Garland’s vision for a revitalized downtown is gaining momentum. Downtown’s 5th Street Crossing development has been selected to receive a 2009 Celebrating Leadership in Development Excellence (CLIDE) Award in the New Development category.
Garland’s project was one of nine winners selected from a field of 35 applicants. The biannual CLIDE Awards honor development and planning projects that exemplify the region’s Ten Principles of Development Excellence, which outline a vision for sustainable, livable communities in North Texas. They center on providing choices for how and where people choose to live and work, promoting walkable environments, transportation and resource-efficient growth, and mixed use and environmentally-responsible development—all in quality places that people will be proud to inhabit.
“We are delighted to see this project receive such an important recognition,” says Mayor Ronald E. Jones. “5th Street Crossing, developed in partnership with Trammell Crow, is key to the success of our long-term plans for a thriving downtown area.”
The awards will be presented on June 12, 2009 at the North Central Texas Council of Governments’ General Assembly luncheon at the DFW Hyatt.
More information on the CLIDE Awards is available at www.developmentexcellence.com.
More information about 5th Street Crossing is available at www.5thstreetcrossing.com.
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