Landscape Architects Unveil Plans To Save The National Mall’s Tidal Basin

Increased car and foot traffic coupled with rising sea levels have driven parts of the Tidal Basin area underwater.

With increased car and foot traffic, the ground underneath the Tidal Basin — home to memorials to Thomas Jefferson, FDR and MLK Jr. — is sinking. As sea levels rise, the walkways flood daily.

(Image credit: Sam Kittner/Tidal Basin Ideas Lab)

With increased car and foot traffic, the ground underneath the Tidal Basin — home to memorials to Thomas Jefferson, FDR and MLK Jr. — is sinking. As sea levels rise, the walkways flood daily.