PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT


	Warren Boeschenstein, professor of architecture at the
University of Virginia, will deliver a slide lecture titled "Livable
Communities:  Design Strategies for Rail Corridors," on Oct. 23 at 6
p.m. in Campbell Hall Room 153.

	Boeschenstein argues that creating communities near
commuter-railway stations is a logical and efficient way to reduce
highway congestion, discourage urban sprawl, and conserve energy.
"We're trying to offer an alternative model to a way of life based
exclusively on the automobile," Boeschenstein says. "We're trying to
give people more options in terms of travel and lifestyle."

	Boeschenstein, who teaches housing and urban design, and
colleague Gary Okerlund received a Design for Transportation
National Award from the U.S. Department of Transportation and the
National Endowment for the Arts for their "Washington, D.C./Richmond
Rail Corridor Study" in February 1996. 

	For information call the School of Architecture at (804)
924-3715.

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October 15, 1996

START DATE:  Immediate
KILL DATE:     Oct. 24, 1996