CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The American Planning Association (APA) proudly recognizes the recipients of the 2018 National Planning Excellence and Achievement Awards. This year’s honorees demonstrate how planning addresses the needs of communities for today, and tomorrow.
Each year, APA recognizes outstanding efforts in planning and planning leadership through its National Planning Excellence and Achievement Awards. Established more than 50 years ago, APA’s national awards program is a proud tradition that recognizes achievements by individuals, planning departments and government agencies for their leadership and innovation on planning issues. Their efforts help create communities of lasting value throughout the country – and around the world.
“The award recipients this year demonstrate the importance of engaging all community members and improving access and opportunity for all,” said W. Shedrick Coleman, AIA, 2018 Awards Jury chair. “These recipients serve as national models for other communities.”
The two-tiered awards are selected through a juried process. In 2018, five recipients were selected to receive APA’s National Planning Excellence Awards, the highest honor, while 16 recipients earned Achievement Awards, which recognizes efforts in areas of specialization within the planning profession. All award recipients will be recognized during APA’s National Planning Conference at a special awards luncheon on Monday, April 23, 2018 in New Orleans.
Find out more about each of the 2018 award recipients at www.planning.org/awards/2018/.
2018 National Planning Excellence Recipients
Planokc, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Daniel Burnham
Award for a Comprehensive Plan
Margarita Piel McCoy, FAICP, Los Angeles, California
National
Planning Excellence Award for Planning Pioneers
Rick Tollakson, Des Moines, Iowa
National Planning Excellence
Award for a Planning Advocate
798 Arts District, Sasaki, Beijing, China
Pierre L’Enfant
International Planning Excellence Award
Westlawn Gardens, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
HUD Secretary’s
Opportunity & Empowerment Award
2018 National Planning Achievement Awards
National Planning Achievement Award for a Best Practice – Gold
LAC
Regional Planning Spanish Planning Committee – Los Angeles, California
National Planning Achievement Award for a Best Practice – Silver
Accessory
Dwelling Unit and Unit Legalization Program, San Francisco, California
Columbus-Franklin
County Local Food System Planning, Columbus, Ohio
Planning
Assistance for Thriving Communities, St. Paul, Minnesota
National Planning Achievement Award for Economic Development Planning
– Gold
A Return to Past Prosperity: The ASARCO Redevelopment
Project, Adams County, Colorado
National Planning Achievement Award for Environmental Planning – Gold
Collaboration:
Sea-Level Marin Adaptation Response Team (C-SMART), San Rafael,
California
National Planning Achievement Award for a Grassroots Initiative –
Gold
Street Air, San Francisco, California
National Planning Achievement Award for Implementation – Gold
Jamestown
Urban Design Plan, Jamestown, New York
National Planning Achievement Award for Public Outreach – Gold
Community
Vision Plan for the High Line Canal, Denver Metro Region, Colorado
National Planning Achievement Award for Public Outreach – Silver
Innovations
in Public Engagement, Newark, New Jersey
City of San Jose Video
Tutorial, San Jose, California
National Planning Achievement Award for Transportation Planning –
Gold
National Park Service National Long-Range Transportation
Plan, Lakewood, Colorado
National Planning Achievement Award for Transportation Planning –
Silver
Grand Rapids Vital Streets Plan, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Charlotte
WALKS Pedestrian Plan, Charlotte, North Carolina
National Planning Achievement Award for Urban Design – Gold
Rock
Chapel Marine/P.O.R.T., Chelsea, Massachusetts
National Planning Achievement Award for Urban Design – Silver
Rockaway
Boardwalks Reconstruction, New York
The American Planning Association is an independent, not-for-profit educational organization that provides vital leadership in creating communities of lasting value. APA and its professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners, are dedicated to advancing the profession of planning, offering better choices for where and how people work and live. The 38,000 APA members work in concert with community residents, civic leaders and business interests to create communities that enrich people's lives. Through its philanthropic work, APA’s Foundation helps to reduce economic and social barriers to good planning. APA has offices in Washington, D.C., and Chicago. Learn more at www.planning.org.
