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Great Park Programs Move Forward

JUNE 20, 2008 – IRVINE, California – The Orange County Great Park Corporation Board today moved several priority Park Programs into the next phase of the planning process. Programs moving forward are: Agriculture and Food; Arts and Culture Exhibition Space; Aviation Museum; Cultural Terrace; Fire Museum; Sports Park and Visitors Center. Additional programs advanced, subject to identifying [...]

2008 APA Focused Planning Issue Award

American Planning Association (Orange County Chapter)

The focused issued planning award is for planning documents of unusually high merit completed in the past three years dealing with specific aspects of the planning processes. The Orange County chapter awarded the project first place in the category of ‘Outstanding Planning – Focused Planning Issue’. Rob Balen of LSA attended. www.oc-apa.org

Senator Boxer Visits Great Park and Announces Her Support Obtaining Federal Funds for Great Park Projects

MAY 27, 2008 – IRVINE, California – United States Senator Barbara Boxer today visited the Orange County Great Park and received a briefing on redevelopment plans from Master Designer Ken Smith and members of the Great Park Board of Directors. Following the briefing, the Senator announced her support for federal funding for Great Park projects. Senator Boxer [...]

Great Park Balloon to Fly in July

MAY 21, 2008 – IRVINE, California – The Orange County Great Park Corporation has received the certificate of wavier from the Federal Aviation Administration to resume flights of the Great Park Balloon. Aviation Professionals Group, the outside aviations expert hired by the Corporation to conduct the Great Park Balloon operations review, concluded that the Great Park Balloon [...]

FAA Tests Great Park Balloon

MAY 15, 2008 – IRVINE, California – The Orange County Great Park Corporation announced today that Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials participated in a series of Balloon flights in order to observe operations and make certain that all the safety conditions are being met. The Balloon ride is currently closed to the public due to construction on [...]

ASLA 2008 Professional Award of Honor

April 28, 2008 – IRVINE, California – The American Society of Landscape Architects has selected the Orange County Great Park Comprehensive Master Plan – titled “A Vision for the Great Park of the 21st Century” – for the 2008 Professional Award of Honor for Analysis and Planning. The award winning master plan is the work of the Great [...]

American Society of Landscape Architects Gives Orange County Great Park Comprehensive Master Plan 2008 Professional Award of Honor

APRIL 28, 2008 – IRVINE, California – The American Society of Landscape Architects has selected the Orange County Great Park Comprehensive Master Plan – titled “A Vision for the Great Park of the 21st Century” – for the 2008 Professional Award of Honor for Analysis and Planning. The award winning master plan is the work of the [...]

Great Park Board Adopts Themes for Preview Park Summer

“Festival of Flight” to Launch Summer Activities

APRIL 17, 2008 – IRVINE, California – The Orange County Great Park Corporation Board today approved the themes and programs for the 2008 outdoor performing arts and cultural event series that will kick-off the opening of the 27.5-acre Preview Park. The first community event, “Festival of Flight,” debuts the summer programs beginning July 12, 2008. The event [...]

Great Park Model Building Lab to Tap into Children’s Imaginations

APRIL 14, 2008 – IRVINE, California – How do you build a truly Great Park? Ask a child. That’s exactly what will happen as children and families across Orange County are asked to use their imagination to design the ideal park and to share their vision with Great Park designers at the Great Park Model Building Lab. [...]

Great Park Designer Plants Seeds for Restoration Ecology

MARCH 14, 2008 – IRVINE, California – Milan Mitrovich, Senior Wildlife Biologist for the Orange County Great Park will be making a presentation on restoring complex habitats and local biotic connections of the Orange County Great Park at a meeting of the Environmental Coalition for the Orange County Great Park, Friday March 14th, 2008 at 7:00 pm. [...]