ach year, the Florida Chapter of the American Planning
Association (APA Florida) holds a People’s Choice
Award, and for 2018, Downtown Winter Garden has
been named the winner! Thanks to all of you in the
community who voted to help our beautiful downtown
win this coveted award!
With voting held online and open to the public, DTWG
was nominated alongside The Plaza de la Constitución in
St. Augustine, the Pioneer Settlement for the Creative Arts
in Barberville, and Central Park in Downtown Lake Mary.
Over 20 nominations were received for the Great Places
in Florida award program, which were then reviewed
by an independent selection committee of professionals
from the fields of urban planning, transportation,
historical preservation, and advocacy. Four nominations
were selected as finalists for the public to vote on, and
Downtown Winter Garden was named the winner!
APA Florida is a non-profit organization of professionals,
students, and allied professionals providing vision and
leadership for the future development and redevelopment
of Florida communities. APA Florida members work
both in the public and private sector; for Federal, state,
and local government; for firms both large and small; in
long-range planning and development review; in master
planning, as well as site planning; in transportation
planning, land use planning, environmental planning,
school planning, design, and in many other capacities.
Past Winners of the APA Florida award are Downtown
Pensacola (2017), Cascades Park in Tallahassee (2016),
Downtown Fernandina Beach (2015), and our lovely
neighbor to the north, Mount Dora, in 2014.
To learn more about the award and APA Florida,
visit http://bit.ly/2yHPZ2S
GREAT
PLACES
IN
FLORIDA
The Florida Chapter of the
American Planning Association
celebrates excellence in planning.
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WINTER GARDEN MAGAZINE
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DECEMBER 2018