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| Library of Congress |
| Washington, D.C. |
 The Library of Congress (LOC) was founded in 1800 to meet the research needs of the U.S. Congress. The LOC is the oldest federal cultural institution in the nation with more than 128 million items available to researchers. The LOC operates out of three (3)  building located on Capitol Hill: Thomas Jefferson Building, John Adams Building, and James Madison Building. To further promote LOC as a cultural institution, “Visitor Experience 2007”will enhance exhibition space throughout the Jefferson Building. These enhancements will coincide with the opening of the Capitol Visitor  Center (CVC). The CVC and LOC Jefferson Building will be linked by tunnel. In addition, the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is evaluating acceptable and innovative ways to secure all LOC buildings and its occupants from terrorist actions.Wells + Associates was retained by LOC to assess the pedestrian traffic impacts associated with the CVC, new exhibits, and innovative security vestibules. Wells & Associates collected field data and conducted pedestrian traffic counts at each building to determine current and future travel characteristics. Wells + Associates was selected in large part due to our extensive experience with security assessments including: the Department of State, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Federal Reserve Board. Top Image from www.loc.gov |
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