May 14 through May 21 was a busy week-plus in Washington, D.C., with Congress working on important pieces of legislation and the many events in conjunction with the 6th annual National Infrastructure Week.

On May 9, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on America’s Infrastructure Act of 2018. This hearing is the start of the biennial process of renewing the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). 

Recently, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)  for $1.5 billion for a new round of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants under a new acronym. BUILD (Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development) grants will replace the TIGER program.

During the Advocacy Day wrap-up reception, ASLA President Greg Miller, FASLA, announced the 2017 Advocacy Awards winners and recognized their outstanding achievements in furthering the advocacy priorities of the Society.

Every ASLA member should complete the ASLA 2019-2020 Federal and State Legislative Priorities Survey that will help determine ASLA’s federal legislative agenda for the upcoming 116th Congress and will help shape Chapters state legislative activities.

Last week, nearly 200 ASLA leaders and students from chapters around the country flocked to Washington, D.C., for ASLA Advocacy Day 2018. Advocates met with their legislators on Capitol Hill to talk about how landscape architecture can help address climate change and resilience.

An open letter from ASLA President Gregory Miller, FASLA, urging participation in the ASLA 2019-2020 Federal and State Legislative Priorities Survey.

This bill takes important steps toward upgrading our nation’s infrastructure, improving our water management systems, and increasing funding for parks, forests, and federal lands.