(Washington, DC) The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), the Government of the District of Columbia and the National Park Service have partnered to create CapitalSpace, a park system for the Nation's capital. NCPC released the CapitalSpace draft plan on October 1, 2009 and the 60-day public comment period is now open.

The public is invited to a community meeting to learn about the CapitalSpace draft plan, a joint initiative to improve and unify Washington's park system.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009
5:30-7:30 PM
Martin Luther King Memorial Public Library
901 G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001

Agencies will present ideas and recommendations from the draft plan, including:

• Linking the Fort Circle Parks
• Improving Public Schoolyards
• Enhancing Urban Natural Areas
• Improving Playfields
• Enhancing Center City Parks
• Transforming Small Parks