ASLA Board of Trustees 2016 Annual Meeting 2017-2018 Federal Priorities Agenda Discussion Roxanne Blackwell, Hon. ASLA 2015 ASLA Professional Award Winner The Lawn on D Boston, MA Firm: Sasaki Associates, LLC
Members of the Government Affairs and Advisory Committee Robin Gyorgyfalvy, Vice President Eugenia Martin, Chair Curtis LaPierre, Washington Chapter Jonathon Geels, Indiana Chapter Jon Milstead, Mississippi Chapter Stephen Ibendahl, St. Louis Chapter Darrel Garrison, Illinois Chapter Tamas Deak, Alaska Chapter Mike Nichols, San Diego Chapter Wendy Miller, North Carolina Chapter Craig Coronato, Colorado Chapter Marq Truscott, California Sierra Chapter Joy Kuebler, New York Update Chapter Keven Graham, Illinois Chapter Robert Loftis, New Mexico Chapter Chris Kent, Northern California Chapter Erin Degutis, Colorado Chapter Conner Bruns, Prairie Gateway Chapter
Landscape Architects as Federal Leaders Webinar U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters Washington, D.C. Firm: HOK
LWCF Funded Project Confluence Park Denver, CO Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)
National Park Service Centennial Congressman Rob Bishop (UT) is expected to bring a bill to House Floor during lame duck session ASLA will begin activating grassroots efforts Letters to the Editors Social Media Glacier National Park Montana
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)
Federal Priorities Process Call for Issues Survey Executive Committee Endorsement GAAC & Staff Analysis GAAC & Staff Analysis Executive Committee Review Board of Trustees Input April May June July October November December
Respondents totals for surveys since 2011 522 499 964 896 2011 2013 2015 2016 2017 2018 2015 ASLA Professional Award Winner Phil Hardberger Park San Antonia, TX Firm: Stephen Stimson Associates Landscape Architects
2017-2018 Respondents ASLA Membership Status Full Member 20+ years 33.03% Full Member 10-20 years 24.64% Full Member less than 5 years 12.21% Associate 7.39% Other 5.83% (lapsed) Student 3.36%
Rankings of Federal Policy Issues Transportation Design and Planning 3.91 Water and Stormwater Management 4.22 Climate Change 4.93 NPS & Federal Lands - 4.99 Community Planning and Design 5.29 Parks and Recreational Facilities 5.41 Green Building and Site Design 5.42 Environmental Education 6.26 Small Business 7.21 HALS and other historic preservation 7.36
Rankings of Federal Policy Issues Impact Employment Transportation design and planning 70.66% Water and Stormwater Management 58.23% Parks and recreational issues 47.93% Community planning and design 47.59% Climate Change mitigation/adaptation 40.54% Green Building and site design 38.19% NPS and other federal lands 32.81% Small Business 21.84% Environmental Education 15.12% HALS and historic preservation issues 8.62%
Other (please specify), 10.83% USDA Community Forestry programs, 6.72% Access to Federal Programs Funds I/We do not use any federal program EPA Brownfie lds Remedia tion, 13.33% EPA Clean/Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, 6.94% CMAQ, 9.85% Historic Landscapes/Cultural HUD Sustainable Challenge, 6.72% U.S. Army Corps of Engineers programs, 15.75% Land and Water HUD Community Development Block Grants, 18.14% Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) formerly Transportation Enhancements, 29.45% Recreational Trails Program, 24.97% National Endowment for the Arts, 7.61% Scenic Byways, 10.64% TIGER, 23.40% Safe Routes to School, 24.89%
Rankings of Federal Policy Issues Impact Employment
Federal Issues What s Missing Stronger Advocacy for Active Transportation Licensure Pollinators Climate Change
Top Areas of Interest Transportation Water and Stormwater Parks and Recreation Community Development
Federal Issues to Evaluate Small Business
Federal Issues to Evaluate Small Business Interest in small business issues continues to be low with membership Open rates for small business news, alerts, updates, etc. continues to be low Not relevant to a broad segment of members Federal small business issues apply to larger firms Federal small business programs too onerous for micro sized firms, like many LA firms. Issue does not speak to or utilize the particular expertise of landscape architects Landscape architects cannot be leaders on the issue Other small business organizations have more credibility and can be looked to for information
Federal Issues to Evaluate Pollinators
Federal Issues to Evaluate Pollinators Glad to see ASLA take a leadership role on this issue Continue these leadership efforts Landscape architects beginning to see more work as a result of pollinator-related RFPs Expand designing for pollinators beyond rights-of-ways
2016 National Pollinator Week Activities Promoted National Pollinator Week Presented at the Congressional Pollinator Protection Caucus briefing Highways to Habitats: Enhancing Pollinator Forage Areas, with panelist Keith Robinson, ASLA, principal landscape architect in the California Department of Transportation Hosted National Pollinator Week Congressional Reception with stakeholders, congressional and administration staff, and local landscape architects 2016 Pollinator Week Congressional Briefing Presenter: Keith Robinson, ASLA CALTRANS
Federal Issues to Evaluate STEM
Federal Issues to Evaluate STEM Pros: - ASLA original legislation - non-partisan & non-political - tells the story of landscape architecture - advocacy efforts will also help to educate legislators on the profession - re-energize the ASLA grassroots - help engage students and emerging professionals in advocacy and ASLA as a whole; - could attract news students to the profession Cons: - ASLA working alone on issue no coalition partners - increased resources needed - learning curve and need to establish new contacts - requires an ASLA-led campaign with all departments (messaging is critical) - ASLA has a STEM application pending with Homeland Security
Federal Issues to Evaluate Climate Change
Community Infrastructure and Development Transportation Water and Stormwater Parks and Recreation
2012 ASLA Professional Award Winner Powell Street Promenade San Francisco, CA Firm: Hood Design Questions and Discussion
Federal Transportation Issues TIGER Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery Vision Zero Designing for Driverless Vehicles Indianapolis Cultural Trail Indianapolis, IN
Working with YOUR State Department of Transportation Federally-Assisted State-Administered
2015 ASLA Maryland Professional Award Winner Aberdeen Creek West Annapolis, MD Firm: Campion Hruby Landscape Architects Designing for Pollinators
Clean and Safe Drinking Water
2012 ASLA Professional Award Winner Powell Street Promenade San Francisco, CA Firm: Hood Design Break Out Sessions