The Edgewood Civic Association

The Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) is a proposed 8-mile multi-use trail that will run from Silver Spring in Maryland to Union Station in the District of Columbia. It will connect to the Capital Crescent Trail, the Anacostia Tributaries Trail System and the National Mall, and will be part of the East Coast Greenway. The MBT will be an important recreation and transportation route and will provide direct access to seven of Metro’s Red Line stations.

In 2005, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) developed the concept plan for the 7 miles of the trail within District boundaries. Currently, sections of the trail along 2nd Street, NE, at the New York Ave. Metro Station, and along John McCormack Road have been built. The section from New York Ave. to Franklin Street is scheduled to be completed by summer of 2009.

For more information about the MBT, please visit the website www.metbranchtrail.com or call the DDOT project manager at (202) 671-2638.