WASHINGTON – The National Park Service is seeking public comment on future plans for the Tidal Basin, famous for its springtime cherry blossoms and the landmarks that sit around it as part of the National Mall and Memorial Parks in Washington, DC.
The input will be used as feedback for the Development Concept Plan and Environmental Assessment, which will guide the long-term management of the Tidal Basin, according to a National Park Service news release. The plan's focus includes transportation, conservation, tree preservation, and protection of natural and cultural resources. It also emphasizes visitor experience, recreation, infrastructure, and security, including preliminary design for a vehicle barrier system around the Jefferson Memorial.
The Tidal Basin was built in the 1800s to help mitigate flooding and flush silt out of the Washington Channel. Today it's the centerpiece of the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation placed the basin on its list of 11 Most Endangered Places, citing overcrowding and daily high tide flooding as key threats.
Several projects are ongoing at the site. The first of two phases to reconstruct the basin's sinking seawall was completed in December. That project aims to prevent frequent flooding and damage to the historic trees and landscape.
The Development Concept Plan and Environmental Assessment can be viewed at parkplanning.nps.gov/tidalbasinDCP. The site also includes a link to provide comments.
Alternatively, comments may be submitted via U.S. mail to:
Tammy Stidham
National Park Service
1100 Ohio Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20242
ATTN: Tidal Basin DCP
Comments must be submitted online or postmarked by March 5.
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