria.va.us>; "Mark Holt"
<MHOLT at crs.loc.gov>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 11:22 AM
Subject: Alexandria Bicycle Committee


> Bruce,
>
> Thanks again for letting me sit in on the Alexandria Bicycle Committee
meeting
> last night. I'm looking forward to working with you and the committee on
common
> goals. Working with the Wilson Bridge Md. Interchange Stakeholder Panel,
the
> National Park Service, the Prince George's  Bicycle Trails Advisory Group,
> Prince George's Public Works, the National Harbor,  several of us in
Maryland
> have been pushing for a network of trails connecting to the new Wilson
Bridge
> on the Maryland side. So far the only things that seem certain are 1) the
trail
> across the deckover on Rosalie Island and up to Oxon Hill Road and 2) the
> planned improvements to Oxon Hill Road that will have bicycle
accommodations
> (wide outside curb lanes and a multi-use path). Less certain is bicycle
access
> into National Harbor and a connection through National Harbor to the
proposed
> Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail through PG County to Fort Foote,
Fort
> Washington, Piscataway Park, and the National Colonial Farm. Even less
likely
> is a direct connection from the bridge to DC (NRL and Bolling), a
connection
> that Virginia bicycle commuters like Maitland would very  much like to
have. I
> think Virginians that could bicycle commute to NRL and Bolling will be
helpful
> in getting the National Park Service to consider a trail connecting the
bridge
> to the existing Oxon Cove Trail that runs through DC Village to
NRL/Bolling. We
> can also use the help of Virginians in convincing the developer of
National
> Harbor that having bicycle access into & through the development will be a
big
> benefit to his development. I'll have a ten minute presentation and
handouts
> for the next meeting giving an overview of the proposed trail network.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim Hudnall
> 301-567-0089
> info at ohbike.org
> http://ohbike.org
>
>
>