California APA Announces 2018 Planning Awards

The California Chapter of the American Planing Association gave out its annual awards at the APA California conference in San Diego in early October. AWARDS OF EXCELLENCEOpportunity and Empowerment AwardCHW Arizona Street Development & North Park Seniors Community HousingWorks Comprehensive Plan Award, Large JurisdictionSouth Los Angeles & Southeast Los Angeles Community Plans City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning Comprehensive Plan Award, Small JurisdictionBelmont Village General Plan, Specific Plan, and Climate Action Plan City of Belmont and Dyett & Bhatia Urban and Regional Planners Implementation Award, Large JurisdictionWillow Springs Wetlands, City of Long Beach City of Long Beach, Department of Parks, Recreation & Marine Innovation in Green Community Planning AwardButte County Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation (SALC) Strategy Butte County Department of Development Services (DDS) Economic Planning and Development AwardSacramento Central City Specific Plan City of Sacramento Transportation Planning AwardWest Contra Costa High-Capacity Transit Study West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC) Best Practices AwardMetro Transfers Design Guide Los Angeles Metro Grassroots Initiative AwardPop-Up Care Village SITELAB Urban Studio Public Outreach AwardSCAG Go Human Tactical Urbanism Demonstration Projects Southern California Association of Governments Urban Design AwardWest Los Angeles VA Campus Master Plan Framework Johnson Fain Planning Advocate AwardDavid SalazarPlanning Agency AwardLos Angeles Department of City PlanningEmerging Planning and Design Firm AwardSITELAB urban studioAdvancing Diversity and Social Change in Honor of Paul DavidoffCannabis Social Equity Program City of Los Angeles Academic AwardOld Town Urban Design Concept Plan City and Regional Planning, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Communications Initiative AwardThe View from Here: Place and Privilege Capital Public Radio Hard-Won Victories AwardPalo Alto Comprehensive Plan Update City of Palo Alto AWARDS OF MERITOpportunity and Empowerment AwardDisadvantaged Communities Infrastructure and Planning Policy Study Tulare County, Resource Management Agency, Economic Development and Planning Division Comprehensive Plan Award, Large JurisdictionPropel Vallejo General Plan 2040 City of Vallejo Planning Division Comprehensive Plan Award, Small JurisdictionTemple City Mid-Century General Plan and Crossroads Specific Plan Temple City Innovation in Green Community Planning AwardRancho Cucamonga Sustainable Community Action Plan City of Rancho Cucamonga Economic Planning and Development AwardGo Little Tokyo, Neighborhood Marketing Campaign Community Arts Resources (CARS) Transportation Planning AwardCulver City Transit Oriented Design (TOD) Visioning Study and Recommendations Johnson Fain Best Practices AwardSB 1000 Implementation Toolkit California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) Public Outreach AwardUptown Open Space Vision Plan City of Long Beach, Department of Parks, Recreation & Marine Urban Design AwardHealdsburg Citywide Design Guideline City of Healdsburg Academic AwardSMART Parks: A Toolkit Department of Urban Planning, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs