The Hillsborough Street Ten Year Celebration

The Hillsborough Street Community Service Corporation and the Hillsborough Street Partnership celebrated the ten years of partnership, community, and service since the first Hillsborough Street workshop was held.  The luncheon was held on October 31 in front of the North Carolina State Bell Tower.  Keynote speaker, Dan Burden and George Chapman were presented with awards for the roles they have played in bringing about Hillsborough Street’s redesign.

George Chapman was awarded the Hillsborough Street Hero Award for his tireless efforts to bring the community, students, businesses, and politicians together to revitalize Hillsborough Street.  He is the current chair of the Hillsborough Street Partnership and served as Raleigh’s planning director for over two decades.  Prior to his work in Raleigh, Mr. Chapman was the planning director in West Palm Beach, Florida for two years and served the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments for eleven years.

Dan Burden won the Hillsborough Street Vision Award.  He helped inspire the street design and led the workshops in 1999 that led to the project’s realization.   Mr. Burden specializes in transportation and land use planning, as well as the research and implementation of bicycle, pedestrian, traffic-calming, and street improvement projects.  Time Magazine has recognized him as one of the six most important civic innovators.  Additionally, he is the founder of Walkable Communities, Inc.