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Wilbur Smith and Associates
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CABLE WILSMITH              
TELEX 57-3439              
                            
1100 CONNECTICUT AVE.
Washington, D. C. 20036
PHONE (202) 223-9557
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December 12, 1975  

Mr. A. F. Michaels
Consultant to Dir. of Support Activities
Room 215, Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C.  20560

Dear Mr. Michaels:

Pursuant to your request and our discussion of November 19th and December 8, 1975, Wilbur Smith and Associates is pleased to submit this proposal for professional services relative to the conduct of studies of the need for and feasibility of developing parking facilities in the Washington Mall.  The studies outlined herein are intended to update and refine the findings and recommendations presented in the report "Feasibility Analysis, Washington Mall Parking Facilities, Washington, D.C.," by Wilbur Smith and Associates, January, 1971.

[[underlined]] Background [[/underlined]]

The nations capital is the most significant travel destination for tourists in the United States.  The Smithsonian Institution, with its scientific and cultural exhibits, is visited by millions of persons each year.

For a number of years, the availability of parking to accommodate visitors to the Mall museums has been critically short.  There is some evidence that the parking shortage causes many potential visitors to the museums (especially during summer months) to leave the Mall area before visiting any of the several buildings.

These conditions led to a study of the need for and feasibility of developing visitor parking facilities along the Mall, particularly between 3rd and 15th Streets.  The study, undertaken in 1969, included interviews with Mall visitors to establish travel mode and parking characteristics.  Estimates of current (1970) and forecast (1980) parking