An unpaved trail connection to Norton Street, NW and a staircase connection to Potomac Avenue, NW were built after 1997 and before 2003. A plaza along River Road, named for Neal Potter, was opened on November 3, 2018. The plaza was first envisioned by architecture students at The Catholic University of America in 2006 and 2007. Their professor, Iris Miller, called the plaza, which features benches, stone sitting walls, a curving pathway, a red metal pergola, bike racks, a repair station, a display with trail information, and a plaque to honor Potter, "a tribute to persistence."