The Future Of The National Mall

Download or read book The Future of the National Mall written by Forests and Public Lands of the Committee on Natural Resources U. S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands of the Committee on Natural Resources U.S. House of Representatives and published by . This book was released on 2013-07-19 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Mall is really our back yard but it stretches from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial and is the home of the Washington Monument, World War II and Vietnam Memorials, as well as the Smithsonian Museums. It also includes the area from the White House to the Jefferson Memorial, and millions of Americans will visit these historic sites every year, and it is essential that the beauty and dignity of these grounds be protected and preserved for the future. Each year Congress has to consider potential changes and additions to the Mall and deliberate on how each proposal would affect this important resource and its finite capacity. This hearing will provide an opportunity to discuss what we can do better when it comes to the future of our National Mall.