New York City’s livable streets community has no shortage of effective, enthusiastic advocates. The Rockefeller Foundation and the Municipal Art Society are offering an opportunity to recognize two by awarding them the second annual Jane Jacobs Medals (and $100,000 each!). Nominations should be submitted by February 4.
From the Municipal Art Society guidelines:
“The Jane Jacobs Medal recognizes visionary work in building a more diverse, dynamic and equitable city through creative uses of the urban environment. Medals are awarded to two living persons whose accomplishments represent Jacobsean principles and practices in action in New York City. … The first award recognizes leadership and lifetime contribution. The second award recognizes new ideas and activism.”
2007’s winners were NYC Greenmarket pioneer Barry Benepe and Omar Freilla of the Greenworker Cooperatives in the Bronx. View the nomination form here.
Borough Pres. Jim Molinaro his staff Meagan Deveraux
Mayor Bayoone Joe Doria his staff James Greller Hudson County Improvement Authority
Patrick Hyland SI Chamber of Commerce
Producing for the first time NYCT bus service (S89)to New Jersey HB/LRT station in Bayoone at 34th Street. The first bi-state cooperation for mass transit service. The route while a few months old is already over 1000 riders per day and with 3 new routes being added in spring.
This service is a prime example of bi-state cooperation that will lead to other future service expansions