Jim Durrett, executive director of the Buckhead Community Improvement District, recently received a 2012 PACE award. The awards are given by The Clean Air Campaign to workplaces, schools and people who have “demonstrated a commitment to improved mobility and air quality,” the organization said in announcing the award. Durrett received the Georgia Department of Transportation leadership award.

Joe Earle is a former Editor-at-Large for Rough Draft. He has more than 30-years of experience at newspapers, including The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and was Managing Editor of Reporter Newspapers.