FRI-B08: Go the Distance: Envisioning, Implementing, and Curating Great Linear Landscapes

Friday, October 10, 2025

10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT

1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW

Speaker(s)

Justine Heilner, ASLA, PLA, WEDG (she/her/hers)

Capital Planning Manager/Lead Landscape Architect
New York Power Authority/ New York State Canal Corporation
Delmar, New York
Kate Tooke, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)

Principal
Agency Landscape and Planning
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Whitney Tidd, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)

Planning & Design Manager
Tennessee RiverLine
Knoxville, Tennessee

By bike, on foot, and with paddles, Americans are increasingly discovering the adventure of linear landscapes. Yet transforming corridors that span diverse regions, ecologies, and jurisdictional boundaries poses unique challenges. Join public- and private-sector landscape architects for lively discussion about visioning, implementation, and stewardship of three diverse linear corridors.

Learning Outcomes:

Understand the complexity and opportunities of greenway, blueway, and trail planning in the United States.
Learn how three varied corridor projects have authentically engaged community voices across diverse geographies, political boundaries, and cultures spanning hundreds of miles.
Explore different approaches to establishing a cohesive vision and design/graphic identity across linear corridors, and understand steps toward implementation.
Consider alternative models for operations, governance, and stewardship of linear corridors that provide both clarity and funding to implement bold vision strategically.