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Also on the National front, Michael Van Valkenburgh recently was awarded the landscape design for a pedestrian-oriented precinct for Pennsyvania Avenue in front of the White House. Check out landscapearchitect.com to see examples from his winning plan. And keep your ever-watchful eye on D.C as the National Capital Planning Commission gears up for a major overhaul in and around the Beltway and the Pentagon . . .

National Columnist featured in LASN . . .

Check out pages 36 – 39 as LASN explores the latest on Urban Sprawl, including a commentary from Nationally syndicated columnist Thomas Sowell. Urban Sprawl and Urban Density seem to be synonymous as often as they are portrayed as polar.Some site a need to increase density to eliminate sprawl while other point to high density, cookie cutter developments as the bane of the Sprawl issue.

Look to LASN for more on this growing/expanding/ building controversy . . .

Like news on the Green Roof Initiative, which looks to place greenery on the tops of buildings in the major cities across the country. Word has it that Ford Motor Corp is looking at turning green the roofs of their huge Detroit Rouge Factory.

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Anyways, 2003 looks to be an exciting and interesting year for the profession and we look forward to bringing you the news as it develops . . . .

Happy New Year . . .

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