Tag: mall plan
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Slideshow: ‘National Mall: Stage For Democracy’ Exhibit at Reagan National Airport
This slideshow provides a virtual tour of the exhibit, “The National Mall: Stage For Democracy,” which is on display at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from January 10th to February 28th, […]
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Presidential inaugurations and the state of the National Mall
By Lisa Benton-Short On Jan. 20, Americans focused their attention on Washington, D.C., as the presidential inauguration ceremony took place on the National Mall, a place that urban scholars, geographers and […]
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National Park Service Announces Re-start of the Public consultation Process for its National Mall Plan
Dear Coalition Friends: The National Park Service has announced the re-start of the public consultation process for its National Mall Plan after a 10-month hiatus. See the announcement of meetings […]
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CBS News Sunday Morning Highlights Mall’s Decrepit State
Dear Coalition Friends: CBS News Sunday Morning seems to have created quite a stir when it aired “Gone to Seed,” on June 29th, about the decrepit condition of the National […]
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‘The Future of the National Mall’ hearing coverage
Dear Coalition Friends: The Washington Post reports on yesterday’s hearing on The Future of the National Mall by the House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National Parks. See below. You […]
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The Future of the National Mall
On Tuesday, May 20th, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold an oversight hearing on “The Future of the National Mall.” The hearing starts at 10:00 […]
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Designing the Nation’s Capital: the 1901 Plan for Washington, DC
Dear Coalition Friends: Recent symposia, lectures, and books are focusing much needed attention on past and future planning for the city of Washington and the National Mall at its heart. […]
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National Capital Planning Commission Announces Initiative to Beautify the Mall
Yesterday, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) announced a planning initiative to improve federal land in areas around the Mall, to make them more appealing as future monument and museum sites.
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Letter to the Washington Times, “A growing, lively Mall”
As the dialogue begins about the Mall’s future, we will make every attempt to clarify our ideas for 1. Enhancing the existing Mall with visitor amenities, activities, and transportation, and 2. Expanding the Mall with new public open space, museum and memorial sites, and recreational and cultural activities, especially along the Potomac waterfront.
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Public Forum: The Next 100 Years An Initiative for a Mall Conservancy
We are pleased to invite you, and all others who wish to play a part in the planning future for the National Mall, to our open public forum on January 28th. We hope to see you there.
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