About the CLIDE Awards

North Central Texas is expected to add around 3.5 million new residents by the year 2030, growing to over 9 million people. That is the equivalent of adding three new cities the size of Dallas to the area.  While this growth will bring new economic and cultural opportunities, it will also bring new challenges.  We must effectively manage growth-related impacts on our air, water, transportation systems, and built and natural environments, in order to maintain our region's quality of life.

The Celebrating Leadership in Development Excellence (CLIDE) Awards Program was created in 2003 to encourage innovative development projects and practices that will help accommodate this expected growth and ensure a Sustainable North Texas for generations to come.  CLIDE does this by recognizing private and public development programs and projects that exemplify the region's Ten Principles of Development Excellence.

2009 CLIDE Awards

Applications were accepted through March 13, 2009 for the 2009 Celebrating Leadership in Development Excellence (CLIDE) Awards Program. The nine recipients from among 35 applicants were honored at the North Central Texas Council of Governments' General Assembly on June 12 at the DFW Hyatt Hotel.

The recipients for 2009 are presented here

Previous Winners

In 2003, 2005, and 2007, the Center of Development Excellence invited local developers, builders, designers, cities, counties, special districts, media organizations/individuals and others based in the 16-county North Central Texas region to submit online applications for the CLIDE Awards program. During each cycle, a distinguished panel of experts reviewed all applicants and selected only those that met the highest standards as CLIDE recipients. 

For more information about the 2009 CLIDE Awards or past CLIDE recipients, contact Mike King at mking@nctcog.org.