FEASIBILITY STUDY

Context

GEORGETOWN

33rd ST NW

1920s View - Aqueduct & Key Bridge

WISCONSIN AVE NW

34th ST NW

35th ST NW

37th ST NW

36th ST NW

GEORGETOWN
UNIVERSITY

C&O CANAL
M STREET NW

WH

ITEH

DG
E

POTOMAC RIVER

URS
T FR
WY
WA
TER

BRI

FRO
N

K EY

T PA

RK

Top of The Exorcist Steps

GW PARKWAY

View from Key Bridge

I-66

GATEWAY PARK

ROOSEVELT
ISLAND

View from Key Bridge Marriot

N LYNN ST

N MOORE ST

N FORT MYER DR

ROSSLYN

LVD
B
N
O
S
L
WI

View of Rosslyn from Aqueduct Ruins

N
O
T
ING

D
V
L
B

I-66
N MEADE ST

ARL

US MARINE
CORPS WAR MEMORIAL

View from Gateway Park

N Fort Myer Dr - Looking North

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N Moore St - Looking North

N Lynn St - Looking North

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DESIGN AND ENGINEERING

Gondola Examples

Gondola Loading Area

View of Gondola Interior

London, UK

Barcelona

View of Tram Interior

Koblenz, Germany

Singapore

Tbilisi, Georgia

South Korea

Turkey

London

Portland Aerial Tram, Oregon

New York City, Roosevelt Island Tram

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TRANSPORTATION
Existing Transportation and Future Transit Plans
SIN
ON
SC
WI

GEORGETOWN

33rd ST NW

34th ST NW

35th ST NW

36th ST NW

37th ST NW

GUTS Bus - Daily

North - 959
South - 959

Metro 2040 Plan

Potential Station

C&O CANAL

W
EN
AV

Capital Bikeshare

M STREET NW

Metro 2040 Plan

Potential Station

Pedestrian and Bike Paths

to Key Bridge

WH

ITEH

DG
E

POTOMAC RIVER

URS
T FR
WY

K EY

BRI

Pedestrians - Daily
North - 1,667
South - 1,692

DC Streetcar
Georgetown to Union Station

Bike - Daily
North - 723
South - 734

GW PARKWAY
Streetlight Auto Trip
Analysis Zones - Daily
North - 2,098
South - 451

GATEWAY PARK
I-66

DC Circulator - Daily
North - 546
South - 546

WILS

VD
L
B
ON

ON
T
ING

Existing
Rail Origin-Destination Data
Travel Between Foggy Bottom
and Courthouse/Rosslyn
North - 1,849
South - 1,792
N LYNN ST

WMATA 38b - Daily

North - 500
South - 500

N MOORE ST

ROSSLYN

DR
R
E
Y
M
T
R
O
F
N

Potential Metro

VD
L
B

L
R
A

GOALS
Provide a seamless transition from Metro to Gondola, both
in regards to wait time, physical connection, transfers and
ticketing.
A Gondola should supoort and complement other
transportation initiatives, existing and planned.
A Gondola should provide a redundancy in the transportation
system as a multi-modal choice for commuters, residents and
tourists.
Other?

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DEVELOPMENT & PLACEMAKING

Plans and Potential Projects

33rd ST NW

34th ST NW

35th ST NW

37th ST NW

36th ST NW

GEORGETOWN

Georgetown U. Library
Metro 2040 Plan
Potential Station

Exxon Redevelopment

Metro 2040 Plan

Potential Station

M STREET NW

WH

ITEH

POTOMAC RIVER

BRI
DG
E

NPS - Boathouse

URS
T FR
WY

DC Streetcar
Georgetown to Union Station

KEY

GW PARKWAY

WISCONSIN AVE NW

C&O CANAL

Key Bridge
Marriot
GATEWAY PARK

Rosslyn Gateway Park

Redesign

I-66

Rosslyn
Gateway

RCA
Potential Metro

ROSSLYN
Existing
New 18th St. Plan
Rosslyn
Sector Plan Area

WILS

N
O
T
G
N
I

N LYNN ST

VD
L
B
ON

N MOORE ST

D
R
E
Y
M
T
R
O
F
N

Central
Place

Rosslyn
Plaza

VD
L
B

L
R
A

Plan Diagram

GOALS
A Gondola should support economic development and be a
complement to planned public and private investment efforts.
The physical design of a Gondola should aim to be an
enhancement of the public realm.
Other?

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THE REGULATORY PROCESS

Jurisdictions

DCA AIR TRAFFIC (AT KEY BRIDGE)

900

HELO TRAFFIC - 500 TO NEAREST OBSTRUCTION

PUBLIC AGENCIES - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, US COAST GUARD,
US AIR FORCE, US SECRET SERVICE, METROPOLITAN POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
NEWS AGENCIES
HELO TRAFFIC CONTROL
FEDERAL AVIATION AUTHORITY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, US
SECRET SERVICE

VIEWSHED - LEGAL JURISDICTION

DC STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE /

585

HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW BOARD

US COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS (CFA)
NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION (NCPC)
OLD GEORGETOWN BOARD
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (MULTIPLE UNITS)

85

Section Diagram

GEORGETOWN

M STREET - DDOT

NATIONAL PARK
SERVICE
NAVIGATIONAL CHANNEL COAST GUARD JURISDICTION
EDD
OT

POTOMAC RIVER

WHITEHURST FREEWAY DDOT

NATIONAL PARK
SERVICE

KEY

BRI

DG

STRUCTURES IN RIVER ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS

DC B
OUN
DAR
Y
VA B
OUN
DAR
Y

RIVER BOTTOM NATIONAL PARK

SERVICE
G.W. PARKWAY
NATIONAL PARK
SERVICE

GATEWAY PARK

I-66 - VA / FHWA

N LYNN ST

N MOORE ST

ROSSLYN

N FORT MYER

DR

LOCAL ROADS ARLINGTON / VDOT

Plan Diagram

Coordination Agencies - Official Review / Approval

Arlington/Virginia

District of Columbia

Federal/Regional

Arlington Transportation Planning

Arlington Transit Bureau
Arlington Community Planning and Housing
Development
Arlington Planning Commission
Arlington Transportation Commission
Arlington County Managers Office
Arlington County Board
VA State Historic Preservation Office
Virginia Department of Transportation

District of Columbia State Historic Preservation

Office
District Department of Consumer and Regulatory
Affairs
District Department of Transportation
District of Columbia Historic Preservation Review
Board
Metropolitan Police Department
DC Office of the Mayor
District of Columbia City Council

National Capital Planning Commission

US Commission of Fine Arts
National Park Service
Federal Aviation Administration
United States Secret Service
US Air Force
US Coast Guard
US Army Corps of Engineers
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
(Metro)
Old Georgetown Board
Federal Department of Homeland Security

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