Public Invited to Community Meeting on CapitalSpace Draft Plan - Releases

(Washington, DC) The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), the Government of the District of Columbia and the National Park Service have partnered to create CapitalSpace, a park system for the Nation's capital. NCPC released the CapitalSpace draft plan on October 1, 2009 and the 60-day public comment period is now open.

The public is invited to a community meeting to learn about the CapitalSpace draft plan, a joint initiative to improve and unify Washington's park system.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009
5:30-7:30 PM
Martin Luther King Memorial Public Library
901 G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001

Agencies will present ideas and recommendations from the draft plan, including:

Linking the Fort Circle Parks
Improving Public Schoolyards
Enhancing Urban Natural Areas
Improving Playfields
Enhancing Center City Parks
Transforming Small Parks

For additional information, see the CapitalSpace website or the DC Department of Parks and Recreation CapitalSpace site.