And the winners are…

Congratulations to the following 2016 award 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: Plan for a Healthy Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning

Comprehensive Plan Award, Small Jurisdiction

• Award of Excellence:  Baldwin Park Health & Sustainability Summit, City of Baldwin Park
• Award of Merit:  City of South Gate: Comprehensive Zoning Code Update and Hybrid Form-based Code, AECOM

Planning Best Practices

• Award of Excellence: City of Santa Monica Breeze Bike Share, City of Santa Monica Planning and Community Development Department

• Award of Merit: Historic Broadway Sign District, City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning

Implementation Award, Large Jurisdiction

• Award of Excellence: Long Beach Alcohol Nuisance Abatement Ordinance (ANAO), City of Long Beach Department of Development Services
• Award of Merit: Green Port Gateway Rail Project, Port of Long Beach

Implementation Award, Small Jurisdiction

• Award of Merit: Carson Street Mixed-Use District Master Plan, City of Carson

Innovation in Green Community Planning

• Award of Excellence: Los Angeles Sustainable City pLAn, City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning
• Award of Merit: The Master Plan for Sustainable Parks & Recreation, Phase 1, County of Los Angeles

Grassroots Initiative

• Award of Merit: Backyard Beekeeping, City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning

Economic Planning and Development

• Award of Merit: Azusa TOD Specific Plan, City of Azusa

Urban Design

• Award of Excellence: Terminal Island Freeway Transition Plan: Green TI, City of Long Beach Department of Development Services

• Award of Merit: Long Beach Civic Center,  City of Long Beach Department of Development Services

Transportation Planning Award

• Award of Excellence: Mobility Plan 2035, City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning

• Award of Merit: Santa Monica Pedestrian Action Plan, City of Santa Monica Planning and Community Development Department
• Award of Merit: Los Angeles Union Station Master Plan, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (Metro)

Neighborhood Planning Award

• Award of Merit: The West Long Beach Liveability Implementation Plan, City of Long Beach Department of Development Services

Public Outreach Award

• Award of Excellence: Urban Planning Youth Empowerment Conference, Planners of Color for Social Equity
• Award of Merit: PLANNING for College, USC Associated Students of Planning and Development

Communications Initiative

• Award of Excellence: Santa Monica Next, http://www.santamonicanext.org/

Innovative Use of Technology

• Award of Excellence: HistoricPlacesLA – Los Angeles Historic Resources Inventory and Management Services, City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning

Opportunity & Empowerment Award

• Award of Merit: Cabrillo Gateway and Anchor Place, Century Villages at Cabrillo, City of Long Beach Department of Development Services

Social Change & Diversity

• Award of Excellence: SurveyLA Latino Los Angeles Historic Context Statement, City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning, Office of Historic Resources

Hard Won Victory

• Award of Merit: City of Long Beach Billboard Ordinance, City of Long Beach Department of Development Services

Academic Award

• Award of Excellence: Placemaking for an Aging Population, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
• Award of Merit: Sam Appel & Stephanie Tsai, Student Diversity Curriculum Working Group