October 4, 2011 – Mayor Jim Suttle congratulates the Omaha Dundee-Memorial Park neighborhood today for being one of the nation’s 10 best neighborhoods in America. The American Planning Association (APA) will be making a formal announcement at noon today of its annual rankings of neighborhoods, streets and green spaces.
“This neighborhood is a great example of community commitment to every aspect of what makes a neighborhood great,” said Mayor Suttle. “That commitment stretches from its aesthetic beauty to the individual residents who do what it takes to keep their neighborhood an inviting place to live, work and play.”
The Dundee-Memorial Park neighborhood which is on the National Register of Historic Places was built at the end of a streetcar line in the early days of the 20th Century. The APA’s nine other choices for great American neighborhoods include; Gold Coast and Hamburg Historic District, Davenport, Iowa; Swan Lake, Tulsa, Okla.; Highland Park, Birmingham, Ala.; Northbrae, Berkeley, Calif.; Ansley Park, Atlanta, Ga.; the Pullman Neighborhood, Chicago; Hattiesburg Historic Neighborhood, Hattiesburg, Miss.; German Village, Columbus, Ohio; and College Hill, Providence, R.I.
Mayor Suttle and Bruce Knight of the national American Planning Association will be giving neighborhood representatives the official award for “Great Places in American Neighborhoods” next Wednesday, October 12th at 10:30 a.m. (location to be announced).
