Trump’s plan for a triumphal arch in the nation’s capital is getting another review

Trump’s arch clears preliminary review—and could upend years of precedent over building heights in Washington, DC

Meanwhile another giant memorial-arch project in Salt Lake City, Utah, has local residents up in arms

Trump Team Claims 116-Year-Old DC Law 'Does Not Apply to the United States' to Force Through 250-Foot 'Triumphal Arch'

President Donald Trump's administration is asking Washington's federal planning body to clear a 250-foot Triumphal Arch near Arlington National Cemetery by arguing that the District's 116-year-old building-height law does not apply to the US government. The National Capital Planning Commission was due to weigh the proposal and the administration's legal theory at its open meeting on Thursday. The news came after the Trump administration revived …

Trump’s 250-Foot D.C. Arch Plan Clears Early Federal Review

President Donald Trump’s proposed 250-foot arch near Arlington National Cemetery received preliminary approval from the National Capital Planning Commission, though commissioners delayed a decision on ... The post Trump’s 250-Foot D.C. Arch Plan Clears Early Federal Review first appeared on [your]NEWS.

Trump's arch clears another hurdle, setting up a big debate: Do height limits apply?

In its quest to build a 250-foot arch near the National Mall, the Trump administration is arguing that a longstanding law restricting building heights in D.C. does not apply — to the project or to any federal structures at all.The topic resurfaced at Thursday’s meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission, the second federal body tasked with reviewing the arch. The first, the Commission of Fine Arts — an aesthetic-focused panel packed ent…

Trump Arch Project Could Bring 20-Hour Construction Days for Up to 3 Years, Documents Reveal - Internewscast Journal

Internewscast Journal Internewscast Federal agencies are pushing for an unusually intensive construction timeline for President… This Post: Trump Arch Project Could Bring 20-Hour Construction Days for Up to 3 Years, Documents Reveal first appeared on Internewscast Journal

Trump’s Flimsy Argument for his “Triumphal Arch”

Speaking at Yale in 1962, John F. Kennedy said, “For the greatest enemy of the truth is very often not the lie—deliberate, contrived, and dishonest but the myth—persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.” President Donald Trump is the master of the myth.  Trump wants to build a towering “Triumphal Arch” at Memorial Circle in Washington near the Lincoln Memorial and across the Potomac River from Arlington National Cemetery. He has quadrupled the si…