News

On Saturday June 6, 2009 the Trust for Public Land, Portland Trails, the Bayside Neighborhood Association, and the City of Portland marked National Trails Day with a groundbreaking to mark the beginning of the new Bayside Trail. The first shovels of dirt were tossed by Senator Susan Collins, Portland Mayor Jill Dusen, Portland Trails' Director Nan Cummings, and representatives from the City, The Trust for Public Land, and the Bayside community.

The Bayside Trail will transform a 13.2-acre former rail line into a world-class greenway, turning an industrial area into a vibrant urban amenity. The trail, designed by TJD&A, EDAW, and Woodard & Curran, will feature pocket parks, public art, gardens and public gathering areas along its 1.5 mile length.

Terry DeWan was recently appointed to the Portland Public Arts Committee.

Awards

The Maine Association of Planners awarded The Program of the Year Award for the "Scenic Assessment Handbook"

TJD&A’s work has been recognized with many state, regional and national awards.

Boston Society of Landscape Architects

  • Central Gardens Master Plan, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine. BSLA Merit Award for Landscape Analysis and Planning - Park Planning. 2006
  • "From the River to the Bay", A Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan for Brunswick, Maine. BSLA Merit Award for Planning. 2003.
  • Terry received the 2002 Professional Excellence Award from the BSLA. The award is presented annually to an individual who demonstrates unwavering commitment to the goals and ideals of the BSLA through leadership, education and participation in the careful stewardship, wise planning, and artful design of the cultural and natural resources.

American Society of Landscape Architects

  • Colorado Chapter. 2006 Presidents Award of Excellence for Planning and Urban Design. Central Gardens Master Plan. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine

Northern New England Chapter of the American Planning Association (NNECAPA) for Outstanding Project of the Year:

  • Kancamagus Scenic Byway, Preliminary Facilities and Interpretive Media Plan, White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire
  • Knightville-Mill Creek Vision Plan, South Portland, Maine

National Association for Interpretation

  • Interrpetive Media Award Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Sandy Point, New Hampshire

Maine Association of Planners

  • Twin Echo Co-housing, Brunswick, Maine
  • Spring Point Shoreway, South Portland, Maine
  • Portland Waterfront Walk
  • Portland Shoreway Access Plan
  • Falmouth Route One Plan
  • Scenic Inventory of Penobscot Bay: Critical Areas Program, Maine State Planning Office, Brunswick Revitalization Plan
  • Re-Use Plan for Regional Waste System's Balefill Facility
  • Eastern Prom Trail Corridor Concept Plan, Portland, Maine
  • Livability Guide to the Great American Neighborhood, Maine State Planning Office