[av_heading heading='Jackson, Hamilton and Newark win Smart Growth Awards in 2015' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] The National Award for Smart Growth Achievement, is presented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. These awards show recognition to communities that use innovative strategies to strengthen their economies, provide housing and transportation choices, develop in ways that bring benefits to a wide range of residents, and protect the environment. [av_font_icon icon='ue8f2' font='entypo-fontello' style='border' caption='EPA on Twitter ' link='' linktarget='' size='60px' position='center' color=''][/av_font_icon] [av_hr class='default' height='50' shadow='no-shadow' position='center' custom_border='av-border-thin' custom_width='50px' custom_border_color='' custom_margin_top='30px' custom_margin_bottom='30px' icon_select='yes' custom_icon_color='' icon='ue808'