Washington Business Journal: Final plans unveiled for the overhaul of downtown D.C.’s Franklin…
Better days are ahead for Franklin Park.
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DCist: Now D.C. Can Help Rehab The Nearly 7,000 Acres Of National Parks In The City
D.C. contains almost 7,000 acres of land controlled by the National Park Service, and up until now, the federal agency was charged with maintaining all of it, including the majority of the city’s neighborhood parks.
Curbed: New law allows D.C. to better manage federally controlled parks via cooperative partnerships
Plans are in the works to renovate downtown’s Franklin Square Park, and others could eventually follow
Norton Bill to Rehabilitate NPS Parks in D.C. Signed into Law
March 12, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Bill to Rehabilitate NPS Parks in D.C. Signed into Law
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that President Trump today signed into law the…
Norton’s D.C.-NPS Cooperative Management Agreement Bill Passes House, Headed to President for…
Contact: Raven Reeder
February 26, 2019
Norton’s D.C.-NPS Cooperative Management Agreement Bill Passes House, Headed to President for Signature
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced…
Curbed: D.C. could get more say over federal parks in the city under congressional lands package
The District would be able to enter “cooperative management agreements” with the National Park Service
Norton Announces Senate Passage of Bill to Allow D.C. to Work with NPS to Make Improvements to…
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
February 12, 2019
Norton Announces Senate Passage of Bill to Allow D.C. to Work with NPS to Make Improvements to Franklin Park and Other NPS-Owned D.C. Parks
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman…
Norton Announces Senate Lands Package Includes Her Bill to Allow D.C. to Work with NPS to Make…
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
January 10, 2019
Norton Announces Senate Lands Package Includes Her Bill to Allow D.C. to Work with NPS to Make Improvements to Franklin Park
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today…
Washington Business Journal: The newest designs and a revised timeline for the restoration of a…
The yearslong pursuit to revive the second-largest National Park Service-owned square in downtown Washington with a host of amenities and programmed open spaces is nearing an important milestone.