10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania is seeking innovative smart development and design projects and the visionaries who are leading the way on smart growth from around the state to be considered for the 2009 Commonwealth Awards. The deadline for submissions is April 3, 2009.

The awards, to be presented June 9, 2009 at the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts in Harrisburg, were developed as an annual juried program to raise awareness of projects that successfully demonstrate sound land use principles in the Commonwealth - from urban and suburban to rural development and redevelopment projects. An added feature for this year's program is a series of awards for Pennsylvanians who have contributed to smart growth and have had a positive influence on their community, constituents and peers.

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