Great Green Places: U Street

Great Green Places

Video from the National Building Museum

Presenter(s): Barbara Laurie and Jeff Speck
Date Recorded: June 8, 2009
Duration: 00:07:15
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 second installment of Great Green Places architect Barbara Laurie and city planner Jeff Speck take us on a tour of Washington, D.C.'s U Street neighborhood.

Great Green Places: U Street from National Building Museum.

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