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Great Places. You know them when you see them — but how do they become great? All the decisions we make influence the quality of our neighborhoods, streets, and public spaces. Great Places in AmericaAPA's flagship program celebrates places of exemplary character, quality, and planning. Places are selected annually and represent the gold standard in terms of having a true sense of place, cultural and historical interest, community involvement, and a vision for tomorrow. APA Great Places offer better choices for where and how people work and live. They are enjoyable, safe, and desirable. They are places where people want to be — not only to visit, but to live and work every day. America's truly great streets, neighborhoods and public spaces are defined by many criteria, including architectural features, accessibility, functionality, and community involvement. 2012 Great Places in America SlideshowClick on the logo to see this year's designees. See a list of the 2007-2012 Great Places in America by state 2012 Great Places in AmericaGreat NeighborhoodsBaton Rouge, Louisiana Fall River, Massachusetts Lower Highlands and Historic Downtown Baltimore, Maryland Grand Rapids, Michigan Salisbury, North Carolina Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Memphis, Tennessee Salt Lake City, Utah Seattle, Washington Walla Walla, Washington Great StreetsKey West, Florida Kansas City, Missouri Bozeman, Montana Kingston, New York New York, New York Saratoga Springs, New York Cleveland, Shaker Heights, and Beachwood, Ohio Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Charleston, South Carolina Knoxville, Tennessee Great Public SpacesMobile, Alabama Sacramento, California Denver, Colorado Chicago, Illinois Glencoe, Illinois New Orleans, Louisiana Bar Harbor, Maine Portland, Oregon Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park Houston, Texas Huntington, West Virginia
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