Great Green Places: Barracks Row

Great Green Places

Video from the National Building Museum

Presenter(s): Uwe Brandes
Date Recorded: August 26, 2009
Duration: 00:07:05
Sponsored by: Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Government of the District of Columbia, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development

Everyone can name great public places, such as parks, squares, and outdoor markets found in cities across the country. But what makes these places work? Why do people seek them out and congregate there in large groups? And what makes some of public spaces “greener?" In an effort to provide a “decoder ring” to reveal what makes these places so successful, the National Building Museum presents a series of mini-documentaries that identify the specific elements that help make Great Green Places.

In the fourth installment of Great Green Places, Urban Land Institute's Uwe Brandes takes you on a tour of Washington, D.C.'s Barracks Row neighborhood to explore how streetscape plays a critical role in making a neighborhood greener.

Great Green Places: Barracks Row from National Building Museum.

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