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Lend Your Ideas To How The C&O Canal In Georgetown Should Be Restored

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June 9, 2017

Planning is underway for how the C&O Canal should be restored in Georgetown in the District of Columbia/NPS

You're invited to add your voice to shape the future of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park in Georgetown in the District of Columbia. The National Park Service and Georgetown Heritage are hosting a hands-on workshop Wednesday, June 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Georgetown Park.

The NPS and Georgetown Heritage, with support from the D.C. Office of Planning and the Georgetown BID, are undertaking a plan/Environmental Assessment, and will work with the public to reimagine, restore, and revitalize a mile-long section of C&O Canal. 

The goals of the plan are to restore the canal and preserve the historic character and cultural significance of the canal, create public spaces for people to relax or get active and enjoy history and nature, make it easier and safer for people to get to and enjoy the popular towpath, address maintenance needs, and look at ways to beautify and enliven the space through Georgetown’s Historic District.

The workshop will focus on the scope of the project and developing exciting concept designs. It will be just one of three workshops over the next year to solicit ideas and feedback as the design takes shape. Following a brief presentation, participants, working in small groups, will have the opportunity to share their thoughts and ask questions. James Corner Field Operations, renowned urban design and landscape architecture firm, has been contracted by Georgetown Heritage to develop designs and will facilitate the workshop.

For more details and to RSVP for the workshop, visit Georgetowncanal.eventbrite.com. RSVPs are encouraged but not required. The event will run from 6 to 8 p.m. June 14, at Georgetown Park, 3276 M Street, NW, in the Canal Overlook room (far east side, next to Dean & Deluca). If you have special needs to be accommodated, contact Carol Truppi at [email protected] or 202-534-1436.

To comment

  • Comment period: June 14-July 14
  • Online: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/Georgetowncanalplan
  • Mail: Superintendent; C&O Canal National Historical Park Headquarters Office; Attention: Georgetown Canal Plan; 1850 Dual Highway, Suite 100; Hagerstown, MD 21740

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