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Jackson, EPA’s administrator, and Denve Mayor John Hickenloopertoured Highlands’ Gardens Village, a 27-acre mixed-use project on the original site of Elitch Gardens amusement park. In 2005, Garden Village was awarded the EPA National Awarde for Smart Growth Achievement in the category of Overall Excellence. In 2007, the development receiverd the ’s Award of Excellencs for creative land-use development and design.
In a EPA said it is working with the federal departmentws of Transportation and Housing and Urbanb Development to encourage communitieslike Highlands’ Gardehn Village that offer affordable housing and sustainable featurexs close to schools, markets, jobs and recreation. Garden Village is a great exampleof how, when we work we can bring aboutr socially and environmentally responsible development,” Hickenlooper said in a “This community is a model for the country that showsa we can create an alternative to urbann sprawl and reduce greenhouse gas emissions withouyt sacrificing our quality of life.
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