Kennedy Center Pedestrian/Bicycle Trail Access and Safety Improvements, and Rehabilitation of Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway (Route 16)

Kennedy Center Pedestrian/Bicycle Trail Access and Safety Improvements, and Rehabilitation of Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway (Route 16)

Kennedy Center Pedestrian/Bicycle Trail Access and Safety Improvements, and Rehabilitation of Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway (Route 16) Project Narrative Preliminary / Final Review Prepared for: National Capital Planning Commission Prepared by: Stantec Consulting March 1, 2019 KENNEDY CENTER PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE TRAIL ACCESS AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, AND REHABILITATION OF ROCK CREEK AND POTOMAC PARKWAY (ROUTE 16) Table of Contents 1.0 Project Overview ............................................................................................. 1.1 1.1 Description of Agency/Mission........................................................................... 1.2 1.2 Description of the Proposed Development and Alternatives .............................. 1.2 1.3 Master Plan Alignment .................................................................................... 1.12 1.4 Schedule ......................................................................................................... 1.16 1.5 Project Cost Estimate ...................................................................................... 1.17 2.0 Outreach and Coordination .......................................................................... 2.18 2.1 Public Engagement ......................................................................................... 2.18 2.1.1 Preliminary Design Charrette .......................................................... 2.18 2.1.2 Advisory Neighborhood Council 2A Meeting ................................... 2.19 2.2 Coordination with Federal, State, and Local Jurisdictions ............................... 2.19 3.0 Project Information and Drawings ............................................................... 3.20 3.1 Site Plan .......................................................................................................... 3.20 3.2 Photographs .................................................................................................... 3.21 3.3 Historic Preservation ....................................................................................... 3.25 3.4 Natural Resources ........................................................................................... 3.25 3.5 Flooding ........................................................................................................... 3.26 3.6 Stormwater Management ................................................................................ 3.26 4.0 References ....................................................................................................... 4.1 List of Tables Table 1 - Schedule .................................................................................................................1.16 Table 2 – Preliminary Cost Estimate ......................................................................................1.17 List of Figures Figure 1 - Project Area .............................................................................................................1.1 Figure 2 - Old Constitution Ave NW turn-around (Existing) ......................................................1.4 Figure 3 - Old Constitution Ave NW turn-around (Proposed) ....................................................1.4 Figure 4 - Existing Intersection of Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway at .....................................1.5 Figure 5 - Proposed Intersection of Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway at ..................................1.5 Figure 6 - Proposed Plan of Old Constitution Ave NW turn-around (the Belvedere) ................. 1.6 Figure 7 - Looking south at the Teddy Roosevelt Memorial Bridge abutment (Existing) ........... 1.6 Figure 8 – Proposed Tunnel (Alignment 2 / Rectangular portal -- Preferred), looking south..........................................................................................................................1.7 Figure 9 - Looking north at the Teddy Roosevelt Memorial Bridge abutment (Existing) ............ 1.8 Figure 10 – Proposed tunnel (Alignment 2 / Rectangular portal -- Preferred), looking north ..........................................................................................................................1.8 Figure 11 – Proposed Plan of Bicycle/Pedestrian Tunnel through Teddy Roosevelt Memorial Bridge ........................................................................................................1.9 2 KENNEDY CENTER PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE TRAIL ACCESS AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, AND REHABILITATION OF ROCK CREEK AND POTOMAC PARKWAY (ROUTE 16) Figure 12 – North Elevation of Bicycle/Pedestrian Tunnel through Teddy Roosevelt Memorial Bridge ........................................................................................................1.9 Figure 12 - Inside Teddy Roosevelt Memorial Bridge abutment, looking north ....................... 1.10 Figure 13 - Inside Teddy Roosevelt Memorial Bridge abutment, looking southwest toward location of proposed tunnel portal between the counterforts ......................... 1.10 Figure 14 - Kennedy Center Waterfront (Existing) ..................................................................1.11 Figure 15 - Kennedy Center Waterfront (Proposed) ...............................................................1.11 Figure 16 - Pedestrian/Bicycle Circulation Map .....................................................................1.13 Figure 17 - Perspective view of Kennedy Center Expansion Project involving bicycle- pedestrian bridge over Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway to trail [10] ....................... 1.14 Figure 18 - Ultimate Condition - Pedestrian and Bicycle Circulation between Rock Creek Park Multi-Use Trail and the Kennedy Center [10] ................................................... 1.14 Figure 19 - Preparing for field walk held on March 27th, 2017 ................................................. 2.18 Figure 20 - Design charrette meeting held on March 27th, 2017 ............................................ 2.18 Figure 21 - Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway NW and Virginia Ave NW ............................. 3.21 Figure 22 - Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway NW and F Street NW .................................... 3.21 Figure 23 - Kennedy Center Waterfront, looking south (Existing) ........................................... 3.22 Figure 24 - Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, looking south (existing) ................................ 3.23 Figure 25 - Pedestrian sidewalk (8-ft wide) adjacent to Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, under Teddy Roosevelt Memorial Bridge (existing) .................................. 3.23 Figure 26 - Rock Creek Park Multi-Use Trail, adjacent to Parkway Drive NW, along Volleyball Courts, looking south (existing) ................................................................3.24 Figure 27 - Rock Creek Park Multi-Use Trail, adjacent to Ohio Drive SW, looking north (existing) ..................................................................................................................3.24 Figure 28 – The river steps at Georgetown Waterfront Park, with the Kennedy Center in the background, are located just to the north of the project area. Source: https://georgetownwaterfrontpark.org.......................................................................3.25 List of Appendices – Site Plans ......................................................................................A.1 – Stormwater Management Concept Report .................................B.2 – Tree Replacement Memo .............................................................C.3 – Wayfinding Signage .....................................................................D.4 ii KENNEDY CENTER PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE TRAIL ACCESS AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, AND REHABILITATION OF ROCK CREEK AND POTOMAC PARKWAY (ROUTE 16) Project Overview March 1, 2019 1.0 Project Overview The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration—Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division, is planning to implement shared-use trail, roadway, and site improvements, including a pedestrian tunnel, roadway resurfacing, median repairs, lighting, signal reconstruction, signing and marking, ADA and crosswalk upgrades, landscaping, wayfinding signage, amenities, and other improvements on NPS lands along Rock Creek Park Multi-Use trail, the Potomac River waterfront, and Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway NW from Virginia Ave NW to the Old Constitution Ave NW turn- around (the Belvedere) and along Ohio Drive SW from the Ericsson Memorial to the Tidal Basin Inlet Bridge. The purpose of the project is to improve pedestrian and Figure 1 - Project Area bicycle safety, access, and connectivity to and from the Kennedy Center from surrounding destinations such as Georgetown, Foggy-Bottom metro, National Mall and Memorials, and the Teddy Roosevelt Memorial Bridge to Arlington, VA. A significant body of work has been prepared previously studying the opportunities and challenges associated with providing pedestrian and bicycle access to the Kennedy Center. Please refer to the references listed at the end of this report for more information. 1.1 KENNEDY CENTER PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE TRAIL ACCESS AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, AND REHABILITATION OF ROCK CREEK AND POTOMAC PARKWAY (ROUTE 16) Project Overview March 1, 2019 1.1 Description of Agency/Mission The National Park Service (NPS) is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Interior. The NPS manages the parks of the National Park System. The NPS also helps administer dozens of affiliated sites, the National Register of Historic Places, National Heritage Areas, National Wild and

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