This plan presents a vision about the kinds of resource conditions, visitor experiences, and facilities that will best fulfill the purposes of the National Mall in Wash., D.C. The National Mall stretches west from the U.S. Capitol to the Potomac River, and north from the Thomas Jefferson Memorial to Constitution Avenue. Nearly 30,000 Americans and others provided ideas, statements of concern, and helpful comments. The implementation of the approved plan will require an ongoing exchange of ideas, goals, best practices, advice, and concerns. This document is a summary of the Final National Mall Plan / Environ. Impact Statement, which has been approved by National Capital Regional Director. Illus. This is a print on demand report.

Traces the history of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., discussing its plan and structures, and considering how the concept of memorials and memorial space has changed since the nineteenth century.

Cover -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. From Grand Avenue to Public Space: A Brief History of the Mall -- PART I: MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES -- 2. Neglecting the Mall -- 3. Managing the Mall -- PART II: USE AND DEVELOPMENT PRESSURES -- 4. Making Space for the Dream -- 5. The Brawl on the Mall -- 6. Securing the Mall -- PART III: PLANNING AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION -- 7. Whose Mall Is It? -- 8. The Right to the Mall -- 9. Envisioning the Twenty-First-Century Mall -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index