HONORS
AWARDS KEEP COMING
City continues to rank high on the best
place to live and buy a house lists
Port St. Lucie continues to outdo itself by accumulating
a shining collection of awards over the last six
months, proving once again that it is a great place to
live and do business.
Port St. Lucie is integrated – The Christian Science Monitor
reports that Port St. Lucie is one of only two of America’s 113
largest cities that qualify as really integrated, according to a
study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
It goes on to say: “A combination of factors plays some role in
making it less segregated. Perhaps most important, it is relatively
new as a city and so doesn’t have to overcome historic
patterns of segregation. The result is a different kind of city
with no clear downtown, but also no clear pockets of poverty
or segregation.”
Crosstown Parkway Extension wins national award – The
Design-Build Institute of America awarded the bridge project
its National Award of Merit in the Transportation other
than aviation category. This makes the project a contender
for the National Award of Excellence. The extension crosses
the North Fork of the St. Lucie River, connecting Crosstown
Parkway to U.S. 1. Factors considered were safety, functionality
and aesthetics.
City highly ranked by U.S. News and World Report – The
magazine cited the city’s clean streets, relaxed atmosphere,
quiet neighborhoods, job market, scenic waterways and golf
courses. Affordable homes were noted although it also noted
that the cost of housing is rising. The N.Y. Mets spring training
complex was also mentioned. Those that ranked high on
the list of 150 metropolitan areas had a good quality of life,
strong job market and were seen as a desirable place to live. >>
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The American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida named RS&H Inc., the engineering company for Crosstown Bridge, an award winner.
BY SUSAN BURGESS