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he American Society of Landscape Architects is grateful
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<br /> • for the generous support of the sponsors of the National (Continued from Page 66) visited 21 com-
<br /> Landscape Architecture Week and the Annual Meeting! munities already. WVCDT, like the MDT,
<br /> enlists a variety of professionals for weekend
<br /> charrettes,but their teams are more likely to
<br /> •.--F-= include social scientists, business leaders,
<br /> and health-care professionals along with
<br /> ■AW,Inc. landscape architects and other designers.
<br /> EDAW,Inc. After each visit,WVCDT compiles a report
<br /> .RI„f,,,I to accompany the boards produced during
<br /> the weekend.This added textual tool is es-
<br /> AIA Trust pedally useful in dealing with the unique
<br /> C r a Art Stone
<br /> Structural al Design age disparity and health-care availability is-
<br /> Dura sues with which West Virginia deals.Most
<br /> Game Time WVCDT communities are just beginning to
<br /> HNTB Corporation consider implementation of their visions,
<br /> J.Frank Schmidt&Son,Co.;and Angelica Nurseries but the charrette teams'boards,distributed
<br /> ` L. M. Scofield Company to the city after the visit,often hang promi-
<br /> nently for public view and inspiration.
<br /> Dennis Y. Otsuji,FASLA The MDT also distributes the charrette
<br /> John J.Reynolds,FASLA,and Bobbie Reynolds;and boards to the communities t c imple-
<br /> Amy L. Schneckenburger,ASLA,and Mike Reynolds mentation tool and usually returns to a
<br /> I N`I U Mel Il community six months after a visit to touch
<br /> Thomas Balsley,FASLA base and answer any implementation ques-
<br /> Claire R.Bennett,FASLA tions. In general, however, the degree to
<br /> Stephen L. Carter,ASLA which a community is willing or able to im-
<br /> ' Cameron R.J.Man,FASLA plement the Mars suggestions is entirely
<br /> • up to them.Though this is exactly how the
<br /> Patrick A.Miller,FASLA, and Pamela Miller MDT wants it, some communities in the
<br /> Paul F.Morris,FASLA,and LaVerna Morris past have failed to effectively navigate the
<br /> Darwina L.Neal,FASLA often daunting bureaucracy of funding and
<br /> Thomas P.Papandrew,FASLA,and Willa Papandrew publicn agencies that standsy o f fundi them
<br /> Janiceey J.Pargand improvements.To rectify this problem,
<br /> Janice Cervelli Schach,FASLA MDTs have begun to partner with state
<br /> Nancy C.Somerville a encies and other nonprofits that have the
<br /> E Rodney L. Swink,FASLA,and Juanita D. Shearer Swink,FASLA staff and resources to continue assisting the
<br /> 11�'�aIZNall III MDT communities. "The design team
<br /> Amereq,Inc. should leave behind infrastructure," sug-
<br /> Matthew C.Anacker,ASLA gests Janette Monear, director of outreach
<br /> James P.Cramer programs for Tree Trust,a Minnesota non-
<br /> Donald W.Leslie,FASLA profit devoted to sustaining urban forests.
<br /> Barry W. Starke,FASLA Tree Trust has recently partnered with
<br /> Carol A.Whipple,FASLA MDTs to work with communities—after
<br /> the charrette weekends to help build the
<br /> ,,�,l • • • immediate successes that are so crucial to
<br /> 4 !� '' keeping a vision alive. After a 2001 visit,
<br /> Monear and her organization assisted Hen-
<br /> [KIM II HI I MEI II Mill
<br /> dricks in securing a state grant, planting
<br /> The Toro Company hundreds of trees at community gateways,
<br /> and continuing to refine trail concepts set
<br /> JJ.
<br /> F a i id _ forth during the MDT weekend. Since an
<br /> .Frank Schmidt&Son
<br /> L.M. Scofield Company Ea. MDT visit co Rockford in 2000, the Tree
<br /> Trust has been working with local at-risk
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<br /> • Landscape Architecture Magazine .�.' youth and a landscape architect to imple-
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<br /> A S L A ment a small pocket park. This multi-
<br /> j SNA,Inorganization approach to implementation
<br /> SkateWave does a better job of helping MDT commu-
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