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A Message from
ERA Administrator Stephen Johnson
I would like to extend my congratulations to the 2008 recipients of
EPA's National Award for Smart Growth Achievement.
Over my 28 years of public service, I've witnessed what can be achieved when
partners come together to address our nation's environmental challenges. And
today, we see those amazing results all around us. Our air is cleaner, our water
is purer, and our land is better protected than just a generation ago.
EPA recognizes that the environmental challenges of the 21st Century cannot
be addressed by federal regulations alone. Fortunately, communities across the
country have begun to embrace the fact that environmental responsibility is
everyone's responsibility.
By adopting smart growth approaches, these communities are helping improve
residents' quality of life and the quality of the environment. Thanks to forward-
thinking community leaders, historic buildings have been preserved, open spaces
have been protected, transportation choices have been provided and green
building practices have been incorporated in municipal buildings and town
parks alike. With some forethought and planning, we can make certain more
communities are healthy places to live, learn and work.
This year's award winners are responsibly building toward a greener, cleaner
future, and I encourage other communities to follow their fine example. Smart
growth is smart for our environment and smart for our economy.
Stephen L. Johnson
Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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How Smart Growth
Protects the Environment
Smart growth approaches locate and design
development efficiently, which can help
reduce energy consumption and greenhouse
gas emissions. By incorporating green
building techniques, smart growth can be
even more environmentally friendly. The
trends towards smart growth and green
building in America can promote energy
efficiency and reduce fossil fuel consumption.
When the two approaches are combined, the
results are impressive.
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By using land efficiently, the High Point redevelopment preserved 12 acres of open space.
For example:
• As one of the largest urban
brownfield redevelopments in
the United States, the Atlantic
Station community is energy
efficient and pedestrian friendly.
Because of its central location in
the Atlanta metro region, prox-
imity to transit, and walkability,
residents of Atlantic Station have
shorter trips and more transpor-
tation choices. In 2006, residents
drove 8 miles per day on aver-
age, compared with a 20-county
regional average of 32 miles
per day.1 In addition, a central
cooling system saved building
owners more than $35 million in
construction costs while operat-
ing more than 25 percent more
efficiently than traditional build-
ing HVAC systems, resulting in
lower energy bills for tenants
and less emissions.2
High Point, a HOPE VI rede-
velopment project in West
Seattle, Washington, and a
2007 National Award for Smart
Growth Achievement winner,
combined smart growth and
green building to create a new
community that's healthy for
its residents and for the envi-
ronment. With 1,600 housing
units expected at build-out,
High Point has double the
density of the public housing
project that used to occupy
the site, but it has also added
green space and parks. Its mix
of rental and for-sale homes
for a variety of income levels
is built to Washington's Built
Green standards. As a result,
the homes use 20 percent less
energy than homes the Seattle
Housing Authority built just six
years earlier.3
1 Brian Leary. "Sustainable Urban Redevelopment and Climate Change: The Atlantic Station Attempt." Presentation, July 18, 2008.
Available: http://www.nemw.org/AtlanticStationLeary.pdf. Accessed 10/01/2008.
2 Jacoby Development, Inc. 2005 Atlantic Station Project XL Report. Available: http://www.atlanticstation.com/concept_green_pro)ectXL05.php. Accessed 10/01/2008.
3 Walker Wells. "High Point: A Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing in Seattle." Terram.org, No. 22: Summer/Fall 2008.
Available: http://www.terrain.org/articles/22/wells.htm. Accessed 7/31/08.
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About
The Award
Smart Growth Principles
1. Mix land uses.
2. Take advantage of compact
building design.
3. Create a range of housing
opportunities and choices.
4. Create walkable
neighborhoods.
5. Foster distinctive, attractive
communities with a strong
sense of place.
6. Preserve open space,
farmland, natural beauty, and
critical environmental areas.
7. Strengthen and direct
development toward existing
communities.
8. Provide a variety of
transportation choices.
9. Make development decisions
predictable, fair, and cost
effective.
10. Encourage community and
stakeholder collaboration in
development decisions.
This streetscape in Austin, Texas, has generous sidewalks with benches and bike racks, restaurants and
other uses at the street level, and trees to provide walkers with shade in the summer—all of these features
encourage walking, which reduces air pollution.
EPA created the National Award for Smart Growth Achievement
in 2002 to recognize outstanding approaches to development
that benefit the economy, the community, public health, and
the environment. Each award winner has successfully used the
principles of smart growth to improve existing communities or
to build new communities that expand economic development
opportunities, enhance quality of life, and preserve the natural
environment. Through innovative ideas and collaboration, the
winners crafted policies and projects that foster healthy, vibrant,
and diverse communities.
The award winners were chosen
through a multi-step process. A
panel of experts representing a
broad range of constituencies with
interest and expertise in the built
environment and the principles of
smart growth assessed the entries.
An internal EPA review panel pro-
vided additional comments. EPA's
Associate Administrator for Policy,
Economics, and Innovation made
the final award determinations.
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National Award for
Smart Growth Achievement Winners
Overall Excellence
Downtown Silver Spring
Redevelopment Project
Silver Spring Regional Center
Silver Spring, Maryland
Built Projects
Egleston Crossing
Urban Edge Housing Corporation
Roxbury, Massachusetts
Policies and Regulations
Livable Centers Initiative
Atlanta Regional Commission
Metropolitan Atlanta Region, Georgia
Equitable Development
Mission Creek Senior Community
Mercy Housing California and
San Francisco Housing Authority
San Francisco, California
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Winner
Overall Excellence
Silver Spring
Regional Center
Silver Spring, Maryland
One of Washington, D.C.'s first
suburban shopping districts.
Silver Spring peaked in the
1950s. However, as growth in
the region spread ever-outward,
the downtown experienced a
decades-long decline.
Today, downtown Silver Spring
is resurgent as an arts and
entertainment destination for
the region. A strong community
vision, public investments,
partnerships with the private
sector, a great location, and
transportation choices worked
together to create this model
for inner-ring suburban
renaissance.
For More Information:
Gary Stith
Director
Silver Spring Regional Center
Tel: (301)565-7300
E-mail: silver.spring@
montgomerycountymd.gov
Downtown Silver Spring
Redevelopment Project
Downtown Silver Spring is a thriving example of what can happen
when smart growth is used to rejuvenate a struggling commercial
area. Public and private organizations and the community
capitalized on a great location and public spaces to revitalize this
historic downtown neighborhood.
Downtown Silver Spring was a
dynamic retail center in the post-war
years but, like many urban centers,
it lost businesses to enclosed malls
during the 1970s. The Downtown
Silver Spring Redevelopment Project
employed smart growth principles to
turn this underused historic commer-
cial district into a highly desirable
destination.
Montgomery County designated
Downtown Silver Spring as a
Green Tape Zone. This designation
provided a county team which gave
downtown projects special priority
in filing requirements, regulatory
reviews, and inspections involved
in the permitting process, making
redevelopment faster and more cost
effective. When a project within the
redevelopment zone submitted an
application, Green Tape team mem-
bers made it a priority.
The market responded by build-
ing over 400,000 square feet of
retail, 248,000 square feet of office
space and 200 hotel rooms. In
addition, the office occupancy rate
increased from 61 percent in 1995
to 96 percent in 2007, and the
tax base has grown by 62 percent.
Over 1,200 residential units have
been constructed since 2000, with
another 4,000 in some stage of
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Because of the redevelopment, downtown
Silver Spring has become a destination for
families to live and play.
The economic downturn of Silver Spring's commercial
district presented an opportunity for transit-oriented
redevelopment in the heart of the community.
Some street sections are designed to accommodate
other uses and can be closed occasionally to auto
traffic to allow popular pedestrian-oriented activities
such as this farmers market.
construction or planning. A wide
variety of national and locally
owned restaurants and stores
provide additional attractions for
visitors and residents alike.
Structured parking garages rather
than surface lots efficiently use
space and reduce stormwater run-
off. Parking structures are ringed
by retail and other uses, making the
streetscape more pleasant, interest-
ing, and walkable. The project also
preserved historic aspects of the
area, such as the 1937 Silver The-
atre, now restored inside and out,
and the adjoining 1937 shopping
center, allowing residents and visi-
tors to enjoy the early-20th-century
character of the area.
Downtown Silver Spring provides
numerous transportation choices.
It is within walking distance of
a subway station, a commuter
rail line, and a regional bus hub.
Streetscape and transit improve-
ments encourage people to leave
their cars at home, resulting in
lower automobile emissions.
From 2000 to 2007, transit rider-
ship at the Silver Spring Metro
station increased 26 percent. Less
vehicle traffic also supports the
pedestrian-friendly environment
that allows new businesses and
downtown life to flourish.
In designing our
headquarters we did not
include on-site amenities such as
an employee cafeteria because
we believed in Downtown Silver
Spring's revitalization approach.
When Discovery moved here in
2004 there were only a half a
dozen restaurants within walking
distance, now there are at least
50. Our employees patronize
local establishments—good for
our workers, good for the local
economy—which all benefits the
community and citizenry.
— David Leavy, Executive Vice President
Discovery Communications, Inc.
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Winner
Policies and Regulations
Atlanta Regional
Commission
Metropolitan Atlanta
Region, Georgia
Created to help the Atlanta region
meet air-quality goals, the Livable
Centers Initiative uses federal
transportation funds to help
communities plan transportation
improvements in concert with
revitalization of existing centers
and corridors. The result is
less air pollution and stronger
towns with more housing,
transportation, recreation, and
employment options.
For More Information:
Dan Reuter
Director, Land Use Division
Atlanta Regional Commission
Tel: (404) 463-3305
E-mail: dreuter@atlantaregional.com
Livable Centers Initiative
How and where federal transportation funds are spent exerts a
powerful influence on local and regional land use. The Livable
Centers Initiative used these funds to encourage mixed-use, walkable,
and transit-accessible development in the Atlanta metropolitan
area, covering 18 counties and more than 4.5 million people. This
innovative policy regarding the use of federal transportation dollars
has revitalized communities and created transportation options,
lowering per capita emissions and preserving open space while
increasing employment and business growth.
Spurred by alarming growth in air
pollution and traffic congestion, loss
of jobs to outlying areas, and the
decline of town centers throughout
the region, the Atlanta Regional
Commission created the Livable
Centers Initiative (LCI) in 1999.
Since then, LCI has awarded more
than $ 1 million annually in planning
grants to help communities use trans-
portation improvements to revitalize
town centers and key corridors. Once
the planning studies funded by LCI
are completed, the communities can
apply for implementation funding
through the regional Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP). LCI
and TIP are funded by federal
transportation money.
The policy behind LCI is simple:
Increase investments in transpor-
tation improvements that create
sustainable, livable communities.
Grants are awarded through a
competitive process to local govern-
ments and non-profit organizations
to link transportation projects with
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Built Projects
Urban Edge Housing
Corporation
Roxbury, Massachusetts
Egleston Crossing helped
renew a neglected corridor in
Boston's Roxbury and Jamaica
Plain neighborhoods with
two new buildings that used
green building techniques and
provided new amenities and
much-needed affordable hous-
ing. The energy-efficient design
and materials, combined with
the project's proximity to public
transit, use less energy, reduce
greenhouse gas emissions, and
save residents money.
Egleston Crossing
For More Information:
Noah Maslan
Director of Real Estate Development
Urban Edge Housing Corporation
Tel: (617)989-9313
E-mail: nmaslan@urbanedge.org
Located in Boston's Roxbury and Jamaica Plain neighborhoods,
Egleston Crossing has brought life back to a neighborhood in need
of environmental clean-up and new investment. Two underused
parcels of land—a former garage with a history of toxic waste
problems and an abandoned theater—were cleaned up and now
house new, green, mixed-use structures.
The redevelopment of these two
buildings includes 64 new residen-
tial units for low-income residents,
almost a quarter of which are
reserved for disabled and formerly
homeless individuals. Recogniz-
ing that neighborhood residents
were concerned about the effects
of this affordable housing, Urban
Edge went door to door to talk to
neighbors, held public meetings, and
convened a working group to make
sure the new development addressed
these concerns.
Positioned above 8,300 square feet
of street-level commercial space,
the apartments have easy access
to amenities such as a coffee shop,
a dental clinic, and a nationally
acclaimed youth writing program.
More than half of the parking
is underground, with a ratio of
0.7 spaces per unit. Reduced park-
ing is possible because the site is
a ten-minute walk to the subway
and served by four bus routes. Less
surface parking can reduce the
urban heat island effect, impervious
surface, and stormwater runoff.
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The once-contaminated auto-body shop now
provides a commercial and residential anchor
for the neighborhood.
Before redevelopment, the Beethoven Theater
sat vacant for more than 30 years.
The redevelopment of Egleston Crossing used green
design and energy-efficient materials, which reduce
utility costs for residents.
Green building features in
Egleston Crossing reduce energy
consumption, greenhouse gas
emissions, and costs for residents.
Low-flow toilets and shower
heads and drought-resistant,
non-irrigated landscaping with
native plants reduce water use.
Power for common areas is
provided by 64.5 kilowatts of
photovoltaic panels. A 30 percent
energy savings is expected from
the ENERGY STAR® appliances,
lights, advanced insulation,
high-performance windows,
and improved heating systems.
Local and recycled materials
were used, and 90 percent of
the construction and demolition
waste was recycled.
Non-toxic paints, adhesives, and
solvents; wood floors in place
of carpet; and efficient continu-
ous ventilation enhance indoor
air quality and residents' health.
Monitoring displays educate
residents about energy use and
conservation. As further evidence
of the project's success in achiev-
ing environmental excellence, it
won the 2005 ENERGY STAR®
Builder Achievement award.
Egleston Crossing has
been a great addition to
the neighborhood, and should
serve as a model for development
across our region. Urban Edge
transformed two derelict properties
into attractive and environmentally
friendly landmarks for Egleston
Square. As a neighbor, I appreciate
the careful attention to design and
maintenance that helps the project
fit in with neighboring properties.
— Tim Reardon, Resident
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Winner
Equitable Development
Mercy Housing
California and
San Francisco
Housing Authority
San Francisco, California
Mission Creek Senior Community
is a classic example of successful
collaboration between nonprofit
organizations, local government
agencies, for-profit entities, and
citizens. The impressive array
of partners included: Mercy
Housing California, the San
Francisco Housing Authority,
North and South of Market
Adult Day Health Center, the
San Francisco Redevelopment
Agency, the San Francisco
Library, and the San Francisco
Department of Public Health.
For More Information:
Paul Moran
Grants Manager
Mercy Housing California
Tel: (916)414-4426
E-mail: pmoran@mercyhousing.org
Mission Creek Senior Community
Mission Creek transformed a brownfield into an attractive, mixed-
use, low-income senior community. The project focused on creating
affordable housing for the elderly while promoting sustainability.
The Mission Creek Senior Community
is in the Mission Bay North area of
San Francisco. The 303-acre area was
formerly used for industrial purposes;
historical usage included a sewage
pumping station, a section of railroad
and interstate highway, a box factory,
lumber storage, and mill operations.
Remediating this brownfield and
returning it to productive use is just
one of many environmental achieve-
ments of Mission Creek.
To combine service-enriched afford-
able housing with environmentally
healthy living conditions for
seniors, Mercy Housing employed
a LEED-certified contractor and
architect who used green building
techniques and materials. The project
features solar panels, providing about
25 percent of the power for common
areas. The project also has low-flow
fixtures and piping for reclaimed
water use for landscaping and toilets.
Other green measures include land-
scaping designed for low water use;
energy-efficient lighting; high use
of daylight with large windows to
increase daylighting; and long-lasting,
low-maintenance interior finishes that
use rapidly renewable resources and
recycled-product content.
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Built along a former industrial channel, the
Mission Creek Senior Community combines
affordable housing options for seniors with
the benefits of urban living.
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The senior community fosters active aging
through scheduled physical activities and
improved accessibility to local parks and
walking paths.
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In response to citizen input on the project, the
facility includes a large community gathering
room and a branch of the San Francisco Library.
A public library, 5,000 square feet
of ground-floor retail, and adult
day care present additional ben-
efits to residents and community
members. Only 25 feet away from
a San Francisco Municipal street
car stop, the project places a strong
priority on transit options. In addi-
tion to the street car, the project is
two blocks from a CalTrain station,
and a bus stop is less than a block
away. These transportation choices
not only make for a convenient
place to live, they also result in less
travel-related emissions.
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Mission Creek Senior Community
is built to be accessible for every-
one, including the disabled and ill.
The project includes 139 afford-
able apartments for low-income
elderly residents. Support service
programs enable 51 of the building
units to serve frail, elderly people.
The majority of residents pay a
maximum of 30 percent of their
income for rent, including utili-
ties—relieving a burden from those
particularly affected by housing and
energy costs.
Living at Mission
Creek facing the water
makes me feel calm
and peaceful. The
transportation and
shopping are very
convenient.
— Carlos Quezada, resident
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Continuing Achievements of
Past Award Winners
Town of Breckenridge,
Colorado
2002 Award Winner
The Wellington neighborhood develop-
ment is in its second phase with the first
dozen units already completed. Income
restrictions keep 39 percent of the homes
affordable to people making less than
80 percent of annual median income.
In addition to continued progress on
the Wellington neighborhood, the town
completed planning for another 40-acre
affordable housing development that
will incorporate green elements and is
located on a rehabilitated dredge-mining
site from the early 1900s. The project,
which is near transit, several schools,
and a recreation zone, will begin the first
phase of construction in April 2009.
This project aligns with the town's new
annexation policy, and 80 percent of
proposed residential units are deed-
restricted affordable housing. More
affordable development projects are
planned.
Town of Davidson,
North Carolina
2004 Award Winner
Guided by the town's form-based code
and smart growth planning principles, the
Exit 30 Master Plan is the basis for a new
mixed-use neighborhood in Davidson.
It encompasses approximately 130 acres
of mixed-use development, including
600,000 square feet of office and retail
space, hotels, restaurants, schools, a
church, 300 residential units in a variety
of styles, and recreational opportunities.
Commercial and residential areas are
within walking distance of downtown
and commuter transit—bus and pro-
posed commuter rail for 2012—into the
Charlotte metropolitan area. Pedestrian
and cyclist activity and safety are key
components of the master plan. Approxi-
mately 12.5 percent of all units must meet
the town's affordable housing ordinance,
a 100-foot undisturbed lakeshore buffer
is required, and the 9-acre nature preserve
provides learning and entertainment
opportunities. Ground had been broken
or construction completed on over half of
the planned area as of September 2008.
This successful implementation of the
plan can be attributed to close collabora-
tion among stakeholders.
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Using planning tools, Davidson continues
to maintain its identity as a small town.
When the city of Orlando transformed a
closed Naval Training Center into an exciting
new community, 16 extra acres of parkland
were created using innovative underground
stormwater management systems.
In Philadelphia, the First Oriental Market received
a $500,000 loan from FFFI to help its owners
purchase the property they had previously leased.
Sacramento Region,
California
2004 Award Winner
The Sacramento Area Council of
Governments adopted the Metro-
politan Transportation Plan for 2035
(MTP2035) in March 2008. This plan
devotes an average of $1.5 billion per
year to promote walking, biking, and
transit use in the Sacramento region.
MTP2035 also ties transportation
investments to the land uses identi-
fied in the Blueprint Preferred Growth
Scenario to give people more hous-
ing and transportation choices while
encouraging better land-use practices
and design. The plan offers more
funding for public transportation and
alternative modes, allowing people to
drive less and ultimately improving air
quality. These transportation choices
will also help meet California's green-
house gas reduction requirements.
City of Orlando, Florida
2005 Award Winner
In Baldwin Park, built on the
1,100-acre site of a former Naval
Training Center, infrastructure
development is now complete, and
residential construction has passed the
halfway mark. In early 2008, the city
of Orlando dedicated Harbor Park
and its 3-mile lakefront trail, complet-
ing the 200-acre park system. Show
homes, built for the 2007 and 2008
International Builders' Shows, keep
Baldwin Park in the national spotlight.
Pennsylvania Fresh Food
Financing Initiative
2006 Award Winner
The Fresh Food Financing Initiative
(FFFI) has supported 52 supermar-
ket and grocery store projects in
Pennsylvania cities. These projects
have created or retained more than
3,000 jobs and more than 1 million
square feet of food retail space. The
Food Trust, the Greater Philadelphia
Urban Affairs Coalition, and The
Reinvestment Fund (TRF) have
formed a public-private partnership
to support the FFFI, working with the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The
state has appropriated $30 million
for this initiative, and TRF is
leveraging this funding with an
additional $90 million. The FFFI is an
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Continuing Achievements of
Past Award Winners
excellent example of an effective public/
private partnership and was a finalist
for the Harvard Kennedy School of
Government's Innovations in American
Government Award in 2008.
State of Vermont
2007 Award Winner
The Vermont Housing and Conserva-
tion Board (VHCB) continues to sup-
port Vermont's nationally recognized
nonprofit network and its municipalities
as they develop and rehabilitate perma-
nently affordable housing in population
centers. VHCB also remains active in
conserving agricultural and recreational
land, natural areas, and historic proper-
ties. In 2007, the board funded more than
500 affordable apartments, including 96
in reconfigured former factory build-
ings in downtown locations. A maple
syrup production facility in St. Albans,
a furniture factory in Richford, and a
site in Brattleboro that manufactured
everything from work shoes and sporting
goods to organs and baskets have been
transformed to attractive, expansive,
family-rental housing. In Enosburg,
an infill construction project created
28 apartments and three storefronts
to replace two downtown buildings
destroyed by fire.
Town of Barnstable,
Massachusetts
2007 Award Winner
With grant assistance, the town is
constructing a new building on the
harborfront to include a visitor's center,
comfort station, and Dockmasters
Office. The town is also constructing
a new segment of the Walkway to the
Sea. This segment is critical to provide
pedestrian connectivity and access and
will bring the town closer to its goal of
creating a Harborwalk along the entire
Hyannis Inner Harbor. In addition,
a private entity recently purchased a
derelict property in the heart of Hyannis
Main Street and is renovating the
building and site to create an updated,
pedestrian-oriented development with
significant landscaping and stormwater
improvements.
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Credits and
Acknowledgements
Thanks to our Review Panel
Laurence Aurbach
Stephanie Bothwell, Congress for the New Urbanism
Noreen Beatley
Kendra Briechle, The Conservation Fund
Dan Emerine, Washington, DC Office of Planning
Geoff Ferrell, Ferrell Madden Lewis Associates LLC
Deeohn Ferris, Sustainable Community Development Group, Inc.
John W. Frece, National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education
Jane Kirchner, American Farmland Trust
Julia Koster, National Capital Planning Commission
Hugh Morris, National Association of REALTORS9
Elizabeth Morton, Virginia Tech Department of Urban Affairs and Planning
Valerie Rogers, National Association of County and City Health Officials
Frances Stanley, Virginia Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Kenneth Walker, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Ocean
and Coastal Resource Management, National Policy Division
Photo Credits
Front cover: EPA Region 8 Headquarters Building, Denver, CO: Photo courtesy of Robert Canfield.
How Smart Growth Protects the Environment:
Atlantic Station, Atlanta, GA: Photo courtesy of Atlantic Station.
High Point, Seattle, WA: Photo courtesy of Seattle Housing Authority.
About the Award: Austin, TX: Photo courtesy of Lee Sobel.
Case study photos courtesy of award winners. Farmer's market, Silver Spring, MD:
Photo courtesy of Lee Sobel.
Continuing Achievements of Past Winners: Wellington, CO: Photo courtesy of Poplar House.
Davidson, NC: Photo courtesy of Town of Davidson Planning Department. Orlando, FL: Photo
courtesy of Baldwin Park Development Company. First Oriental Market, Philadelphia, PA:
Photo courtesy of The Food Trust. Lake Champlain, VT: Photo courtesy of Andrew Kline.
Aselton Park, Barnstable, MA: Photo courtesy of Kate Kennen.
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The 2008 National Award for
Smart Growth Achievement cer-
emony was held at the National
Building Museum in Washington,
DC, on November 19. The National
Building Museum, created by
an act of Congress in 1980, is
America's leading cultural institu-
tion dedicated to exploring and
celebrating architecture, design,
engineering, construction, and
urban planning. Since opening its
doors in 1985, the museum has
become a vital forum for exchang-
ing ideas and information about
such topical issues as managing
landmark preservation, urban
revitalization, sustainable and
affordable design, and suburban
growth. Its engaging exhibitions
and education programs, includ-
ing innovative curricula for school
children and stimulating pro-
grams for adults, annually attract
nearly 400,000 people, making the
museum the most-visited institu-
tion of its kind in the world.
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