state and/or local governments to give them permission to build their buildings. These reports often indicate how significant impacts generated by the development will be mitigated, the cost of which is usually paid by the developer. These assessments are frequently controversial. Conservationists, neighborhood advocacy groups and NIMBYs are often skeptical about such impact reports, even when they are prepared by independent agencies and subsequently approved by the decision makers rather than the promoters. Conversely, developers will sometimes strongly resist being required to implement the mitigation measures required by the local government as they may be quite costly. In communities practicing these smart growth policies, developers comply with local codes and requirements. Consequently, developer compliance builds communal trust because it demonstrates a genuine interest in the environmental quality of the community. Communities implementing smart growth EPA presented awards for smart growth achievement between 2002 and 2015. The awardees comprised 64 projects in 28 states. Among the localities receiving awards were: Arlington, Virginia Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota Davidson, North Carolina Denver, Colorado. The smart growth network has recognized these U.S. communities for implementing smart growth principles: The Kentlands; Gaithersburg, Maryland (for live-work units) East Liberty; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (establishing downtown retail) Moore Square Museums Magnet Middle School; Raleigh, North Carolina (for being located downtown) Garfield Park; Chicago, Illinois(retaining transit options) Murphy Park; St. Louis, Missouri (bringing the features of suburban living to the city) New Jersey Pine Barrens, South Jersey (for transfer of development rights away from undeveloped land) Chesterfield Township, New Jersey (for township wide transfer of development rights away from forest and farmland and development of the several hundred acre New Urbanism community of Old York Village. The European Union has recognized these cities and regions for implementing "smart specialization" which originated from smart growth principles: Navarre, Spain (Improving education and developing projects for medical tourism and green vehicles) Flanders, Belgium (Spending funds on transportation, healthcare services, and technological innovation) Lower Austria ( Cooperating with neighboring regions to develop new markets for local companies) In May 2011, The European Union released a Regional Policy report for smart growth policy for 2020. The Regional Policy report stated smart specialization was the strategy to focus Europe's resources and administer smart growth principles. In July 2011, The Atlantic magazine called the BeltLine, a series of housing, trail, and transit projects along a 22-mile (35-km) long disused rail corridor surrounding the core of Atlanta,