The 2010 Smart Growth Awards are on Friday, June 18th at 11:30am

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The deadline for nominations for the 2010 Smart Growth Awards is next week. The eight annual event will honor individuals and organizations taking leadership in advancing Smart Growth projects, policies, regulations and initiatives. Specific focus areas include mixed-use development, affordable housing, environmental health and safety, open space and historic preservation, traffic calming and pedestrian safety, transportation enhancements, clean energy, downtown revitalization and/or community based planning. The deadline for submissions is February 28th.

Award recipients will stand out from other entries in their ability to demonstrate one or more of these basic principles:

1. Mix Land Uses
2. Take advantage of compact building design
3. Create housing choices for a range of household types, family sizes and incomes
4. Create walkable neighborhoods
5. Foster distinctive, attractive communities with a strong sense of place.
6. Preserve open space, farmland, historic buildings and critical environmental areas
7. Strengthen existing communities and achieve more balanced regional development
8. Provide a variety of transportation choices
9. Make development decisions predictable, fair and cost effective.
10. Encourage citizen and stakeholder participation in development decisions
11. Utilize clean energy and green building development

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Submit this form and relevant materials to Vision Long Island, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation. Please include relevant reports, images, plans, renderings, news articles and other supportive materials. Do not send originals materials as we cannot guarantee their safe return.

The Awards will be handed out on Friday, June 18th from 11:30am-2pm at the Crest Hollow Country Club. Registration information is available here.

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