The City of Burien was given the 2009 Implementation Award by the American Planning Association--Washington Chapter (APA) and the Planning Association of Washington (PAW). The jury recognized Burien Town Square as "an outstanding example of a planning process 'staying the course' over time...Inspiring, daring and obviously creates a new identity for Burien’s Town Center.” Burien Community Development Director and APA Washington Chapter President, Scott Greenberg, received the award at the APA Washington Chapter Conference in Vancouver, WA last week, along with GGLO's own Bill Gaylord. Bill, who is GGLO's Principal in Charge for Burien Town Square, is excited for the national recognition that the project is getting as a model for downtown redevelopment and revitalization.
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Welcome to the latest GGLO news.11/20/2009Burien Town Square Wins Planning AwardThe plan for Burien Town Square creates a new heart for the community with the development of vibrant city park space, featuring an interactive water feature, a performance lawn and stage, and sustainable demonstration gardens, surrounded by a mixture of civic, retail and residential uses. The Oregonian Reviews Jory at the Allison
David Sarasohn's review of Jory is in today's Oregonian. Sarasohn calls the new restaurant in Oregon's wine country "a successful, inviting, creative restaurant, with a range new to the Oregon wine country, a scope that allows it not only to reflect but also express the region and the Northwest." |
