View the National Mall Coalition’s new PDF sharing the history of the Mall and covering the challenges facing the Mall and those in charge of its upkeep and development.
Your Presidency will be remembered for your heroic efforts to protect and promote democracy, and to put America on an irreversible course to combat climate change.
Test your knowledge of the 16th President of the United States and the significance of his memorial on the National Mall in this short quiz.
The Washington Post recently published a front-page story about flooding in Washington DC and the mixed record of DC and federal agencies in addressing the threat.
The National Mall is the Stage for American Democracy. It’s in need of a new plan and vision for the 3rd Century. Learn more by exploring our website to better understand the legacy of the visionary 1791 L’Enfant and 1902 McMillan plans, as well as the challenges we face and innovative ways we can solve them.
On the National Mall we celebrate who we are as Americans, our nation’s founding ideals, and our civic responsibility to understand and champion the principles that sustain our democracy. Yet over the past decade, we’ve increasingly seen the visionary plans that created this iconic space trampled, the public’s use restricted, and hopes for a resilient future denied by inadequate planning. The National Mall Coalition is dedicated to reversing this trend through historical education, programming for the people, and cultivating ideas that will ensure the Mall’s vitality for future generations. We advocate for a new comprehensive plan for the National Mall, the stage for our democracy, in its 3rd century — the 3rd Century Mall.
The National Mall in Washington, DC, is the legacy of two brilliant visionary plans that have stood the test of time: the 1791 L’Enfant Plan and the 1901-1902 McMillan Commission […]
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Who decides what museums or monuments can be built on the National Mall, what public activities are allowed or forbidden? Why does every new project or development plan seem to […]
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The Mall faces serious challenges and needs that require creative and comprehensive solutions: improving resilience; connecting the Mall to the surrounding community; creating new space for future museums and modern mega-events […]
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View the National Mall Coalition’s new PDF sharing the history of the Mall and covering the challenges facing the Mall and those in charge of its upkeep and development.
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Your Presidency will be remembered for your heroic efforts to protect and promote democracy, and to put America on an irreversible course to combat climate change.
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The growth in the popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) suggests yet another function for the National Mall Underground … EV Charging Center
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The earlier Army Corps of Engineers’ positive report showed that the Underground is an effective flooding solution. The new study shows that it can be funded with limited public expense.
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The Coalition’s June 3rd presentation turned out to be “Architecture Month’s biggest event,” according to the sponsor American Institute of Architects …
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In an op-ed published in The Washington Post, the National Mall Coalition describes the existential threat of flooding on the National Mall.
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