<p>&nbsp;A design competition would be held to generate ideas for programmatic revitalization of the Memorial grounds in an area bounded by the North and South Reflecting Ponds, Memorial Drive, Washington Avenue, <img alt="Gateway Arch" class="image-left" height="347" src="/images/uploads/Gateway_Arch.jpg" style="float: left;" width="260" />Poplar Street, and Luther Ely Smith Square. The look of the Memorial grounds could be changed, according<br />to Bradley, "so long as those changes are compatible with and respect the grounds' status as a National Historic Landmark. The final design entries<br />will undergo environmental and historic preservation review by the National Park Service, prior to final approval by the agency."<br /><br />The preferred alternative, two other action alternatives as well as a no action alternative will now be fully analyzed as part of the draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement to be released for public comment in January 2009. At that time, the public will have another opportunity to comment before the planning process is complete and a Record<br />of Decision is signed by the agency next summer.</p>