Trust for the National Mall
Tidal Basin Ideas Lab #SaveTheTidalBasin | National Trust for Historic Preservation
National Mall Tidal Basin | National Trust for Historic Preservation
Description: The Tidal Basin Ideas Lab is an urgent call to action. Without prompt and extensive action, this national treasure will be lost.
Adjacent to the National Mall, the Tidal Basin comprises the beloved blossoming cherry trees and monuments to leaders such as Thomas Jefferson and Martin Luther King, Jr. Its beauty is matched by the complexity of its many meanings, as experienced by diverse audiences. Yet, despite its storied place in the national imagination, the Tidal Basin is very much at risk. The instability of the land underneath, daily flooding, and crumbling infrastructure threaten its future.
Flooding is caused by climate risk and by urbanization—in the form of buildings, roads, and parking lots—that prevents the ground from absorbing water.
Sam Kittner
Trust for the National Mall
Tidal Basin Ideas Lab #SaveTheTidalBasin | National Trust for Historic Preservation
National Mall Tidal Basin | National Trust for Historic Preservation