Enrich your American Experience in Washington, D.C.—Help Us Plan for the Future of the National Mall
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
National Mall & Memorial ParksWashington, D.C.
The National Mall Newsletter 1 Fall 2006
WelcomeWelcome to your National Mall! The National Mall is whereAmerica and the world come to reflect, honor, celebrate, andrecreate. Each year an estimated 25 million visitors come toWashington, D.C., to see where history has been made andcontinues to be made everyday.
The National Park Service is proud to be the steward of manyof the historically significant sites around the National Malland along Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Park in theheart of our nation's capital. These areas have tremendousmeaning to all U.S. citizens, as well as international visitors,regardless of whether they have visited these sites in person,or only seen them in photographs or on television. As thenation's capital, this is the place where monuments andmemorials pay tribute not only to the courage, wisdom, andforesight of great American leaders, but also to the ordinarymen and women who worked and sacrificed for extraordinaryachievements.
Our goal is to enrich and improve the setting for our monuments and memorials so that theNational Mall and Pennsylvania Avenue can be as beautiful as you expect them to be and so thatboth of these places can be used and enjoyed into the future. To accomplish this, the National ParkService is developing a plan that will define a long-term vision for how these areas will be used andmanaged. We need the help of all Americans to protect and improve the qualities that make thesetreasures so important to us as a nation. To help you identify what is on your National Malland Pennsylvania Avenue, you will find a small poster inside this newsletter highlighting some areasthat will be addressed in this planning effort. You will see these graphic images used throughout theplanning process and on the website.
We Need Your Help
We need your help because these great public spaces in our nation's capital belong to all Americans.What do these places mean to you? How do they represent the values, history, and culture of ournation? What is important to you about taking care of these places for the future? Our nation's his-tory is celebrated and recorded here. You need to be part of this continuing story, to join with theNational Park Service in taking care of the treasures of our national heritage. We can't do it withoutyour help.
What You Can Do
First, learn about what needs to be done. This newsletter kicks off the public dialogue for develop-ing a National Mall plan. For more information about the project visit our planning website at<www.nps.gov/nationalmallplan>. On the project website you will find additional information aboutthe history of development in the area, the condition of current landscaping and site furnishings,what visitor facilities the National Park Service provides, and challenges to maintaining these places.Many facilities have outlived their useful life, or they may have been designed for far fewer users.On the website you can also look at more photos illustrating what the National Mall andPennsylvania Avenue look like today.
Over the course of the next few weeks we want to hear from you about your expectations for theseareas. I encourage you to provide your comments to us online at <www.nps.gov/nationalmallplan>since it will save you time and make it easier for us to make sure that your input is included in theplan.
Other ways to participate include pointing out what you feel maybe obstacles or threats to the enjoyment and use of these publicspaces, volunteering to help with a specific planning component, orattending a symposium on November 15 at the Naval HeritageCenter.
Thank you for making a commitment to this effort and helping usplan for the future of the National Mall and Pennsylvania AvenueNational Historic Park. I look forward to reading your comments,and we will make every effort to ensure that the plan addressesyour concerns and incorporates as many of your ideas as possible.
Sincerely,
Vikki KeysSuperintendent, National Mall & Memorial Parks
National Mall & Memorial Parks 1
Lincoln Memorial
World War II Memorial
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Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Washington Monument
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Korean War Veterans Memorial
George Mason Memorial
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Where are the National Mall and Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Park?
THE NATIONAL MALL
The National Mall stretches from thegrounds of the United States Capitol westto the Potomac River, and from theJefferson Memorial north to ConstitutionAvenue. It is home to the great symbols ofour country—national icons such as theWashington Monument, the LincolnMemorial, and the Jefferson Memorial. Italso includes the Vietnam Veterans,Korean War Veterans, and World War IImemorials, as well as lesser known memo-rials to American heroes, such as the 56signers of the Declaration of Indepen-dence, George Mason, and John PaulJones. The National Mall also boasts beau-tiful open spaces such as the Tidal Basin,where the blossoming of thousands ofcherry trees heralds spring.
The museums and facilities of the National
Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian Insti-
tution, as well as the U. S. Department of
Agriculture, line the eastern end of the
National Mall. They are commonly referred
to as being on the National Mall. However,
they are not managed by the National Park
Service; therefore, they will not be addressed
by this plan.
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NATIONAL
HISTORIC PARK
Pennsylvania Avenue is America's grandceremonial avenue, designed to connectthe United States Capitol and the WhiteHouse. America's history has marched,paraded, promenaded, and protested itsway up and down the avenue, and thenation celebrates the election of a presi-dent every four years with the InauguralParade. Pennsylvania Avenue is truly morethan just another city street, rather it is theplace where the nation comes to com-memorate its tragedies and triumphs.
Protecting the National Mall
In 2003 Congress wanted to protect thegreat public spaces of Washington, D.C.,from being overbuilt, so they amended theCommemorative Works Act , which pro-vides standards for the placement of com-memorative works on certain federal landsin the District of Columbia and its envi-rons. The amended act designates theReserve area, which includes the NationalMall and the White House. Congress stat-ed that this area is a "substantially com-pleted work of civic art" and that "nocommemorative work or visitor centershall be located within the Reserve."
What is a commemorative work? The actdefines it as "any statue, monument,sculpture, memorial, plaque, inscription,or other structure or landscape feature,including a garden or memorial grove,designed to perpetuate in a permanentmanner the memory of an individual,group, event or other significant elementof American history."
Memorials and facilities that Congress hadalready authorized for placement on theNational Mall before the Reserve was des-ignated include the
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center• Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial• National Museum of African
American History and Culture
Authorization for a fourth memorial onthe National Mall, the Black Revolution-ary War Patriots Memorial, has expired.
The land adjacent to the Reserve, which is called Area I, can accommodate futurememorials, including the planned DwightDavid Eisenhower Memorial. In addition,the National Capital Planning Commis-sion has identified more than 100 sitesthroughout the city where future muse-ums and memorials can be located (see the Memorials and Museums Master
Plan, available at <http://www.ncpc.gov/publications_press/2m/2Mmp.html>).
Top: Fourth of July celebration on the National Mall.
Middle: Thomas Jefferson Memorial.
Bottom: Visitors at the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
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THE NATIONAL MALL STUDY AREA
At the heart of the National Park Service's planning process is defining the valuesthat contribute to an area's national significance. The following statements are thefirst efforts to define these important places, and we welcome your comments.
THE NATIONAL MALL
• The National Mall is the home to the enduring symbols of our country. It provides aninspiring setting for memorials, the backdrop for the legislative and executivebranches of our government, as well as a visual connection between the branchesof government, represented by the United States Capitol and the White House.The National Mall's monuments, memorials, statues, and other commemorativeworks honor important personages, historical events, and the ideals of democracy.
• The National Mall is the heart of our nation's capital and has endured since the city's
original design by Pierre L'Enfant over 200 years ago. The form and character ofour planned national capital still reflect the historic L'Enfant and McMillan plans.
• The National Mall is an inclusive and open environment where we celebrate our
national identity and important events. The National Mall is the primary locationfor political demonstrations, First Amendment activities, rallies, parades, andnumerous festivals. Visitors of every race, nationality, and faith come to theNational Mall to celebrate, commemorate, demonstrate, or just have fun.
• The National Mall is a preeminent national landscape, and its history and appear-
ance have been enriched by gifts to the United States from other countries. Varioustrees and gardens symbolize cultural and diplomatic exchanges and gifts fromother nations—such as the cherry trees, pagoda, and lantern from Japan, and theGerman-American Friendship Garden.
• The National Mall is the center of our nation's cultural heritage. The National Mallis surrounded by many of the country's most significant educational and culturalinstitutions, including the national museums of the Smithsonian Institution andthe National Gallery of Art, along with the nearby National Archives, the U.S.Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK
• Pennsylvania Avenue provides a national ceremonial avenue designed to physically con-
nect the legislative and executive branches of government. Integral to Pierre L'Enfant'splan for Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania Avenue offers vistas of the United SatesCapitol, and it is the address for the White House, which is just to the west of thenational historic park.
• Pennsylvania Avenue is the centerpiece of a national historic district. As America'smain street, Pennsylvania Avenue is nationally and internationally recognized as thelocation for presidential inaugural parades, state funerals, and national celebrations.It is home to national monuments, memorials, historic sites, and parks. Space is avail-able for commemorating nationally significant people and events in the future.
• Pennsylvania Avenue recalls the importance of the 13 original colonies. The name forthe avenue underscores the importance of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to thecreation of our nation.
How is the National Mall used?The National Mall symbolizes our nation and our freedoms—its appearance shouldreflect its value. An estimated 25 million people use the National Mall each year, morevisitors than come to Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Grand Canyon national parks com-bined. That adds up to a lot of wear and tear, and balancing all types of activities with-in the limited area of the National Mall presents enormous challenges. That is why ourplanning effort is so important.
The National Mall must function efficiently and flexibly at many levels—as the highlysymbolic visual setting for our government; as part of the city's circulation and trans-portation network; as the location of the nation's primary memorials and museums;and as the stage for national, regional, and local events and activities. The demands onthe National Mall are constant and wide-ranging.
Each year there are over 3,000 applications for public gathering permits, resulting inmore than 14,000 event-days. These events include
• public demonstrations in connection with First Amendment rights• annual celebrations, such as the National Cherry Blossom Festival, Veterans Day,
Memorial Day, presidential memorial birthday celebrations, the Folklife Festival,Black Family Reunion, and the Fourth of July
• regularly scheduled concerts and cultural programs• hundreds of events such as solar technology displays, book fairs, public employee
recognition events, the laying of commemorative wreaths, re-enlistment cere-monies, weddings, or school group musical performances, as well as one-timeevents, such as a state funeral or home building for Hurricane Katrina victims
• annual marathons and races benefiting various causes, and hundreds of recreationalleague team sports
What are the effects of this use?The wear and tear of concentrated activity affects the landscape and visitor facilities.Facilities can be overwhelmed with use. Vegetation cannot easily recover, lawns may beworn to the ground and soils heavily compacted, adversely affecting root systems andthe vigor of trees and lawns. Areas adjacent to sidewalks may be damaged as use spillsoff walks, as runners and others choose a more direct route, or because the width ofwalks is inadequate for current levels of use. The combined effects generate heartfeltcomplaints by visitors about the appearance of the National Mall. Planning will need to address visitor use and needs, while improving landscape health and appearance.
Photo 1: Program at the World War II Memorial.
Photo 2: Large event at the Washington Monument.
Photo 3: Overhead Mall view showing worn turf.
Photo 4: Visitors during the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
Photo 5: Obliterated grass from use spilling off walkways.
Photo 6: Summer visitors at the Reflecting Pool.
Photo 7: Trampled root systems of cherry trees.
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M ap Number 869 / 86501 BJ une 24, 2003
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Prepared by:National Park Service
National Capital R egionOffice of Lands, R esources, and Planning
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RESERVE AND COMMEMORATIVE AREAS
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Symposium on the National Mall and Pennsylvania Avenue
National Historic Park
You are invited on
Wednesday, November 15, 2006,
to the Naval Heritage Center
at the U. S. Navy Memorial
to join in a national discussion
on the future use and management of
the National Mall and Pennsylvania Avenue
National Historic Park.
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Please reserve the date!
Location: 701 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
The event is free; however, seating is limited.
For more information see the website. Please indicate your interest in attending online at
www.nps.gov/nationalmallplan
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNATIONAL PARK SERVICE
THE NATIONAL MALL & MEMORIAL PARKSSusan Spain
900 Ohio Drive S.W.Washington, D.C. 20024
OFFICIAL BUSINESSPENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE $300
FIRST-CLASS MAILPOSTAGE & FEES PAID
NATIONAL PARK SERVICEPERMIT NO. G-83
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
The National Mall & Memorial ParksWashington, D.C.
SuperintendentVikki Keys
Project Contact information:Susan SpainNational Mall Comprehensive Management PlanNational Mall & Memorial Parks900 Ohio Drive S.W.Washington, D.C. 20024-2000
Phone / Fax / Internet / E-mail202-245-4706FAX 202-426-9309www.nps.gov/[email protected]
This is just the beginning...
Please let us knowwhat you think aboutthe National Mall andPennsylvania AvenueNational Historic Park,and what you wouldlike to see done toenrich your experi-ences when you visitthese places. Yourcomments will help usas we develop a rangeof alternatives for you to consider in the
future. You will find more information at<www.nps.gov/nationalmallplan> about how toprovide comments. Here are a few things we wouldlike you to think about:
• What is most important to you about the NationalMall and about Pennsylvania Avenue NationalHistoric Park?
• What, if any, improvements to the appearance ofthe National Mall are needed?
• What types and amount of facilities do visitorsneed?
• What should visitor facilities and sidewalk furnish-ings look like, or what character should they have?
• What programs, activities, and educational oppor-tunities do you want on the National Mall or inPennsylvania Avenue National Historic Park?
• What kinds of information would help you getaround more easily?
Thank you!
Statue at U.S. Navy Memorial
NPS D-20
If you would like to comment in writing,please mail your comments to
Mary McVeighNational Park ServiceDenver Service Center12795 W. Alameda ParkwayDenver, CO 80225-0287