The National Mall Tidal Basin is an extraordinary public space that plays an important role in crafting the collective memory and legacy of United States history. This place is home to iconic landmarks and traditions in the nation’s capital, including memorials to Thomas Jefferson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, George Mason, and Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as the beloved cherry trees.

NCPC developed several resource guides to help applicants better understand the various authorities the Commission uses to review projects related to historic preservation, memorial site selection, certain airport and transit facilities, and more. This blog presents an overview of the resource guide on stormwater management.

At its Thursday, December 3 meeting, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) approved preliminary site development plans, with the exception of proposed changes to the garden’s reflecting pool and inner partition wall, submitted by the Smithsonian Institution to revitalize the Hirshhorn Museum’s Sculpture Garden.

The National Capital Region faces significant transportation challenges, which impact where people live and work, development patterns, environmental conditions, and quality of life. NCPC is launching a new monitoring program to help federal agencies addres these challenges and promote more efficient and sustainable travel to federal destinations.

At its November 5 online meeting, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) approved, with one exception, preliminary and final site and building plans submitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in conjunction with Arlington National Cemetery, for the cemetery’s Southern Expansion project. The project will expand the cemetery to the south by 70 acres and incorporate the U.S. Air Force Memorial into its secure grounds. This south parcel formerly housed the Navy Annex Buildings and their parking lots.

At its November meeting, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) will review its first application for development at the Foreign Missions Center (FMC). The FMC, which is the second foreign mission enclave in the capital after the International Chancery Center, consists of approximately 30-acres of federally-owned land located at the site of the former Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, DC. The Department of State/Office of Foreign Missions (OFM) intends to develop the FMC as individual chancery sites leased to foreign governments.