D.C. Cyclists Protest East Potomac Golf Overhaul as 2,500 Back Petition
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Updated · NBC Washington · Jul 19
D.C. Cyclists Protest East Potomac Golf Overhaul as 2,500 Back Petition
3 articles · Updated · NBC Washington · Jul 19
Summary
Dozens of D.C. cyclists and local officials rallied at East Potomac Park on Saturday, urging the Trump administration to halt a plan to remake the site into a championship golf course.
Project renderings obtained by the Washington Post appear to show a much larger course with little or no room for other park uses, fueling fears that one of the city’s rare open public spaces would be squeezed out.
The administration has already said work would begin Sept. 1, after a federal judge in May allowed maintenance to proceed but required proper notice before any major renovation.
Opponents are widening the fight beyond Saturday’s protest: the DC Preservation League has sued to block the project, and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association says its petition has drawn about 2,500 signatures.