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Bridge Builders Award (Prince George's County, MD)

Nick Francis, President, Gateway Community Development Corporation and The Honorable Jack B. Johnson,  County Executive, Prince George’s County, Maryland for their development and creation of the Prince George’s Gateway Arts District, the largest, single public/private arts and community revitalization effort in the nation. Gateway is an innovator on how to use arts-based development projects as a catalyst for commercial revitalization by exploring ways to support the artists living and working in its community.

William H. Whyte Award

President of Project for Public Spaces, whose research and analysis on great public spaces continues in the footsteps of William Whyte and acts as a guide for creating livable public spaces everywhere

Investors in America Award

Governor of Maryland, for his work with smart growth and sustainable development in the State of Maryland and in the United States

Investors in America Award

Who helped make the city of Curitiba, Brazil an international model of sustainability during his mayorship