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The Frank F. Ferris Award for Planning Excellence

Click Here for the 2010 Frank Ferris Nomination Form

CITY CLIMATE PROTECTION COMMITTEE WINS 2009 PLANNING AWARD

The Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission is pleased to announce that the City of Cincinnati Climate Protection Steering Committee has been named the winner of the 2009 FRANK F. FERRIS II PLANNING AWARD for its work on the Green Cincinnati Plan.

Cincinnati is one of more than 1,000 U.S. cities that has committed to reducing its contribution to global climate change. Climate protection measures can help conserve scarce natural resources, save money, enhance the local economy, improve air quality, create jobs, and improve public health.

City administration, through the Office of Environmental Quality, developed the Green Cincinnati Plan (a Climate Protection Action Plan) with significant input from the community, including the Climate Protection Steering Committee. Composed of representatives of Cincinnati’s business, government, environmental, academic, and civic organizations, the committee created 5 Task Teams of more than 150 subject matter experts and concerned citizens in the areas of Energy, Transportation, Land Use, Waste Management, and Advocacy.

The Frank F. Ferris II Planning Award was created by the Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission in 1995 to recognize and honor the lifelong dedication of Mr. Frank F. Ferris II to municipal, county, and regional planning activities. It is awarded annually to a local planning commission or planning committee whose efforts have contributed to the elevation of planning principles, greater awareness of the value of planning, and improved quality of life.

The award was presented to City officials on Monday March 30, 2009 at the Hamilton County Planning Partnership Annual Meeting.

• 1995 - City of Blue Ash (Downtown Development)
• 1996 - Sycamore Township (Comprehensive Planning Program)
• 1997 - City of Forest Park (Kemper Meadows Business Plan)
• 1998 - Columbia Township (Wooster Corridor Land Use Plan)
• 1999 - Anderson Township (Anderson Trails Master Plan)
• 2000 - Riverfront Advisors (The Banks)
• 2001 - City of Madeira (Miami Avenue Street Beautification Plan)
• 2002 - Carthage Civic League (The Mills of Carthage)
• 2003 - Cincinnati Tomorrow (the Creative City Plan) and Greenhills Village Council (Dewitt Street Housing Redevelopment Project)
• 2004 - Springfield Township (The Winton Road Streetscape and Zoning Overlay Plan)
• 2005 - Anderson Township’s Transportation Advisory Committee for Anderson Trails
• 2006 - City of Montgomery, The Montgomery Road Corridor Design Guidelines
• 2007 - North College Hill Planning Commission

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