In brief: CdA corridor garners award

The Coeur d’Alene education corridor project recently received the 2011 Idaho Grow Smart Award for redevelopment.

The project is transforming a former lumber mill site into an expanded college campus that will be shared by several Idaho institutions. The first phase is easing the flow of transportation with new roundabouts and adding parking and a new entrance to the campus and the neighborhood that abuts it.

The 45-acre North Idaho College campus is directly south of the site, with the University of Idaho and Lewis-Clark State College branches to the north.

The Grow Smart Award is presented by Idaho Smart Growth, a nonprofit that supports communities and the building industry in incorporating smart growth principles.

For more information, visit www.idahosmart growth.org.

Environment is open house topic

The city of Coeur d’Alene will hold an open house on the community’s environmental program from 3-6 p.m. today at the City Library, 720 E. Front Ave.

Topics for discussion include recycling, stormwater management, water quality and aquifer protection. Government and community organizations will be represented, including the city of Post Falls public works department, Kootenai County Solid Waste, Community Action Partnership, Kootenai Environmental Alliance and the Lakes Highway District.

For more information, call Kim Harrington (208) 769-2214.