And the winners are:
Congratulations to the following 2015 APA Los Angeles Planning Awards winners, which include cities, agencies, non-profits, individuals and consulting firms that our jurors have selected as representing the best of planning in the Los Angeles region! Many winners at the local level will go on to compete for state and national awards. Thanks to our jurors for their participation in the process!
Comprehensive Plan Award, Large Jurisdiction
- Award of Excellence: Jordan Downs Urban Village Specific Plan, City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning
- Award of Merit: Los Angeles County General Plan Update, Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning
Planning Best Practices
- Award of Excellence: People Street Program, City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation
- Award of Merit: West Hollywood West Overlay District and Design Guidelines, City of West Hollywood Community Development Department
Transportation Planning Award
- Award of Excellence: Measuring Mobility in Pasadena, City of Pasadena
- Award of Merit: San Gabriel Valley Bicycle Master Plan, Bike San Gabriel Valley
Neighborhood Planning Award
- Award of Excellence: LAX Northside Plan Update, Los Angeles World Airports
- Award of Merit: West Adams Heights Park, Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative
Academic Award
- Award of Merit: Neighborhood Mobility Initiative, USC Associated Students of Planning and Development
Distinguished Leadership Award – Planning Agency
- Award of Excellence: City of West Hollywood Community Development Department
Opportunity & Empowerment Award
- Award of Excellence: The Courtyard at La Brea, City of West Hollywood
Implementation Award, Large Jurisdiction
- Award of Excellence: Glendale Downtown Specific Plan and Mobility Study, City of Glendale Community Development Department
Urban Design
- Award of Excellence: West Hollywood Design District Streetscape Master Plan, City of West Hollywood, Long Range & Mobility Planning Division
- Award of Merit: Huntington Park Revitalization Strategy – Pacific Boulevard, City of Huntington Park
Public Outreach Award
- Award of Excellence: Youth in Planning, City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning
Communications Initiative
- Award of Merit: UrbDeZine Los Angeles, urbdezine.com
Planning Pioneer
- Award of Excellence: Leobardo Estrada, Associate Professor of Urban Planning, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Innovative Use of Technology
- Award of Excellence: re:code LA Outreach: MapIt & MarkUp, City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning
- Award of Merit: trails.lacountry.gov, County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation
Social Change & Diversity
- Award of Excellence: SurveyLA LGBT Historic Context Statement, City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning, Office of Historic Resources
We would like to thank our 2015 sponsors:
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