Urban Design And Security Plan
A draft of the much-anticipated Urban Design and Security plan outlines planning techniques to protect national landmarks and government buildings from terror.
"Buffer zones in front of key government buildings would also be increased by eliminating street lanes now used for parking, according to a draft version of the National Capital Planning Commission's Urban Design and Security Plan, a long-awaited federal blueprint for protecting the nation's capital from attack by an explosives-laden vehicle.... The $878 million plan - which would replace the capital's current haphazard system of concrete barriers, street closures, and temporary guardshacks - is part of a nationwide effort to redesign buildings, public facilities, and urban areas to make them more secure following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11."
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