CITYGARDEN A WINNER: St. Louis' Citygarden has won this year's Urban Land Institute Amanda Burden Urban Open Space Award, and the accompanying $10,000 cash prize.

The announcement was made today at the Institute's spring meeting in Phoenix. Rodney Crim, executive director of the St. Louis Development Corp., accepted the award on behalf of St. Louis and the city-based Gateway Foundation.

The Urban Land Institute is a global, Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that seeks to promote "leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide."

Mayor Francis Slay was pleased with the recognition.

"This is a really wonderful honor for the city of St. Louis and for the Gateway Foundation," Slay said. "ULI chose Citygarden from among 48 applicants across the country. The decision will bring flattering and well-deserved national attention both to the garden and to the city."