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Press Release

May 18, 2004

Contact:
Marta Self, Northern California Section, American Planning Association, 925-988-9188

GREENBELT ALLIANCE WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD
FROM AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION

Second Award for Coyote Valley Report

Emeryville—The Northern California chapter of the American Planning Association has selected Greenbelt Alliance's report Getting It Right: Preventing Sprawl in Coyote Valley for an award for Outstanding Planning Project. The award will be presented at a dinner ceremony on Friday, May 21, 2004 at 6:30 pm at the Holiday Inn at 1800 Powell Street in Emeryville.

Getting It Right: Preventing Sprawl in Coyote Valley is a comprehensive report outlining a smart growth vision for development in San Jose's Coyote Valley, 6,800 acres of farmland and watershed on the city's southeastern edge. Greenbelt Alliance released the report in June 2003 after convening a yearlong series of workshops with a broad spectrum of stakeholders to discuss how and where development in Coyote Valley should occur. Getting It Right demonstrates how development in Coyote Valley can foster economic vitality, promote social equity, protect environmental health, and build a sense of community.

"This regional award for Getting It Right illustrates that San Jose has an alternative to sprawl to accommodate its future growth," says Jeremy Madsen, Field Director of Greenbelt Alliance. "As the City of San Jose plans for development in Coyote Valley, this award-winning vision outlines how the City can create a vibrant new community while preserving farmland and open space."

This is the second award for Getting It Right. The report also won the American Institute of Architects' 2004 Honor Award for Outstanding Regional and Urban Design, which will be awarded in June 2004.

Getting It Right can be downloaded from Greenbelt Alliance's web page at www.greenbelt.org. Greenbelt Alliance produced Getting It Right in cooperation with a consulting team led by the respected land use and architecture firm WRT/Solomon E.T.C. Greenbelt Alliance protects open space and promotes livable communities in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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For 50 years, Greenbelt Alliance has been the San Francisco Bay Area's advocate for open spaces and vibrant places, with offices in San Francisco, San Jose, Walnut Creek, Fairfield, and Santa Rosa. www.greenbelt.org

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