National Mall Coalition Blog
Find the latest on National Mall matters, including environmental issues, new projects and ideas, and The National Mall Coalition’s involvement with planning for the future of the National Mall.
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Keep Out: No Trespassing on the National Mall
It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day and I can’t go see his memorial.
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Afterlife for the World War II Memorial?
Whatever else you can say about the World War II (WWII) Memorial on the National Mall, it’s surely obvious that its siting, on the filled-in marshland of the Potomac River, was questionable at best.
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A Humble and Unscripted Tribute to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Up until the body of Justice Ginsburg arrived at the Court five days later, thousands and thousands of ordinary Americans came from all over the Washington metropolitan area – and from well beyond – to pay their respects.
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Finance Plan Supports Feasibility of National Mall Underground
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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Webinar on National Mall Flood Resiliency Draws Record Audience for AIA
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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UPDATED: Architecture Month Webinar: Flood Resiliency for the National Mall
On June 3rd, 2020, a webinar with the National Mall Coalition will present a unique approach to resiliency on the National Mall.
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A concerned citizen’s comments on plans to modify the Korean War and Second Division Monuments
Here are the comments I filed on October 29, 2019 via the National Park Service website …
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UPDATED: Coalition’s latest Op-Ed in The Washington Post Tackles Mall Flooding
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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Happy Independence Day!
Founding Father John Adams got our national celebration of Independence Day only half right. Yes, we celebrate with “pomp and parade,” but not on the day he predicted.
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‘Forrest Gump’ returns to the National Mall
Paramount Pictures’ Academy Award-winning “Forrest Gump” marks its 25th anniversary with a free movie screening kicking off Memorial Day weekend on the National Mall.
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