No sooner had we posted yesterday’s story about the future of preservation issues and opportunities under the incoming administration than we received a press release from the National Trust for Historic Preservation on the same subject.  “Great minds think alike,” as they say.

The Trust lays out six general areas of concern under the general title “Change Starts Here: Preservation Priorities for President-Elect Barack Obama,” and goes on to specify six general “action areas” in which historic preservation has a role – the economy, sustainability, natural disaster relief and preparedness, transportation policies, public land, and federal stewardship.  Visitors to the site can vote for any of these areas as having the largest impact on their own community, and can add their own comments – which can then be viewed at the bottom of the page.  As of the posting of this story, over 70 comments can already be read.

To access the site, click here.