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2009 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement Videos Available Online

Friday, 15 January 2010

The videos featuring this year's winners provide a look at what these communities have to offer that makes them great places to work, live and play.

Visit http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/awards/sg_awards_publication_2009.htm or click here to view the videos, and click below for a list of the 2009 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement winners.

The 2009 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement Winners are:

Overall Excellence in Smart Growth
Envision Lancaster County Comprehensive
Lancaster County Planning Commission, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Policies and Regulations
The City of Charlotte
Charlotte Department of Transportation, Charlotte, North Carolina

Built Projects
Parkside of Old Town
Chicago Housing Authority, FitzGerald Associates Architects, and Holsten
Real Estate Development Corporation, Chicago, Illinois

Smart Growth & Green Building
Tempe Transportation Center
City of Tempe and Architekton + Otak, Tempe, Arizona

Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement!