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SWIM Initiative to Protect Creeks and Mountain Island Lake
Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte, North Carolina have partnered with other local governments in the region to acquire over 4,400 acres in the Mountain Island Lake watershed, permanently protecting Mountain Island Lake's shoreline from the impacts of development in one of the fastest growing communities in America. |
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ShoreBank Corporation
Once known throughout Chicago for fine boutiques, the South Shore neighborhood fell victim to steady disinvestment during the 1960s. A symptom of the area’s economic decline was the South Shore Bank, which was floundering in the face of tremendous economic and demographic changes. |
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Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group
In Silicon Valley, business leaders recognize that quality of life matters when you are striving to attract and retain a talented workforce, as well as generate a vibrant economy. The Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group (SVMG), first profiled for its efforts in the 1999 Profiles of Business Leadership on Smart Growth, has continued to campaign vigorously on behalf of quality of life issues including regional growth challenges. |
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Johnson Development Corporation
Known worldwide for his tremendous ability on the basketball court, Earvin “Magic” Johnson is now scoring profits and delivering assists to underserved communities by investing in new business ventures in America’s inner cities. |
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New Jersey Regulators and New Jersey Natural Gas
By the 1930s, Asbury Park was one of New Jersey’s premier resort destinations, drawing visitors to the beach, the boardwalk, and its many entertainment venues. Like many resort towns, however, Asbury Park fell into decline after World War II. By the 1970s, race riots and economic decline sent the town into a downward spiral of disinvestment.
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Bay Area Council
The San Francisco Bay Area has been one of the nation’s fastest growing regions since the end of World War II. Poor land use planning fuels sprawling development patterns that force workers to live farther from work centers, creates longer commutes, compounds traffic congestion, increases air pollution, inappropriately develops some of California’s best farmlands, and adversely impacts critical environmental habitats. |
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Struever Brothers, Eccles & Rouse Inc.
For more than 25 years, Struever Brothers, Eccles & Rouse (Struever Brothers) has revitalized urban neighborhoods in Baltimore and other communities on the East Coast by rehabilitating existing buildings and initiating new infill projects. |
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Envision Utah
By 2020, the population of Salt Lake City and the surrounding area is expected to increase by one million residents. But Utah’s business leaders and elected officials are more than prepared to face these growth challenges. In fact, they have developed multiple scenarios to manage the demands on infrastructure and natural resources that this population expansion brings to the Greater Wasatch Area. |
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Wisconsin Realtors
Realtors across the nation are beginning to embrace land-use planning, open space preservation, new choices for public transportation, and affordable, diverse housing opportunities—all of these considered to be key elements of a smart growth development strategy. |
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Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Since 1980, the Atlanta metropolitan area has doubled in population, making it home to over half the residents of the State of Georgia. With this dramatic growth has come unintended consequences, such as reduced open space, sprawling development, diminished air and water quality, and traffic congestion ranked among the worst in the nation. |
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