Past Winners and Programs
For more information about past award-winning programs from 1997 through 2006, go to NLC's City Practices collection. Enter the city name or part of the title of the program as the search criteria. For descriptions of 2007 award winners, click on the program name below.
2007
Lenexa, KS Rain to Recreation, A Watershed Management Program
Selma, AL TRUSTBuild
New Haven, CT Elm City Immigration Project
Tinley Park, IL Economic Development Plan for Success
Plano, TX Management Preparation Plan of Plano (MP3)
Pembroke Pines, FL State Hospital Campus: Human Services
Collaborations & Redevelopment
Milwaukee, WI Lapham Park Venture
Austin, TX Spring Terrace
2006
Erlanger, KY Tiered Advanced Life Support System for Emergency Medical Services
Asheville, NC Cultural Renaissance Arts Program
Oakland, CA Neighborhood Law Corps
Chicago, IL Troubled Buildings Initiative
Bell Gardens, CA Bell Gardens Sports Center
Lawton, OK (tie) City Wide Sewer Rehabilitation Program
Portsmouth, VA (tie) Portsmouth Online Legislative Information Tracking and Intergovernmental Communications System (POLITICS)
Tempe, AZ CARE7 Crisis Response Team
Indianapolis, IN Fall Creek Place
2005
Alpharetta, GA North Metro Miracle League Sports Complex
Fayetteville, NC Fire Station No. 14 Partnership
Colorado Springs, CO Transportation Education
San Jose, CA Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
New Brighton, MN PolyPartners ~ A Coalition for Quality of Life
Casper, WY Road to Reuse
Des Moines, IA It Started with Pots
Austin, TX Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Redevelopment Project
2004
West Lafayette, IN Wabash Landing Redevelopment
Medford, OR Facade Grant Program
Lexington-Fayette Purchase of Development Rights Program
Urban County, KY
San Diego, CA The San Diego Family Justice Center
Dodge City, KS Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion
Sunnyvale, CA Innovative E-OneStop
Tallahassee, FL The Community Neighborhood Renaissance Program
Oklahoma City, OK The MAPS North Canadian River Project
2003
Tupelo, MS Haven Acres Neighborhood Revitalization
Bellevue, WA Neighborhood Investment Strategy
Tempe, AZ The Rio Salado Project
Coralville, IA Growing Roots in a Drive-Thru Society
Roanoke, VA Every Drop Counts -- Water Conservation Education Campaign
St. Petersburg, FL The Neighborhood Team
2002
Boulder City, NV Boulder City Renaissance
South Bend, IN Near West Side Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative
Wichita, KS Eaton Place
Chicago, IL NeighborSpace
Jacksonville, OR Preserving the Jacksonville Woodlands
Elizabeth, NJ Jersey Gardens Mall
Las Vegas, NV Youth Neighborhood Association Partnership Program
Denver, CO Stapleton International Airport Redevelopment
2001
College Park, GA Downtown/Main Street Revitalization
Visalia, CA Downtown Visalia Property & Business Improvement District
Reno, NV Riverside Artist Lofts
Los Angeles, CA Genesis LA
South Sioux City, NE Interlocal Government and Public/Private Cooperation Programs
New Haven, CT The Community Greenspace and Community Garden Program --
A Partnership Program
Toledo, OH Physical Activity and Meal Modification Program
Houston, TX Main Street Corridor Revitalization Program
2000
Salisbury, NC Park Avenue Neighborhood Plan
Arlington Heights, IL Downtown Arlington Heights Revitalization
Modesto, CA Tenth Street Place
Boston, MA Boston Schoolyard Initiative
Fredericksburg, VA Homecoming 2000: All Dressed Up With Lots to Show
Coral Springs, FL Problem Oriented Policing
Albuquerque, NM North I-25 Corridor Reclamation/Reuse System
Milwaukee, WI Greening Milwaukee Schools
1999
Lewiston, ID Regulation of Community Event Signs
Savannah, GA Cuyler-Brownsville Urban Redevelopment Plan
Greensboro, NC East Market Street Corridor Development Plan
San Diego, CA "Green Building" Demonstration Project
Tualatin, OR Tualatin Skate Park Empowers Youth
Fort Lauderdale, FL City Wide Teen Initiative Program
Wichita, KS Gilbert-Mosley Project
Phoenix, AZ Desert Port Creates Desert Showcase
1998
Hopkins, MN Hopkins Center for the Arts
Gastonia, NC Vance Street Project
Tulsa, OK Kendall-Whittier Neighborhood Revitalization Project
Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Riverwalk
Bainbridge, GA Andrew Street Park Project
Fullerton, CA Fullerton 2000 and Beyond
Modesto, CA Airport Neighborhood Collaborative
Memphis, TN Midtown Corridor West Redevelopment Project
1997
Edmonds, WA Brackett's Landing Park South
Abilene, TX Tax Increment Financing District
Anaheim, CA Paint Your Heart Out Anaheim
Phoenix, AZ Longview Neighborhood Initiative Area
Monterey, CA Waterfront Enhancement Project
East Lansing, MI PRIDE Team
Oakland, CA Old Town Square
Los Angeles, CA Sustainable Building Program
1996
Lumberton, NC New Day in Lumberton
Pueblo, CO Central Pueblo Framework Plan
Birmingham, AL Commercial Revitalization Program
San Jose, CA Five-year Housing Investment Plan
Montville Township, NJ Turkey Mountain Square Yard Sale
Santa Fe, NM Santa Fe Affordable Housing Program
St. Louis, MO Restoration of Forest Park, Phase One
Boston, MA Broom to Bloom
1995
Claremont, CA Youth Master Plan
Boca Raton, FL Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex
Kansas City, MO COMBAT Anti-Drug Sales Tax
Phoenix, AZ Squaw Peak Freeway Mitigation Program
Belmont, CA Belmont House
Merced, CA Water Supply Plan
Scottsdale, AZ Downtown Plan
Chicago, IL Project to Combat Bias Violence
1994
San Gabriel, CA San Gabriel Mission District Revitalization Project
Columbia, SC City Year Columbia
Fort Worth, TX Downtown Fort Worth
Boston, MA Boston Youth Clean-up Corp (BYCC)
Shaker, OH Shaker Family Center at Sussex
Lynwood, CA Tree of Life
Tacoma, WA Community Waste Oil Recycling
El Paso, TX Mission Trail Historical Area
1993
Surfside Beach, SC All Children's Park
Hoffman Estates, IL Children's Advocacy Park
Macon, GA Pleasant Hill Project
Greensboro, NC Greensboro Housing Vision: 1992 Affordable Home Show
San Diego, CA Retired Senior Volunteer Patrol (RSVP)
Hartford, CT A Call to the Visionary Artist Program
Dayton, OH Great Miami Aquifer
New York, NY Street Cinema
1992
Gasden, AL Gasden Center for Cultural Arts
Salem, OR Salem Institutional Wastewater Conservation
Richmond, VA Combined Sewer Overflow Partnership
Los Angeles, CA Operation Clean Sweep
Butte, MT Water Supply System
Redondo Beach, CA Comprehensive Recycling Program
Long Beach, CA Neighborhood Tree Planting Project
Omaha, NE Low and Moderate Income Housing Project
1991
Paramount, CA Century Place Community
Flint, MI Project Independence
Lincoln, NE Radial Reuse Project
San Jose, CA Guadalupe River Assistance
San Leandro, CA West Gate San Leandro
1990
Meridian, MS Comprehensive Downtown Development Program
Evanston, IL Families in Transition
Huntsville, AL Monte Sano West
Houston, TX SPARK
1989
Anniston, AL La Garde Park and Museum of Natural History
Boise, ID Downtown Boise
Syracuse, NY Economic Opportunity Zone Service Center
Los Angeles, CA Skid Row Development Corporation