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Please submit your nominations for Smart People, Smart Places Awards
An event to honor the people and places that use Smart Growth planning to make Wisconsin a great place to live.
October 11, 2012 at Union South
Help us find the people and places that personify Smart Growth principles!

Fill in the boxes below and select the category of your choice and provide answers to the questions in the nomination form.

All nominations must include an image. They are a very useful way of depicting the character of a place, and how people use it. (You will be asked to upload your image in the nomination form).

Please also include information about your relationship to, and your experiences in this place or with the person, program or organization.
Categories: The definitions of criteria for the awards in each category are those used by 1000 Friends in our mission and programs:

1. Smart Growth Leadership: The most effective leader in promoting Smart Growth development.

2. Land Conservation: The best example of protection of public land by a conservancy, community, organization or company.

3. Land Use Design Visionary: An individual who has developed a vision for good land use design principles that has inspired others to excel in land use design.

4. Adaptive Re-use of Urban Land: Property that has been transformed to a higher and better use.

5. Transit Leader: A person that has championed transit for the betterment of all Wisconsinites.

6. Working Landscapes Innovation: A person who has led efforts to promote sustainable land use principles on working lands in Wisconsin.

7. Great Neighborhood: Simply the best neighborhood in the state.

8. Civic Journalism: A person that has best used the principles of using journalism to promote best land use practices.

9. Public Space: The best example of public space that attracts people and services as a social hub in a neighborhood or an entire community.
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Tell us about features, size, layout, etc. and/or what makes this place special. Why It Works: Not all places have all of the qualities below, but tell us how your place measures up. Please give us up to three sentences for each of the following aspects:
Access & Linkages: How does this place connect with its surroundings? How do people circulate in it and find its features? Is it accessible on foot, by transit or other non-auto transportation? What are the sidewalks, roads and paths like?

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Comfort & Image: Does the place make a good first impression? What about cleanliness and litter? Does the area feel safe? Do vehicles dominate the space?

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Uses & Activities: Do people regularly use the space? What is the range of activities? Do users vary in terms of age, gender, and individuals vs. groups? Which parts of the space are used - or not?

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Sociability: Describe the social tenor of the place. Do they tend to use the place in groups or singly? Is there an element of local pride here? It is seen as a meeting place? What's the ratio of locals to visitors/tourists?

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Describe the person, organization or program. Tell us about notable qualities. Not all nominees have all of the qualities below, but tell us how your nominee measures up. Please give us up to three sentences for each category:
For a person: What makes this person an inspiration? How have they influenced the community? How have they moved their agenda forward?

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For an organization or company: What have they done to make changes in the community? What makes them an influence in the community? How are their employees involved? How have they used Smart Growth principles?

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For a program: What is the reach of this program? Could it be used as a model elsewhere? How does this program affect citizens of Wisconsin? How has as it created change in the community? How does this program involve Smart Growth principles?

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Please submit your nominations for Smart People, Smart Places Awards

An event to honor the people and places that use Smart Growth planning to make Wisconsin a great place to live.

October 11, 2012 at Union South

Tell us about features, size, layout, etc. and/or what makes this place special. Why It Works: Not all places have all of the qualities below, but tell us how your place measures up. Please give us up to three sentences for each of the following aspects:

Describe the person, organization or program. Tell us about notable qualities. Not all nominees have all of the qualities below, but tell us how your nominee measures up. Please give us up to three sentences for each category: