Woman walking on paved portion of MBT Trail in between park benches

Image of a sign that reads Fort Totten, located at the Fort Totten Metro Station

Image of the outside of Catholic University Athletic Center taken from across the street

Image of bikes located at the bike rack under the underpass at the Fort Totten Metro Station

Image of the bikes from the Capital Bikeshare docked at the Fort Totten Metro Station

Image of the red line track at the Fort Totten Station, taken from the wooded area adjacent to the Fort Totten Metro Station

Image of the green space surrounding Fort Totten, taken from the sidewalk on approach to Fort Totten Metro Station

Image of the sign located on the campus of The Catholic University. Sign reads ‘The Catholic University of America. Raymond A DuFour Athletic Center

Image of an artist rending of MBT which shows 2 people walking and one person riding a bike on a paved path next to wall with green foliage embedded

Artist rending of people walking near MBT. In the background is a wall with embedded foliage.

Image of Aerial Photo of Fort Totten Metro Station with commercial trains on both northbound and southbound tracks. Image also features a portion of the Metropolitan Branch Trail located around the outer edge of the Fort Totten Metro Station.

PROJECT BACKGROUND

Welcome to the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) Fort Totten website. Here is where you will find important information about the project. The MBT extension between John McCormack Drive NE and 1st Place NE is the next major milestone toward the completion of the planned eight-mile trail between Silver Spring, Maryland and Union Station (District of Columbia). This portion of the trail will facilitate local access between the Fort Totten Metro, Catholic University and the surrounding community. Anticipated project start is August 2018 and anticipated project completion is January 2020, weather permitting.

For more comprehensive information about the Metropolitan Branch Trail, please visit metbranchtrail.com or parkplanning.nps.gov.