Rethink. Renew. Revitalize: Indiana ASLA

2010 INASLA Annual Meeting and Design Awards Presentation

Rethink. Renew. Revitalize.
I N D I A N A A S L A

Historic Fountain Square Theatre
Friday, October 8, 2010. 8:00 am. – 5:00 pm.

Schedule
7:30-8:30 Registration and Participant Breakfast
8:00-8:30 Welcome comments
8:30-9:30 General Session: Panel Discussion (1 CEU)
The Role of Design in Neighborhood Revitalization


Morning Sessions
9:45-10:45 Concurrent Breakout Session #1 (1 CEU)
Session 1A: Complete Streets, Indiana:

Irene Wegner, AARP Indiana

Complete streets are those designed and operated to enable safe access for all users – pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and public transportation users of all ages and abilities – in moving along and across roadways; they are appropriate in all communities, regardless of size or setting. The proposed session will:·highlight the benefits of complete streets, including links to health, safety, the environment, transportation network capacity, community development, and economics;· provide an overview of design elements, planning and engineering guidance, and implementation resources;· discuss the development and adoption of local, regional (MPO), and state policies for complete streets; and · engage attendees in becoming advocates for complete streets in their communities.

Speaker Biography: Irene Wegner, Associate State Director, Community Outreach Irene has worked with AARP for fourteen years, including time at the Midwest Regional Office. Before joining AARP, she worked with volunteers and community organizations by monitoring and funding over 28 agencies in the northern Chicago suburbs. She was a Director of Religious Education and taught school in various locations. Irene also helped to found WilPower, Inc., a housing and psychosocial center for persons with mental illness on Chicago’s north shore. She is an avid bicyclist and a member of Health by Design, the MPO Multi-Modal Task Force in Indianapolis, the Indiana Healthy Weight Initiative Senior Group, Crooked Creek Economic Development Corp Board member, and Bicycle Indiana. Irene holds a BS degree from Southern Illinois University and a Master of Public Administration from Roosevelt University. For the past three years her work concentration has been in the area of livable communities, primarily with mobility issues.

Session 1B: Environmental Habitat Stewardship:

Lisa Dunaway, ASLA, LEED AP, Sensible Ecology, LLC.

This session will cover some basic ecological principles that will assist landscape architects in making better design decisions for long-term ecological and economic sustainability. Attendees will learn how to help protect biodiversity from the backyard scale to the regional scale. This session is a brief version of the Environmental Habitat Steward Certificate Program developed by Lisa in partnership with the Indiana Wildlife Federation.

Speaker Biography: Lisa Dunaway specializes in the creation and design of ecological assessments and recommendations for the preservation of ecological biodiversity and economic sustainability. She has experience with municipal comprehensive and urban design plans, parks and recreation master planning, and other projects relating to sustainability such as native landscape plantings and green infrastructure design. She also has completed numerous projects involving site sustainability planning, regional ecological planning, economic revitalization, commercial site design, downtown streetscapes, and recreation and trail planning. Lisa holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree from Ball State University and is a LEED Accredited Professional. She is currently completing a Master of Ecological Planning degree at the University of Vermont. She is also an Instructor of Urban Planning at Ball State University and the Owner of Sensible Ecology, LLC.

10:45-11:00 Vendor Expo Session

11:00-12:00 Concurrent Breakout Session #2 (1 CEU)
Session 2A: Integrating Green Infrastructure for CSO Abatement & Enhanced Public Spaces
Ms. Jean Wodarek, PE, LEED AP, Williams Creek Consulting, Inc.
Emily Kusz, RLA, LEED AP, Williams Creek Consulting, Inc.

The presentation will provide an overview of an in-depth technical and financial analysis of the potential outcomes of implementing Green Infrastructure Best Management Practices (GI BMPs) on a large scale throughout Indianapolis, Indiana. Results indicate up to 30% reduction in peak flows where GI BMPs are implemented and approximately 1.6 billion gallons per year of stormwater to be removed from the CSO system. The most cost effective GI BMPs appear to be on-lot residential rain gardens, dual use passive recreation and distributed storage bioretention systems along streets and alleys. Current pilot projects to be monitored to show the effectiveness of GI BMPs relative to the Master Plan are currently designed and ready to be built. The first two pilot projects have been public private partnerships working with the local community and business owners for increased drainage in areas with limited infrastructure while providing enhanced landscape features and public plazas. The Ohio Street Green Infrastructure/Drainage Improvement Project is a partnership effort to improve the 600-700 block of East Ohio Street. The project seeks to improve drainage, handicap accessibility, and deteriorating urban infrastructure to capitalize on recent private investment in the area as a means to continue strengthening the Cole-Noble neighborhood. The project features 1,200 square feet of pervious concrete sidewalk, 500 linear feet of pervious concrete curb and gutter and an approximately 750 square feet of rain garden. These Green Infrastructure retrofits will manage runoff from approximately 16,000 square feet of impervious surface and will infiltrate and attenuate 80% to 90% of the volume and rate, respectively, in a typical year. The Alabama Street pilot project will extend and enhance an existing boulevard median into a 2,500 square foot pedestrian plaza made of porous concrete, pavers, and rain gardens. Retrofits to the road alongside the median will include the integration of four bumpout rain gardens, each approximately 240 square feet. The pedestrian plaza and rain gardens will manage approximately 3 acres of runoff, or about 1 acre of impervious surface. It will infiltrate and attenuate 80% to 90% of the runoff volume and rate, respectively, in a typical year. More specifically, the project will address how landscape architects can address issues such as stormwater management in both traditional landscape improvement projects and public spaces such as plazas.

Speaker Biography :Ms. Jean Wodarek, PE, LEED AP is currently a Senior Project Manager at Williams Creek Consulting in Indianapolis. She has been involved with the planning and design of a wide range of Civil Engineering projects for over 21 years. Her background includes surveying, construction inspection, site evaluation and master planning, storm water management, and all aspects of public and private utility and infrastructure design, sustainable sites and Green Infrastructure master planning and design, project management, and quality assurance review. Her most recent projects include the City of Indianapolis Green Infrastructure Master Implementation Plan, the City of Lafayette Green Infrastructure Feasibility and Prioritization Study, the City of Columbus Ohio Reservoir Pollution Reduction Project, the LaPorte Joint Zoning Ordinance, and numerous private development projects incorporating green infrastructure. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Michigan Technological University and is a registered Professional Engineer in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio.

Ms. Emily Kusz, RLA, LEED AP has gained extensive experience in landscape design, while participating in over five years of commercial and residential civil engineering layout and plan development. Her diverse work experience ranging from direct client interaction, to land plan and landscape design, to plan development conducting her own drainage and grading calculations in AutoCAD have provided her with a diverse background and unique abilities directly related to low impact site design. With her unique professional experience combined with her education, Ms. Kusz has developed a deep understanding and commitment to sustainable site development. Ms. Kusz holds a bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Ball State University with a minor in Natural Resources and Environmental Management.

Session 2B: Branding & Positioning Secrets for a Down Economy:

Josh Miles, Miles Design

Uncover the secrets to growing your business by narrowing your focus. We'll discuss the power of niche positioning using the "wedge" model, and how to market within that niche to appeal to the broadest number of people. We'll look at a framework to help you envision your expert firm, building upon your marketing assets, discovering which branding and marketing assets you need to develop next (branding, positioning, interactive, social media, print, and networking), and explore a roadmap for which marketing tactics to pursue first. Finally, we'll delve into the pivotal role that thought leadership plays in demonstrating your unique positioning, especially in a downturn. This will be a very interactive session - plan to leave with handouts and roadmaps for uniquely positioning your firm!

Speaker Biography: Josh Miles is principal of Miles Design, an award-winning Indianapolis branding and design firm. Miles Design specializes in positioning, branding and interactive design for premium brands and professional services firms. Their client list includes Ratio Architects, Bose McKinney & Evans, Chalet, ExactTarget, AIT Laboratories, and KITE.

As a substitute to the morning’s indoor sessions, participants may choose:

9:45-11:45 Walking Tour # 1 (2 CEU)
Join Leaders from Southeast Neighborhood Development Corp. on a walking tour of the Fountain Square Neighborhood.

12:00-12:30 Vendor Expo Session

12:30-2:30 Lunch and INASLA Awards Presentation
Luncheon Speaker (1 CEU): Gary Scott, ASLA, Immediate Past President
Awards Presentation (.5 CEU)

Afternoon Sessions

2:30-3:00 Vendor Expo Session

3:00-4:00 Concurrent Breakout Session #3 (1 CEU)

Session 3A: St. Clair Place: Streetscape and Neighborhood Revitalization:

Jonathan Mooney, ASLA, RLA, LEED AP, R.W. Armstrong

The presentation will be about St. Clair, but will center around RW Armstrong’s interaction with the City and the office of sustainability. Jonathan is inviting a rep from the city, and his hope is to talk about the project itself, which has to do with redeveloping the neighborhood, introducing a housing TIF finance district to pay for the improvements and the partnership of various people throughout the project.

Speaker Biography: Jonathan’s responsibilities include business development, project management, design, graphics, and staff management. Jonathan’s background has provided him a well rounded approach to design and project management. With 15 years of experience, he has worked on many types of projects including site and landscape design, transportation, urban design, historic preservation, environmental planning, and grant writing projects. Jonathan is recognized for his plant knowledge, public facilitation, construction documents, and his graphic design abilities and is able to work with clients through all phases of a project. As Urban Design Manager, Jonathan oversees the development of community aesthetic plans, identity strategies, streetscape design, marketing communication efforts, environmental design, preservation of natural landscapes, and alternative transportation planning.

Session 3B: Setting Clear Expectations: CJ McClanahan, reachmore

Before you can improve the performance of your team, it is absolutely critical that they know exactly what they need to do to get a raise, earn a promotion, and make you happy. In this session, you’ll learn simple strategies for setting expectations.

Speaker Biography: CJ McClanahan is the founder and president of reachmore, a leadership training and consulting firm. He writes a column on leadership for the Indianapolis Business Journal. Over the past five years, he has spoken to thousands of professionals throughout central Indiana and has helped more than 150 business owners and corporate management teams achieve record sales and profits. After beginning his career with Arthur Andersen, where he helped organizations use technology to improve their business processes, Mr. McClanahan shifted his focus toward the small business. He served as the director of finance and operations for a mid-sized manufacturing organization and as a director of sales and business development for a software company with global sales of more than $20 million. He began his consulting career as a licensed business coach with Action Coach and was soon recognized as one of the top coaches in the United States. Mr. McClanahan was named to the 2006 class of the Indianapolis Business Journal “40 under Forty” list.

As a substitute to the afternoon’s indoor sessions, participants may choose:

2:30-4:30 Walking Tour # 2 (2 CEU)
Join Leaders of Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and tour their facilities.

4:00-6:00 Social Hour: Duckpin Bowling

Need some inspiration....check out some thoughts from the ASLA Annual Meeting Keynote Speaker Majora Carter!

“I believe that you shouldn’t have to leave your neighborhood to live in a better one.”

Environmental and urban planning advocate Majora Carter advises cities, foundations, universities, businesses, and communities around the world on unlocking their green-collar economic potential to benefit everyone. In 2001, she founded Sustainable South Bronx to achieve environmental justice through economically sustainable projects formed by community needs. Today, through the Majora Carter Group, LLC, her work simultaneously addresses public health, poverty alleviation, and climate change. She is currently working in the city of Detroit on a project to train residents to become "urban agriculture technicians" and to organize a market for selling the products throughout the greater Detroit area. Carter's work has earned numerous awards including a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship. She was named one of Essence magazine's 25 Most Influential African-Americans and one of The New York Post's Most Influential New York City Women. Newsweek named her one of "25 To Watch" in 2007 and one of the "century's most important environmentalists" in 2008. She is a board member of the Wilderness Society and hosts a special National Public Radio series called "The Promised Land" and the Sundance Channel's "Eco-Heroes."

For more information on Majora and her company The Majora Carter Group visit her website!

2010 Lilly Day of Service: Volunteers Needed

As part of this year’s Annual Meeting, INASLA members will have the opportunity to partner with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful in the Lilly Day of Service. INASLA volunteers will assist in “quality control” – helping teams of Lilly employees properly locate and plant some 15,000 trees, shrubs, perennials, and bulbs.

An outstanding way to “give back,” the commitment involved a one-hour education session (worth 1 CEU) held in the weeks before the day of service and 4 hours on-site, either 8-12-1-5 (or all day, if you desire).

Please contact Sean Rotar at 317.332.9430 to reserve your place in the INASLA volunteer team.

For more about the project please visit the KIB project page.