“Avenue as a Venue” – One of America’s most famous streets is getting its biggest makeover since 1974

Pennsylvania Avenue NW — a corridor synonymous with the power and prestige of Washington — is overdue for a makeover. While its image evokes the grandeur of presidential inaugural parades, the mile-long stretch between the White House and the Capitol has also hosted everything from Black Lives Matter demonstrations and women’s suffrage protests to BBQ festivals and a Wonder Woman movie set. As the nation emerges from the pandemic, transforming this symbolic boulevard codifies the new role America’s “main streets” can play in bringing people together.

The National Capital Planning Commission, the federal agency in charge of coming up with the biggest overhaul of the route in half a century, has been busy brainstorming ideas and soliciting public input. Their goal is to create a greener and livelier route — one they are calling an “Avenue as a Venue.”

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