 The July 28th election is shaping up to be the biggest challenge ever for the ruling United Socialist Party. Ten candidates. Chuck Sievertson, ABC News. A new proposal would radically change the area around the Kennedy Center to recast it as part of the National Mall. It would happen by eliminating the tangled maze of highways and ramps that currently make up the area. The Washington Business Journal reports the concept would shift entry to the city from the Roosevelt Bridge to tunnels below a new 27-acre park.