Current Issues
2009 Arizona ASLA Golf Tournament June 13th, 2009
The chapter will be holding its annual summer golf tournament at Lone Tree Golf Course - 6262 S. Mountain Boulevard, Chandler, AZ (Just East of Gilbert on Riggs) $60 per player/$240 per foursome. This event will raise funds for the AZASLA Scholarship Fund to send students to the Midyear Meeting and the Annual Meeting. Contact Bob Schottke at 602-524-7134 for more information. Current sponsors are Kornegay Designs, Hunter Industries, Superlite Block, Desierto Verde, Unique Lighting, Phoenix Precast, ISS Grounds Control & Corral Dybas (Sponsorships are still available)
Arizona ASLA 2009 Annual Awards Gala April 14th, 2009
The chapter will be holding its annual awards gala at the Phoenix Hilton on 47th Street from 5pm to 9pm on April 25th, 2009. Click here to purchase your 2009GalaTickets
CompleteStreets April 22, 2009
CompleteStreets are planned, designed and operated to enable safe access for all users. Pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders of all ages and abilities should be able to safely travel along and across amu street.
This overview presentation will provide a background on the benefits of Complete Streets, dispel myths, explaing how existing streets can easily be retrofitted into Complete Streets and detail how a Complete Streets policy can even save you money. Presentation is scheduled for Monday, May 18, 2009, at ASU Phoenix Urban Resource Laboratory (234 N. Central Ave) from 2:30 to 4:30pm. RSVP to msanders@azdot.gov.
New Arizona Chapter Blog April 14th, 2009
The Arizona Chapter has established its first known open professional topic blog. Feel free to visit the blog and talk about issues important to landscape architects, designers and the profession, such as Sustainable Sites, rain water harvesting, green roofs, etc. Please visit http://azasla.blogspot.com/
Arizona ASLA Lightrail Event a Success April 12th, 2009
The Arizona chapter has kicked off NLAM (National Landscape Architecture Month) with what hopefully will become the First Annual Lightrail Works Celebration. Landscape Architects that contributed to the light rail featured their work on presentation boards for a crowd of approx. 45 landscape architect, designers and their families at the Tempe Transit Center on Saturday, April 11th. Angela Dye, FASLA provided a behind the scenes tour of the Tempe Transit Center and the newly planted green roof. Sponsors for the event included Kornegey Designs, Logan Simpson Design, J2 and Turf Tube.
Legislative & Advocacy Issues March 12th, 2009
During these difficult economic times it is more important than ever to become involved in creating new paths that move us forward. One of the ways that your chapter is helping is through advocacy for several legislative initiatives defined by our National ASLA officers and trustees. Currently we are advocating for increased funding the Historic American Landscape Survery(HALS) and the newly introduced Complete Streets Legislation. Eventually the chapter will be providing updates and downloadable PDF's for these initiatives. Until then, please visit the National ASLA website for more information.
At the local level, we will be highlighting issues for you to get involved with and help grow the profession. Please check the website for updates as we move forward with additional local advocacy issues. Lastly, I want to thank each and every member who participates in legislative alerts and works with their elected officials to improve the profession.
Michael S. Buschbacher II, ASLA, AICP
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