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To rousing applause, Cornett made the point that cities must...

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 20:13:43 -0400

To rousing applause, Cornett made the point that cities must invest in downtowns because you “can’t be a suburb of nothing.” He added: “the quality of the urban core is directly related to their quality of life.”

(via Parks = Jobs « The Dirt)

Florida Chapter ASLA Trustee Report - February 2012

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:23:54 -0500

Dear Florida Chapter Members, Fellows, and Associates:

Welcome to Part Seventeen of my report series, ‘ASLA Membership’, telling you just a few notes from our national organization over the last month. If you ever have a question about anything in my reports or would like to share your opinions with me regarding these issues, please contact me at Trustee@FLASLA.org.

Dana Worthington

Trustee, FLASLA

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

***The Transportation Enhancement Issue is brewing in Washington, D.C. Please stay alert for more information and actions required. Now would be the perfect time to subscribe to the Advocacy Network if you haven’t already!***

Just as the 2012 state legislative season began, the New Hampshire House of Representatives took up legislation to deregulate Landscape Architecture and several other professions. Although it had some strong support in the House, the bill was narrowly defeated. As legislatures convene across the nation, Chapters are remaining vigilant.

ASLA’s Bill Tracking service is your window into legislation impacting Landscape Architects. ASLA monitors legislation in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Congress on issues like professional regulation, contracting for professional services, stormwater management, transportation and much more.

Complete Streets legislation continues to receive bipartisan support. Republican Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ) has signed on as a cosponsor of H.R. 1780, the Safe and Complete Streets Act. The measure now has 18 co-sponsors and ASLA is working to have a national Complete Streets policy signed into law.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced funding availability for the 2012 Environmental Justice Small Grants Program. Proposals for awards of up to $25,000 are due by February 29. For more information visit the Small Grants Program page.

PR AND COMMUNICATIONS

January 25 was the public announcement of the first three projects to achieve SITES certification. SITES is a partnership of ASLA, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at the University of Texas at Austin, and the U.S. Botanic Garden. The projects are:

Novus Headquarters Campus (3-star certification): commercial project in St. Charles, MO.

The Woodland Discovery Playground at Shelby Farms Park (1-star certification): park in Memphis, TN

The Green at College Park (1-star certification): campus green at The University of Texas at Arlington.

The profession received coverage in the Huffington Post, ABCNews.com, SFGate, Christian Science Monitor, CNBC, Reuters, SFGate, AECCafe, and Planetizen.

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Professional Practice Manager, Liz Guthrie, participated in a meeting of the Design/Planning/Development Assistance Roundtable Meetup (DPDAM) hosted by the American Architectural Foundation (AAF). The participating organizations and federal agencies provide technical assistance on design, planning and development-related projects to local governments in the United States. Staff project managers met to share information about key initiatives from each organization and discuss how to maximize opportunities for collaboration.

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

ASLA 2012 professional awards program deadline for entries is Friday, February 3 and for submissions is Friday, February 17.

Porches, Walkability and Sustainability (via the Original Green...

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:32:40 -0400

Porches, Walkability and Sustainability

(via the Original Green | Steve Mouzon)

copacetic: CityFabric ”…a nifty project and small business...

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:12:03 -0400

copacetic:

CityFabric ”…a nifty project and small business started by Matt Tomasula, a grad student in Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning. Matt started CityFabric with the goal of engaging people in conversations about the cities in which they live”

(via Inspiration Wall)

Revisiting the garden wall - Surface Deep by asensio_mah (via...

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:33:56 -0400

Revisiting the garden wall - Surface Deep by asensio_mah (via Landezine)

In the installation, an art/science/landscape collaboration...

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:31:49 -0400

In the installation, an art/science/landscape collaboration between Synnøve Fredericks, Brenda Parker and Heather Ring, several different species of algae course through “curtains of tubes hanging from steel frames.” (via Pruned: Algaegarden)

Green-painted bike lanes coming to East Naples to improve safety...

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:49:30 -0400

Green-painted bike lanes coming to East Naples to improve safety (via Naples Daily News)

"One, not so small legislative victory for FLASLA Good morning FLASLA Members. By now, many of you..."

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:50:36 -0400

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One, not so small legislative victory for FLASLA

Good morning FLASLA Members. By now, many of you may have heard the positive news out of the Capitol regarding PCB HB 5005 [PDF]. On March 24, 2011 the House Economic Affairs Committee voted to approve PCB HB 5005; as approved, PCB HB 5005 does not include the deregulation of landscape architecture in Florida. Heeding the call to action and through a concerted effort, in conjunction with our legislative affairs team Rutledge, Ecenia, & Purnell, P.A., FLASLA and its members we were able to overcome a potentially damaging piece of legislation.

”

- Florida Advocacy Alert - A Small Victory

"Keep Advocating!! Our efforts continued throughout the day yesterday with at least another 3,000..."

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:32:47 -0400

“

Keep Advocating!!

Our efforts continued throughout the day yesterday with at least another 3,000 touches to state legislators advocating for the continued regulation of Landscape Architecture in Florida.

Now is not the time to rest on our laurels - we have a long road until a motion to adjourn is called that would conclude the 2011 legislative session, otherwise known as sine die.

”

- Florida Advocacy Alert - Your License is in Jeopardy

Proposed De-regulation Bill (PDF)

"Have you answered the call? Landscape Architects across the state are currently reaching out to..."

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:17:03 -0400

“Have you answered the call?

Landscape Architects across the state are currently reaching out to their legislators. Today nearly 100 Landscape Architects answered the call to action - resulting in over 2,000 emails and phone calls to their legislators. Have you? Please take the time to advocate on behalf of professional regulation for Landscape Architecture. Without your voice, our message will not be heard. Even if your legislators do not sit on either of these committees, please reach out to them now and let them know how you feel - let your Representative know that you strongly oppose HB 5005 and let the Senate know that you strongly oppose the deregulation of Landscape Architecture should a companion bill surface. The Chapter and profession request your support.”

- Florida Advocacy Alert - Your License is in Jeopardy

Proposed De-regulation Bill (PDF)

"Florida ASLA Members and Landscape Architects need to take action now! On Tuesday, March 15, 2011..."

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:50:00 -0400

“Florida ASLA Members and Landscape Architects need to take action now! On Tuesday, March 15, 2011 the House Subcommittee on Business & Consumer Affairs approved Proposed Committee Bill PCB BCAS 11-01 which seeks to deregulate Landscape Architecture in Florida. The Subcommittee has referred the as of yet unnumbered bill to the House Economic Affairs Committee and Senate Committee on Regulated Industries. Today, March, 16, 2011, you must contact your legislators to inform them that you oppose deregulation of Landscape Architecture in Florida.”

- Florida Advocacy Alert - Your License is in Jeopardy

Proposed De-regulation Bill (PDF)

"Dear Landscape Architect, Your License is in Jeopardy We are facing a crisis with licensure and..."

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:32:00 -0400

“Dear Landscape Architect,

Your License is in Jeopardy

We are facing a crisis with licensure and de-regulation here in the State of Florida. We have three days to respond and contact our legislature for the most affect on this next committee. Each committee member needs to hear from one and all; there is power in numbers.

Please look for email blasts coming out first thing in the morning which will explain everything you need to know. We will need your help in contacting Representatives and Senators on certain committees by phone AND by written word. We also will need your help contacting licensed but non-ASLA members as we have no email data base for them. The Chapter’s web site will contain all the information.

Personal relationships with any legislators should be used to express our concern. Please contact Shawn Kalbli, ASLA, Government Affairs Committee, Chair immediately and advise him of your relationship.

Kenn Bates, ASLA
Florida Chapter
President”

- Florida Advocacy Alert - Your License is in Jeopardy

Proposed De-regulation Bill (PDF)

‘Curl’ Playground Swing, Milos Todorovic, 2010

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 19:24:36 -0500

‘Curl’ Playground Swing, Milos Todorovic, 2010

Stringy yellow tube playscape - Blanton Museum of Art, Houston,...

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 19:23:12 -0500

Stringy yellow tube playscape - Blanton Museum of Art, Houston, Texas

"Millions Being Spent On Road Construction Plantings “With every drop of the shovel, your..."

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:11:00 -0500

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Millions Being Spent On Road Construction Plantings

“With every drop of the shovel, your dollars are being quickly spent to install more than 1,000 palm trees, which cost at least $500 each, along just four miles of the Turnpike near Winter Garden.”

”

- Great comments and discussions on both the news article page and the FLASLA LinkedIn Group thread (Group membership req’d). Does anyone see this as being an impractical application of funding?

Experience with BioNova Natural Swimming Pools

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:39:30 -0500

Local Landscape Architect @MegnJax is considering the applicability of such a system. She would like some feedback before committing to an upcoming seminar in DC and curious if there are other or better training sources?

Florida Chapter ASLA Trustee Report - February 2011

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:23:00 -0500

Dear Florida Chapter Members, Fellows, and Associates:

Here is the latest Florida Chapter ASLA Trustee Report.

Thank you,

Dana Worthington

ASLA MEMBERSHIP: IT’S SO MUCH MORE THAN A MAGAZINE (PART FIVE)

Welcome to Part FIVE of my report series, ‘ASLA Membership,’ telling you just a few notes from our national organization over the last month. If you ever have a question about anything in my reports or would like to share your opinions with me regarding these issues, please contact me at Trustee@FLASLA.org.

FLASLA INTERN PROGRAM

This year will be my second attempt at increasing the availability of summer and fall internships for our Landscape Architecture students in Florida. I will be sending out a separate email message with all the details for this program. Please look for this email at the end of the month.

In the meantime, the University of Florida Student Chapter ASLA is helping to organize a student/practitioner Meet & Greet. Please plan to attend this event at 6 p.m. on Friday, February 18, in the Architecture Building in room ARC 320. Contact their Student President, Kristin Cornwell, if you plan to attend.

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Please submit Green Infrastructure or LID for Stormwater Management case studies now!

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has initiated a national rulemaking to establish a comprehensive program to reduce stormwater discharges from new development and redevelopment and make other improvements to strengthen its stormwater program. EPA announced that during this rulemaking process, it will examine, analyze and evaluate sustainable green infrastructure design techniques that mimic natural water processes that infiltrate and recharge, evapotranspire and/or harvest and reuse precipitation. This is a tremendous opportunity to showcase the work of Landscape Architects and demonstrate to EPA that green infrastructure design techniques and Low Impact Development (LID) are highly-effective and cost-efficient tools for communities to address their stormwater issues.

Upon demonstrating the tremendous value of green infrastructure design techniques, EPA could issue a final rule that encourages more communities to utilize landscape architecture projects to help manage their rainwater and other water quality issues. This is an important time for Landscape Architects. Please submit your projects today!

Landscape Architecture & Deregulation

In this tough fiscal year, state legislative activity continues to pose potential threats to Landscape Architecture. Nevada, North Carolina, Kentucky and Florida are all looking at either broad streamlining or deregulation initiatives. In New Hampshire, a bill may be filed to deregulate Landscape Architecture. Staff is working with chapters to support their efforts to defend licensure.

PUBLISHING AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Interest in JobLink is increasing. As of least week, there were approximately 30 postings, maintaining a weekly average of over 20 for the past six months. Once again ASLA will offer a special JobLink summer internship promotion to its members. During the months of February, March and April, ASLA members may post one free intern position per firm, agency or organization.

DEADLINES

The ASLA 2011 Professional Awards program entry deadline is Friday, February 25 and submission deadline is Friday, March 11.
The 2011 ASLA Honors call for nominations is open until March 4.

Florida Native Plant Society, Ixia Chapter Meeting

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:42:20 -0500

Learn about native plants and meet other enthusiasts at the monthly meeting of the FNPS, Ixia Chapter. At this program we will hear from retired landscape architect, Jake Ingram, on “The Twenty Best Native Plants for a Florida-Friendly Residential Landscape.”

The meeting is free and open to the public. Please call 904-655-2550 for additional information.

THURSDAY, February 17, 2011; 6:30 PM

Location: Regency Square Library, 9900 Regency Square Blvd., Jacksonville, 32225

makdreams: lifebetweenbuildings: This entry contemplates an...

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:54:45 -0500

makdreams:

lifebetweenbuildings:

This entry contemplates an innovative urban distribution system for fresh farm product to urban centers. As a complement to the typical destination market, the Urban Field Farm Stop concept inverts the traditional preconception of “market” and envisions the entire city map as a kind of decentralized farmers market, an Urban Field of fresh farm product integrated directly with the mass transit circulation system of the city. Select bus stops along central bus routes are reinvented as individual Farm Stops within this citywide Urban Field network.
The Urban Field Farm Stop
Redesign Your Farmers’ Market Second Runner Up
BCV Architects
(via GOOD)

makdreams: lifebetweenbuildings: But in this age of...

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:54:24 -0500

makdreams:

lifebetweenbuildings:

But in this age of ecological crisis, and in a city that has made sustainability one of its hallmarks and has worked hard to green the Loop, the plastic palms seem like the wrong message for the GSA to send. Real deciduous trees, after all, provide shade in the hot summer and loose their leaves in the fall when sun is welcome.

Plastic Plants @ Chicago’s Quincy Court
Rios Clementi Hale
(via A/N Blog)