Awards and Accolades

Urban Land Institute Urban Open Space Award Finalist. In 2010, Falls Park on the Reedy was chosen as a top six finalist from more than 80 entries nationwide. The award celebrates successful, vibrant open spaces that have enriched and revitalized its surrounding community. More

Amy Kay Stubbs Women of Achievement Award. In 2009, this award was presented to Carolina Foothill Garden Club members, Anna Kate Hipp and Pedrick Lowery, for their work on the Falls Park Endowment Campaign.

Virginia Hand Callaway Award. Awarded to Falls Park in 2009 by the Southeastern Horticultural Society.

Waterfront Center Excellence on Waterfront Awards. In 2008, Falls Park on the Reedy and the Liberty Bridge won the prestigious Excellence on the Waterfront Award in the Park/Walkway/Recreational category from The Waterfront Center. The Waterfront Center is a non-profit organization formed in 1981 "to assist communities and the professions in making the wisest and best long-term uses of waterfront resources for maximum public benefit." The Waterfront Center launched the "Excellence on the Waterfront" Awards Program in 1987 to recognize high quality waterfront work of varied kinds to encourage communities, developers, and design firms to strive for well-designed undertakings. Entries are taken from around the world and for both projects and plans.

Urban Beautification Award. Awarded to the Carolina Foothills Garden Club in 2007 by the American Horticultural Society.

The Arthur G. Hayden Medal. In 2005, the Arthur G. Hayden Medal was awarded to the Liberty Bridge for ‘a single recent outstanding achievement in bridge engineering demonstrating innovation in special use bridges such as pedestrian, people-mover, or non-traditional structures’.