October 1, 2010 Edit
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ASLA Headlines Congressional Hearing on the Benefits of Green Infrastructure
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| David Yocca, FASLA, represented the American Society of Landscape Architects in testifying before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Water and the Environment Subcommittee for a hearing entitled “Impact of Green Infrastructure and Low Impact Development on the Nation’s Water Quality, Economy, and Communities.†The hearing featured Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz, Hon. ASLA, Mr. Yocca, Mayor Adam Ortiz of Edmonston, Maryland, Tim Richards for the National Association for Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies, Bruce Boncke representing the National Association of Home Builders, Drew Becher, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and Howard Neukrug, Deputy Commissioner of the Philadelphia Water Department. Yocca’s testimony focused on his landscape architecture projects and the multiple benefits that communities reap from utilizing green infrastructure approaches , “Integrated green infrastructure strategies combine leading-edge, living technology with local design, craft, and skill to restore our neighborhoods and cities, to be healthier, more beautiful, and ultimately more economically and ecologically sustainable over time.†Now it’s your turn to tell your stories from your communities. Click on TAKE ACTION above, and take 30 seconds to ask your legislators to support HR 4202/S 3561, which would provide localities the tools they need to implement a green infrastructure agenda. If you have time please take a moment to let your member of Congress know how green infrastructure has provided multiple benefits in your community. Thank you, Roxanne Blackwell Federal Government Affairs Manager | |
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