CapitalSpace Initiative: Park land and historic districts

From Scott Roberts via the HistoricWashington elist:

You may have heard about the CapitalSpace Initiative, which is a joint venture between the DC Office of Planning, the DC Department of Parks & Recreation, the National Park Service and the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC).

The goals of CapitalSpace are to perform the following (copied from the DCOP website):

• Balance and reconcile intense demand for the parks and clarify appropriate uses

• Enhance the quality of the city’s parks and improve access to them

• Establish a coordinated, connected citywide system of parks

• Provide parks and open space that serve the needs of long-established neighborhoods as well as rapidly changing areas

• Attract scarce resources for wise investments to design, operate, and maintain the city’s parks and open space to the highest standards

There was a public kickoff presentation last Thursday, April 5, 2007. The Powerpoint presentation from the 4/5/2007 session has been posted at the DCOP website.

Why do I mention the CapitalSpace Initiative on the HistoricWashington list?

On page 9 of 30, it indicates that "parks have a concentration of historic and cultural resources -- with 11 parks on the National Register, 26% of parkland is in historic districts and 214 parks/reservations contribute to the L'Enfant Plan National Historic Landmark nomination."