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Nominate Your Favorite Place for the #APAGreatPlaces 2018 People’s Choice Designee

Nominate Your Favorite Place for the #APAGreatPlaces 2018 People’s Choice Designee
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Garden of the Gods Park was a 2011 Great Place Designee. If you’ve ever visited, you know why this park is a highlight of its community. Photo by Carol.

I’m dropping by with the 2018 list of the American Planning Association’s (APA’s) Great Places. I’ll be back next week with an article related to mixing careers and family. But, first, a fun post to encourage you to nominate your most favorite place in your community (United States only) for the 2018 People’s Choice award. Help that favorite place earn some bragging rights!

Great Neighborhoods, Great Public Spaces, and Great Streets

Since 2007, the American Planning Association (APA) has released an annual list of Great Neighborhoods, Great Public Spaces, and Great Streets in the United States. The locations on that list are nominated in the spring by professionals in the planning industry. The 2018 list was announced last week. Are any near you?

Through social media, anyone can nominate their favorite place for the People’s Choice designation.

Last year, I nominated downtown Golden, Colorado, after I was charmed once again by all the fun activities and family friendly amenities that this small city offers. Downtown Golden made it to the finals, only to lose to a popular trail in South Carolina (congratulations to the GHS Swamp Rabbit Trail).

The pictures show how my entry and the ballot looked. Pretty easy, right?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Past Designees

To see all past designees, view this map and zoom in to your area of interest, maybe where you live or an upcoming travel destination.

People’s Choice

Act quickly. You only have until October 12th to nominate your own favorite place via Instagram or Twitter (at #APAGreatPlaces). The top five finalists for the People’s Choice award will be announced the following week, and then you can vote AND encourage others to vote for the People’s Choice award from October 17th to November 2nd.

The 2018 People’s Choice Designee is scheduled to be announced on November 7, 2018.

Check out the 2018 and past designees, then plan today to visit a Great Place in America near you!

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