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1000 Friends of Wisconsin Celebrates 10th Anniversary With ''Ten of the Best'' Awards for Achievements
In the decade since the state's Interagency Land Use Council, convened by Republican Governor Tommy Thompson and chaired by his Department of Revenue Secretary Mark Burgher, first acknowledged sprawl problems and the crucial link between land use and transportation, the state has made great strides toward smart growth, said 1000 Friends of Wisconsin Executive Director Steve Hiniker, his group highlighting its 10th anniversary with ''Ten of the Best'' awards for achievements in shaping a better Wisconsin landscape.
Created by activists determined to push harder for sustainability, with a focus ''on non-partisan land use policy,'' writes Madison Capital Times columnist Mike Ivey, 1000 Friends of Wisconsin honored former state revenue secretary Mark Burgers with their Smart Growth Leadership award for his role in establishing ''the nation's best comprehensive planning law.''
The other award categories and winners included Statewide Land Conservation -- Wisconsin's Land Trusts for protecting land through their growing network; Sustainable Land Use Design Visionary -- Phil Lewis for pioneering sustainable regional design; Residential Infill Development Pioneer -- McGrath Associates for trendsetting residential urban infills; Industrial Infill Development -- Menomonee Valley Partners for Smart Growth brownfield redevelopment planning; Modern Transit Leader -- Transit NOW for spurring support for modern transit investments in southeastern Wisconsin; Working Landscapes Innovations -- Working Lands Initiative -- for efforts to establish effective state policies to promote agriculture; Next Generation Neighborhoods -- Grandview Commons by Veridia-n Homes for leadership in designing 21st century communities; Civic Journalism -- ''We the People -- On Common Ground'' for efforts to educate and involve the public in shaping state land use policies; and Downtown Investments -- Wisconsin Main Street Program for leadership, encouragement and support for downtown revitalization statewide.
''We salute those achievements,'' said director Hiniker, ''knowing that future generations of Wiconsinites will be better off because of those efforts. -- Capital Times 9/19/2006
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