News Release

Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway public comment period extended until May 17

Date: April 29, 2025
Contact: Autumn Cook, 771-215-6954

WASHINGTON — The National Park Service (NPS) is extending the public comment period for the development of the Multimodal Safety and Operational Improvements Plan and Environmental Assessment for Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway (RCPP). With the addition of 15 days, the comment period will be open through May 17, 2025. 
 
The plan will address traffic patterns and infrastructure needs along the roadway from the intersection of RCPP at Shoreham and Beach Drives NW to the intersection of Ohio Drive SW and Independence Avenue and 23rd Street SW.  
 
The NPS is committed to ensuring a safe, smooth experience for all road users and will develop a plan that focuses on: 

• Improving safety. 
• Minimizing vehicle congestion. 
• Increasing pedestrian and bicycle access and safety. 
• Extending the useful life of roads and trails along RCPP in a way that respects the corridor’s historic and scenic character. 

 The plan will also examine changes such as: 

• Ending reversible lanes. 
• Improving safety and operations at four locations affected by ending reversible lanes. 
• Widening the Rock Creek Multi-Use Trail between P Street NW and Virginia Avenue NW and installing a roadway barrier to improve safety along this corridor. 

Find more information and submit comments 

The NPS values community input in shaping this project. You are encouraged to watch the recording of the recent public scoping meeting and review presentation documents.  

To submit written comments, visit https://parkplanning.nps.gov/RockCreekParkway or send mail to: 

Superintendent 
Rock Creek Park 
Attn: RCPP Multimodal 
3545 Williamsburg Lane NW 
Washington, DC 20008 

Please make sure mailed comments are postmarked by May 17, 2025. Note that all submissions, including personal details, may be publicly accessible. While requests for confidentiality will be considered, full privacy cannot be guaranteed. 

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