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Urban Land Institute Seeks Entries For 3rd Annual Smart Growth Awards

April 12, 2007

April 12, 2007 - The Urban Land Institute (ULI) San Diego/Tijuana District Council is seeking entries for its third annual Smart Growth Awards program to be held on June 12, 2007.

The Smart Growth Awards Program recognizes distinguished planning and design achievement as well as visionaries helping to fulfill and advance the principles of smart growth. ULI defines smart growth as development that is economically sound, environmentally friendly and supportive of community livability. The keynote speaker for the event is Dr. Richard Jackson, UC Berkeley adjunct professor of environmental health sciences and author of "Urban Sprawl and Public Health."

Entry forms, which can be found on the ULI website (www.sandiego.uli.org), must be completed and returned by May 4th at 5 p.m. The applications will be judged at the end of May by a panel of local planning, design and development professionals. Award categories include Smart Growth Project, Smart Growth Plan/Policy and Smart Growth Visionary.

About ULI
The Urban Land Institute develops leaders in the responsible use of land and promotes creation of sustainable, thriving communities worldwide. ULI has 34,000 members internationally and 810 in the San Diego region. The ULI San Diego/Tijuana District Council (www.sandiego.uli.org) facilitates local discussion of public policy issues and best practices related to real estate development, city building and land use.

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