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Low Impact Development Design Competition

Submission Deadline February 17, 2012

The competition is sponsored by the Friends of the Rap[ahannock, James River Association, and Potomac Conservancy and is funded by a grant from the NAtional Fish and Wildlife Foundation. First-place awards of $15,000 will be given for each of three design areas open for competition: suburban, mixed-use developmen; urban redevelopment; and green roadways.

BikeWalk Virginia is Now Officially "Bike Virginia"!

Effective January 1, 2012, BikeWalk Virginia changed its name to Bike Virginia. This name change reflects the statewide, non-profit organization's desire to focus its resources on bicycling and making Virginia a more bicycle-friendly state.

"There were three key reasons behind the decision to change our name," said Dr. Kimberly Perry Executive Director.

First Projects Certified by SITESTM National Rating System for Sustainable Landscapes

The Sustainable Sites Initiative^TM (SITES^TM) has announced the first three projects to be certified by the nation's most comprehensive system for rating the sustainable planning, design, construction, and maintenance of built landscapes.

The corporate headquarters of an international manufacturing company, a new university green space, and a children's playground in an urban park are the first to be recognized for their sustainable land practices from among 150-plus pilot projects that began the certification process in summer 2010. These initial projects are the St. Charles, Missouri, campus of Novus International Inc.; the Green at College Park of the University of Texas at Arlington; and the Woodland Discovery Playground at Shelby Farms Park in Memphis, Tenn.