Tag: Mall security
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Slideshow: America’s 3rd Century National Mall
Learn about the National Mall Coalition’s 3rd Century Mall plan that proposes Congress implement innovative projects to update and upgrade the historical Mall with its 19th century landscape to support […]
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Iconic obelisk presents a monumental security issue
Dear Coalition Friends: The front page of today’s Washington Post features a story (see below) about a proposed new security screening facility for visitors to the Washington Monument. It gives an overview of the history, symbolism, […]
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Proliferation of Security on the Mall
Dear Coalition Friends: 1. Tomorrow’s meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission opens at 12:45 p.m. with an informational presentation (no testimony taken) on the new FEMA Floodplain Maps and […]
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Park Police Install Surveillance Cameras in the Washington Monument
Reporter Al Kamen’s “In the Loop” column on page A29 of yesterday’s (Friday, November 7th) Washington Post has an item about Park Police installation of surveillance cameras in the Washington Monument – and Congressional reaction to it:
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
We have received word from the Senate Energy Committee that Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton — boss of the National Park Service (NPS) — has formally stopped any additional work on the visitor center and tunnel at the Washington Monument.
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Planning Commission Approves Monument Security
The federal review agencies have approved a memorial inscription to mark the spot on the Lincoln Memorial steps where Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his “I Have a Dream” speech.
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NPS Environmental Documents for Security at Lincoln and Jefferson are Inadequate
It was difficult pulling together our comments on the Park Service’s Environmental Assessments (EA’s) for Security Improvements at the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials during Thanksgiving, but we did it.
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Hearing Scheduled for Washington Monument Security Improvements
Please send letters, attend, or sign up to testify in defense of the Washington Monument and against obtrusive security plans that could destabilize the monument’s foundation. The National Capital Planning Commission needs to hear from you.
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July 4th Commentaries on Fewer Freedoms on the Mall
“The U.S. Park Police will be watching the Mall through a new network of security cameras that was set up in the last three weeks but announced only Tuesday. Yesterday, two key leaders criticized the Park Police, saying proper guidelines had not been presented for the use of the cameras.
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Important Coalition Updates: J. Carter Brown, National Park Service & Washington’s ‘ugly new look’
The National Coalition UPDATE staff (“Feldman & Feldwoman & Felmanette”) took a 12 day vacation last week and is now home rested and well fed. We wanted to catch everyone up on six important pieces of news:
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