Announcing the 2020 Route Fifty Navigator Awards Winners
Here are the teams and individuals we are honoring for tackling challenging problems and coming up with innovative solutions.
The 5 Winners of the 2019 Route Fifty Navigator Awards
Here are the teams and individuals we are honoring for tackling challenging problems and coming up with innovative solutions.
The 50 Finalists of Route Fifty's 2019 Navigator Awards
These leaders and teams are making a difference in state and local government and the communities they serve.
Celebrating the Best of State and Local Government
It’s time for our journalists to hear from you about the state and local leadership and programs with the biggest impact—nominate the cream of the crop for our fourth annual Navigator Awards.
Revitalizing Michigan Communities Through Investment Crowdfunding
2018 NAVIGATOR AWARD WINNER: Katharine Czarnecki, Senior Vice President for Community Development, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Building a Program to Help Young Men Find Work in St. Louis
2018 NAVIGATOR AWARD WINNER: Michael P. McMillan, Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis president and CEO
With Teacher Sexual Misconduct, Making Sure ‘Bad Apples Get Weeded Out’
2018 NAVIGATOR AWARD WINNER | Tara Bergfeld, principal legislative research assistant, Tennessee Comptroller’s Office
A Neighborhood-Driven Approach to ‘Smart City’ Technology
2018 NAVIGATOR AWARD WINNER: José Serrano-McClain, former Project Manager, NYCx, Mayor's Office of the Chief Technology Officer, City of New York.
Developing a Talent Pipeline in a Geographically Isolated Economy
2018 NAVIGATOR AWARD WINNER: Alaska State Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, District 35
A New Approach for Families Experiencing Homelessness In Boston
2018 NAVIGATOR AWARD WINNER: Annissa Essaibi-George, Boston City Councilor, City of Boston, Massachusetts.
Las Vegas’ Smart City Approach Is More Than Just Dazzle
2018 NAVIGATOR AWARD WINNER: Michael Sherwood, Director of Information Technology, City of Las Vegas, Nevada
Connecting People Without Internet Access In Silicon Valley
2018 NAVIGATOR AWARD WINNER: Shireen Santosham and Team, Mayor’s Office of Technology and Innovation & City Manager’s Office of Civic Innovation & Digital Strategy, City of San José, California
Confronting the Costs of Coastal Land Loss
2018 NAVIGATOR AWARD WINNER: Mathew Sanders, Resilience Program and Policy Administrator, Office of Community Development, Disaster Recovery Unit, State of Louisiana
A Collaborative Effort to Eliminate Return Visits to the Hospital
2018 NAVIGATOR AWARD WINNER: Fire Chief Don Crowson and Team, Arlington, Texas
Announcing the 10 Winners of the 2018 Route Fifty Navigator Awards
Here are individuals and teams making a difference in state and local government and the communities they serve.
Navigator Award Finalists: The Allies
From community empowerment in a city torn apart to building technology that helps states succeed: our list of academic, non-profit and private sector leaders are making a difference.
Navigator Award Finalists: The Next Generation
Up-and-coming leaders are empowering women to pursue emergency management careers, building entrepreneurial skills among youth, housing citizens, saving lives, and just plain making government better.
Navigator Award Finalists: The Tech Innovators
Route Fifty's Tech Innovator Navigator Award finalists is an impressive group that is revolutionizing how communities handle everything from sewage to voting. We're excited to share the efforts of this impressive class of technologists with our readers.
Navigator Award Finalists: The Leaders
The leaders we are celebrating in 2018 have developed unique jobs programs, honed advanced management techniques and implemented preventative in-home healthcare that saves money and lives.
Navigator Award Finalists: The Electeds
These are the 10 elected leaders who caught our eye for doing things differently, and making a big impact for their communities.
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