Great Parks Award Winners 2001

Great Parks/Great Cities Awards honor parks and other public spaces for their role in revitalizing North American communities.

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August 16, 2001, 1:00 PM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

The Urban Parks Institute at Project for Public Spaces recognized three parks, two park organizations, and a mayor for their role in revitalizing North American cities through parks and green space. The inaugural Great Parks/Great Cities Awards, to be presented annuaully, were announced in New York during the closing day of the Institute's sixth annual conference on urban parks, Great Parks/Great Cities. Among the winners are Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland, Oregon, and Dufferin Grove Park in Toronto, ON. and

Thanks to Park Talk

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