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Great Green Places: Barracks Row
Series: Great Green Places
Presented By: Uwe Brandes
Date Recorded: August 26, 2009
Duration: 00:07:05
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.
