About the Public Interest Group of the Year Award
The award recognizes advocacy groups that have influenced political decisions by educating and bringing the general public into the planning process for the creation of sustainable communities.
Metro Jacksonville would like to thank the Florida APA for this award and is proud to be recognized as the leader in media coverage of issues affecting the growth and development of Jacksonville's Downtown and surrounding Areas.
About the Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association
The American Planning Association and its professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners, are organized to advance the art and science of planning and to foster the activity of planning -- physical, economic, and social -- at the local, regional, state, and national levels. The objective of the Association is to encourage planning that will contribute to public well-being by developing communities and environments that meet the needs of people and of society more effectively.
The American Planning Association Florida Chapter's mission is to provide statewide leadership in the development of sustainable communities by advocating excellence in planning, providing professional development for its members, and working to protect and enhance the natural and built environments.
To learn more about the APA's Florida Chapter visit: www.floridaplanning.org
About Metro Jacksonville
Founded by a small group of young professionals in March of 2006, the mission of Metro Jacksonville is to educate and provide an avenue for discussing the important issues facing our city. We strive to be a reliable source of information and to increase public awareness about the urban core and promote continued urban and pedestrian oriented growth in the Jacksonville metropolitan area.
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Charles Hunter
September 17, 2009, 06:18:16 AMCongratulations! Well deserved for your excellent, researched articles.
Charles Hunter
September 17, 2009, 06:19:48 AM"Public Interest Group"? Shouldn't the trophy be a pig?
vicupstate
September 17, 2009, 07:34:44 AMCongratulations !
sheclown
September 17, 2009, 07:58:47 AMImpressive!
fsu813
September 17, 2009, 08:23:13 AMis that a real trophy?
redglittercoffin
September 17, 2009, 08:30:33 AMWay to go! I concur with the award. There is some great stuff here!
buckethead
September 17, 2009, 08:33:17 AMHoozah!
JeffreyS
September 17, 2009, 08:33:42 AMNow I will tell everyone to check out Metro Jacksonville's award winning web site. Hail to the Victors.
Doctor_K
September 17, 2009, 09:11:51 AMDamn straight. About time and more than well-deserved. Kudos and huzzah, MJ staff!
YellowBluffRoad
September 17, 2009, 10:03:35 AMCongratulations!
Jason
September 17, 2009, 10:04:29 AMCongrats!!!! Very much deserved.
So, who gets to take home the trophy?
FayeforCure
September 17, 2009, 10:51:46 AMWOW, mighty impressive!!!!!!
Congratulations to all that made this project possible, especially the founders. Nothing better than an informed citizenry. Metrojacksonville makes that possible.
JoeMerchant
September 17, 2009, 11:03:39 AMGreat news, congrats on the honor!
chipwich
September 17, 2009, 11:40:41 AMCongratulations Metro Jacksonville!
You truly deserve it. Out city is leaps and bounds better and more educated because of you guys.
BridgeTroll
September 17, 2009, 11:45:49 AMI think they should do it like the Stanley Cup... they all take it home and take pictures of themselves and friends drinking from it, sleeping with it, swimming, etc...
Captain Zissou
September 17, 2009, 12:13:37 PMCongrats Everyone!!
Jason
September 17, 2009, 03:16:31 PMI think they should do it like the Stanley Cup... they all take it home and take pictures of themselves and friends drinking from it, sleeping with it, swimming, etc...
Not a bad idea BT.
heights unknown
September 17, 2009, 06:04:38 PMCongratulations guys. I remember when most of us in this forum was a member of one of the skyscraper forums that were very nasty to most of us from Jacksonville. Joining this forum in '07 was a huge relief and a breath of fresh air to say the least. Not only did we have the liberty to talk about skyscrapers, but we could also talk about public issues, public service issues, social issues and other topics relative to urban, suburban and metro life. My hats off to you guys for running a second to none forum and keeping it "ship shape."
Heights Unknown
heights unknown
September 17, 2009, 06:06:02 PMOne more thing...where or who will the trophy be kept with? Do you guys have a corporate office or central office location for metrojax?
Heights Unknown
stephendare
September 17, 2009, 06:07:35 PMHeights Unknown
Its being kept right here on this thread, where everyone in the world can see it!
Midway
September 17, 2009, 06:35:42 PMCongratulations on a job well done!
heights unknown
September 17, 2009, 07:29:51 PMHeights Unknown
Its being kept right here on this thread, where everyone in the world can see it!
Good answer and good decision Stephen; good on you!
Heights Unknown
A-Finnius
September 17, 2009, 07:31:17 PMCongratulations Metro Jacksonville. I hope there are many more awards to come!
strider
September 17, 2009, 07:32:29 PMso, when's the party?
sheclown
September 17, 2009, 09:04:52 PMStrider, you'd better worry about... "where's the party?"