Infill and redevelopment projects designed by new

Infill and redevelopment projects designed by new urbanists took most of the US EPA’s National Awards for Smart Growth achievement in 2005. The winner for overall excellence was the Denver Urban Renewal Authority for facilitating the redevelopment of Highlands Garden Village, a 27-acre former amusement park site in Denver, Colorado. The developer is Perry Rose LLC, and the land planner is Calthorpe Associates. The winner for Military Base Redevelopment was the City of Orlando for redevelopment of the former Orlando Naval Training Center into a vibrant new neighborhood, Baldwin Park. The developer is Baldwin Park Development Co., and the urban designers were Skidmore Owings & Merrill, Torti Gallas & Partners, and Miller Sellen Connor and Walsh. The winner in the category of Built Projects was the City of Lakewood and the Lakewood Reinvestment Authority for the redevelopment of a declining shopping mall into a new downtown called Belmar. Belmar is being developed by Continuum Partners and was planned by Elkus/Manfredi Architects. The winner in the category of Policies and Regulations went to the City of Pasadena Planning and Development Department for its Central District Specific Plan and Design Guidelines. The city has successfully promoted development in the downtown, near transit, and above stores, EPA says. The Small Communities category winner was the Town of Redding, Connecticut, for the cleanup and redevelopment of the abandoned Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill into a mixed-use, transit-oriented neighborhood. The project is being developed by Georgetown Land Co., headed by Stephen Soler. Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co. created the land plan.