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<br /> K N G S LE Y-BAT q stretching 40 miles from the lock and dam
<br /> Jle m Sc.Paul to the lock and dam at Hastings.
<br /> Elegant Outdoor Furniture in Solid Teak Funded by the McKnight Foundation, the
<br /> Riverfront Initiative provides a regional per-
<br /> spective for future local projects such as the
<br /> River Flats and the Greenway Nan. In the
<br /> report, Chamberlain argues that the mina-
<br /> ale tt tive looks at the regional watershed as a
<br /> ^,.hUT,agAAl�' c1—. ."'"' �'' whole to lay strategies for sustainable future
<br /> ,. y .vr7.
<br /> •-� � 'e�C � agriculture and development.
<br /> Like the Mississippi River Greenway
<br /> Plan,ecology rather than economic or scenic
<br /> values grounds the policies for a working
<br /> river that flows through a highly urbanized
<br /> The wo'rld's finest teakwood. Uncompromising craftsmanship. Pair area of more than one million people. "In-
<br /> stead of beginning...by identifying land us-
<br /> prier-rig And, unbeatable service_ These are the things that have es,"Chamberlain wrote,"the process starts
<br /> with identifying essential ecological pre-
<br /> made Kingsley—Bate America's leading manufacturer and distributor serves within which land uses are then fit.-
<br /> As an early success story in the Riverfront
<br /> of superior teak outdoor furniture since 1983_ Kingsley—Bate Initiative,the Mississippi Greenway Srrate-
<br /> gic Plan is an important example of how
<br /> furniture, built for more than a lifetime— built for generations. landscape architects can work with policy
<br /> advocates and nonprofit groups to achieve
<br /> { ..w shared goals.While the profession is adept
<br /> in ecological analysis, public input, and
<br /> ,' 4 ta graphic documentation,implementation is
<br /> �s M,,° nzJrt 1lt e 9 �p 2 i t t„ often a lingering challenge. With the help
<br /> stir psi vy .n 4 :t \'l w, q
<br /> \ 4 ye of land trusts and experts familiar with con-
<br /> ,A� to pc , �„1, 1� '',A., '/..--- .«a. ,, s A
<br /> i l { il d �,. Al .,,,,i„,,,XIL , , e,� �,� servation easements and funding sources,
<br /> t � 'AA1 7F t \ its . t . t2.4 HKGi is achieving a vision for connected
<br /> I tti l ,Iv .,, �'yi `"r, ? '''''4W2.1.' ,• ` parks that Minnesota has not seen since
<br /> l H.W.S. Cleveland persuaded the Twin
<br /> v s `" ',a , " e `' }"< Cities to lay out its Grand Rounds park sys-
<br /> ` r°ta 1 1 , : y.,
<br /> �',, ten m the 19th century.
<br /> S The message here is that landscape ar-
<br /> " \,t. chitects build long-term client relation-
<br /> ships and see their projects built when they
<br /> involve the public and find partners to
<br /> 4 i - support outreach to landowners and local
<br /> ` ! �j governments. Tom Lewanski argues that,
<br /> _, n 1 1 t„j in many ways, the planning is the easy
<br /> �.�-•� °'�'"`""rte part. The work has really just begun now
<br /> w-_. I to engage the landowners in conservation
<br /> A,.«« 1 ..--'--- practices. LA
<br /> Frank Edgerton Martin is campus planning co-
<br /> ordinator for Hammel. Green and Abrahamson
<br /> in Minneapolis.
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<br /> PROJECT CREDITS
<br /> 7'C /• I MISSISSIPPI RIVER GREENWAY
<br /> STRATEGIC PLAN
<br /> '200 Gateway Court, Manassas, Virginia 00109
<br /> I Project partners: City of Hastings,
<br /> 0i461-7o0o i7o;-;a.-;ooi www.kingsleybatecorn Marshan Township, Ravenna Township,
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<br /> Landscape Architecture 144 I FEBRUARY 2003
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