A S L A B o a r d o f T r u s t e e s 2 0 1 6 A n n u a l M e e t i n g

2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 F e d e r a l P r i o r i t i e s A ge n d a D i s c u s s i o n

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2015 ASLA Professional Award WinnerThe Lawn on D – Boston, MAFirm: Sasaki Associates, LLC

Members of the Government Affairs and Advisory CommitteeRobin Gyorgyfalvy, Vice PresidentEugenia Martin, Chair

Curtis LaPierre, Washington ChapterJonathon Geels, Indiana ChapterJon Milstead, Mississippi ChapterStephen Ibendahl, St. Louis ChapterDarrel Garrison, Illinois ChapterTamas Deak, Alaska ChapterMike Nichols, San Diego ChapterWendy Miller, North Carolina ChapterCraig Coronato, Colorado ChapterMarq Truscott, California Sierra ChapterJoy Kuebler, New York Update ChapterKeven Graham, Illinois ChapterRobert Loftis, New Mexico ChapterChris Kent, Northern California ChapterErin Degutis, Colorado ChapterConner Bruns, Prairie Gateway Chapter

Landscape Architects as Federal Leaders Webinar

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters – Washington, D.C. Firm: HOK

LWCF Funded ProjectConfluence Park – Denver, CO

Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)

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

National Park Service Centennial

Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)

Federal Priorities Process

Call for Issues Survey

GAAC & Staff Analysis

Executive Committee Review

Board of Trustees Input

GAAC & Staff Analysis

Executive Committee Endorsement

April‐May June July October  November  December

2015 ASLA Professional Award WinnerPhil Hardberger Park – San Antonia, TXFirm: Stephen Stimson Associates Landscape Architects

Respondents totals for surveys since 2011

522 499964 896

2011‐ 2013‐ 2015‐2016 2017‐2018

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 – 3.91Water and Stormwater Management – 4.22Climate Change – 4.93NPS & Federal Lands - 4.99Community Planning and Design – 5.29Parks and Recreational Facilities – 5.41Green Building and Site Design – 5.42Environmental Education – 6.26Small Business – 7.21HALS 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%

Access to Federal Programs Funds EPA

Brownfields

Remediation,

13.33%

EPA Clean/Safe Drinking Water State Revolving

Funds, 6.94%

CMAQ, 9.85%

Historic Landscapes/Cultural …

HUD Community Development Block Grants,

18.14%

Land and Water …

National Endowment for the Arts, 7.61%

Recreational Trails Program, 24.97%

Safe Routes to School, 24.89%

Scenic Byways, 10.64%

TIGER, 23.40%

Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) formerly

Transportation Enhancements, 29.45%

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers programs,

15.75%

HUD Sustainable Challenge , 6.72%

USDA Community Forestry programs, 6.72%

I/We do not use any federal

program …

Other (please specify), 10.83%

Rankings of Federal Policy Issues – Impact Employment

Federal Issues – What’s Missing

Stronger Advocacy forActive 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

2016 Pollinator Week Congressional BriefingPresenter: Keith Robinson, ASLACALTRANS

• 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

Federal Issues to Evaluate

STEM

Federal Issues to Evaluate

STEMPros: - 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

Questions and Discussion

2012 ASLA Professional Award WinnerPowell Street Promenade – San Francisco, CAFirm: Hood Design

Federal Transportation Issues

TIGER ‐ Transportation Investments Generating Economic RecoveryVision ZeroDesigning for Driverless Vehicles

Indianapolis Cultural Trail – Indianapolis, IN

Working with YOUR State Department of Transportation

Federally-Assisted State-Administered

Designing for Pollinators

2015 ASLA Maryland Professional Award WinnerAberdeen Creek West – Annapolis, MDFirm: Campion Hruby Landscape Architects

Clean and Safe Drinking Water

Break Out Sessions

2012 ASLA Professional Award WinnerPowell Street Promenade – San Francisco, CAFirm: Hood Design