The District of Columbia, National Park Service and Georgetown University have agreed to land deals that will boost public access to the Georgetown Waterfront.
Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office said in a release Tuesday that the university will give a parcel of land along the Potomac River that will be integrated into the NPS-run Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.
The university’s land parcel includes an easement by the Capital Crescent Trail. Once the NPS controls the parcel, the easement will be abolished, giving the public full access to the trail, the mayor’s office said…