|
contents | news | |||||||||
| 2005 Howland Awards Recognize Cities for Innovative Partnerships The National League of Cities (NLC) announced the winners of the 2005 James C. Howland Awards for Municipal Enrichment. The awards are given in partnership with CH2M HILL and named after co-founder Jim Howland. Eight cities are being recognized for outstanding public and private partnerships, conservation, revitalization, and enhanced community services that have enriched the quality of life for their citizens and businesses. Gold winners received cash awards of $2, 000 and silver winners received cash awards of $1, 000. The cash awards will be donated to community nonprofit organizations of each city’s choice. Winning the Gold Awards are: • Alpharetta, Ga, for the North Metro Miracle League Adapted Sports Complex, which provides disabled children the opportunity to play baseball, complete with a rubberized surface baseball field, handicapped accessible playground, and large pavilion. • Fayetteville, NC, for its work with Fayetteville State University for the Fire Station No.14 Partnership, which will serve as a residence for student interns who will attend classes and receive hands-on training from firefighters as part of the university’s new fire science curriculum. • Colorado Springs, Colo, for its Transportation Education plan, a two-phased plan that led to a successful ballot initiative to help fix growing transportation and infrastructure problems in the city. • San Jose Calif, for its partnership with San Jose State University to build the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, giving both residents and students access to its resources. The Silver Winners include: • New Brighton, Minn, for Poly Partners ~ A Coalition for Quality of Life, a program that has helped transform a crime-ridden apartment complex into a set of organized crime- watch neighborhoods. • Casper, Wy, for Road to Reuse, an innovative example of brownfield redevelopment, turning an old Amoco refinery – a field of toxic waste – into an attraction that is helping to re-define the community. • Des Moines, Iowa, for It Started with Pots, a partnership between the city government and many of the area’s neighborhood associations, that plants flowers and green plants throughout the city that have been grown by the local government. • Austin, Tex, for its Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Redevelopment Project, which turned a vacant airport into a mixed-use urban village that has helped to create new models and chart new directions for urban growth and planning in the city. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Construction News :: home page |