The BID’s transportation head, Will Hansfield, announced the other day that the BID had successfully installed a bike channel on the stairway that connects the canal down to 34th St.
A bike channel is essentially a tiny ramp that bikers can walk their bikes up a staircase. This will improve the connection between the canal and central Georgetown to the waterfront and the Capital Crescent trail. And improving this connection is one of the goals of the BID’s 2028 master plan.
Ultimately a new limited access bridge across the canal west of Wisconsin is the goal. Without such a graded crossing, the only way to get from the Key Bridge and the west end of Georgetown without traversing steps is to go all the way to Wisconsin Ave. The channel is a far cry from a true bridge, but it’s a start.
The Georgetown Metropolitan 