{"id":160799,"date":"2026-04-08T21:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/160799\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T21:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:07:08","slug":"proposed-redesign-would-reshape-dcs-pennsylvania-avenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/160799\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposed redesign would reshape DCs Pennsylvania Avenue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/svrsf7d5v7y5ter6.jpg\" alt=\"Pennsylvania Avenue makeover could remove Freedom Plaza\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">WASHINGTON &#8211; New renderings reveal a sweeping proposal to transform Pennsylvania Avenue, including changes to Freedom Plaza, bike lanes and public spaces. The plan aims to create a grand, European-style boulevard as part of broader efforts to reshape Washington, D.C.\u2019s iconic landmarks.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTTG\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">The Trump administration is considering changes that could include removing Freedom Plaza, relocating bike lanes and creating a tree- and flag-lined boulevard. It&#8217;s part of a series of proposed changes to prominent locations in Washington.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Renderings from the National Capital Planning Commission show a redesigned Pennsylvania Avenue.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">The plan restores the avenue\u2019s original route through what is now Freedom Plaza, creating two smaller triangular parks for public use.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Bike lanes would be moved to the sides of the roadway instead of the center.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTTG\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Designers say the plan would create a space for public gatherings and events.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">&#8220;I\u2019m sure that whatever design they end up settling on will be beautiful. I think the bigger picture is reclaiming this space to allow it to serve as a civic center, as a public gathering place in the heart of Washington, D.C., is important,&#8221; said William Scharf, chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5dc.com\/tag\/us\/dc\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington, D.C.<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5dc.com\/tag\/news\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5dc.com\/tag\/america-250\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">America 250<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WASHINGTON &#8211; New renderings reveal a sweeping proposal to transform Pennsylvania Avenue, including changes to Freedom Plaza, bike&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":160800,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[4000,4884,139,28,30,29,593],"class_list":["post-160799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-america-250","tag-dc","tag-news","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160799\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}