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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Infrastructure Upgrades can be a Turning Point for the National Mall
The Coalition submitted testimony supporting this simpler plan to revitalize and upgrade the Castle and Arts & Industries Building.
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The Capitol Fence Comes Down
Over the weekend, the fence erected around the U.S. Capitol following the January 6th riot was removed.
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A Tribute to Charles I. Cassell (1924 – 2021)
All of us with the National Mall Coalition are deeply saddened to learn that Charles Cassell passed away May 17th.
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The U.S. Capitol and National Mall in the Shadow of Security
Two of the most enduring images of Biden’s Inauguration were of the Capitol Building in the shadow of an unprecedented level of security and a National Mall without a cheering crowd.
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The National Mall Has Gone Dark: What Happened to Thoughtful Discourse in America?
As I write this, the entire National Mall is scheduled to be closed down for the inauguration.
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Who is in Charge of National Mall Security?
There are at least eight government agencies with jurisdiction over the Mall’s museums, monuments, public buildings, and open space.
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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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