Congressional Briefing Set on Parks and Green Spaces

The Congressional Urban Caucus?EUR??,,????'??? Urban Parks Taskforce will host a briefing April 20, 2010, 2:30 p.m. EDT at the Longworth House Office Building, Room 1310 in Washington, D.C. Panelists will include Eddie George, ASLA: Heisman Trophy winner, former NFL running back and a landscape architect.

You don?EUR??,,????'???t need research data to know that developing green spaces in urban areas provides significant economic, social and environmental benefits to communities. Urban parks create jobs, protect property values and help small businesses grow, and of course benefit the health and well-being of residents.

The Congressional Urban Caucus?EUR??,,????'??? Urban Parks Taskforce will host a forum with a diverse set of panelists to elaborate on and support the value of urban parks and H.R. 3734, the Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act. The act is all about helping communities build and rehabilitate parks and green spaces.

The Panelists

Eddie George, ASLA: Heisman Trophy winner, former NFL player and landscape architect

Dr. Susan Watcher: Professor, Wharton School of Econometrics

Dr. Joe Hughes: Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology

Adolfo Carrion Jr.: Director of White House Urban Affairs (invited)

Mayor J. Christian Bollwage: Elisabeth, N.J. (invited)

The Congressional Urban Caucus?EUR??,,????'??? Urban Parks Task Force is chaired by Congressman Chaka Fattah and co-chaired by Congressman Mike Turner. Bill H.R. 3734, the Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act, is authored by Congressman Albio Sires.