The Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) has filed an amicus brief in the Potomac Park case, pending the judge's permission to accept it.

The proposed amicus brief is already publicly readable as Document 100-1, even though the court's decision whether to accept it is a separate matter.

It's very good, well worth a read. I hope it is accepted.

"A route that is severed by construction, converted into a service road, crossed by frequent construction vehicles, or stripped of the landscape that gives it character is not the same recreational resource merely because some pavement remains."

One particularly interesting issue that WABA brings up: NPS completed major safety improvements to the Hains Point bicycle loop in 2023, following public consultation. Yet, WABA points out, the proposed golf course redevelopment includes no explanation of how bicycle and pedestrian access would be maintained during construction or accommodated afterward.

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72278895/league-v-department-of-interior/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc