California Planning Awards 2022

The following awards were presented at the conference of the California Chapter of the American Planning Association on October 3.

Comprehensive Plan (Large and Small)

Award of Merit: PlanRC, General Plan Update, City of Rancho Cucamonga

Award of Merit: West Los Angeles Veterans Community Plan, The Veterans Collective

Award of Excellence: Sunrise Tomorrow Specific Plan, City of Citrus Heights and Gensler

Award of Excellence: SANDAG 2021 Regional Plan, San Diego Association of GovernmentsInnovation in Green Community Planning

Award of Merit: Accelerate to Zero Emissions Collaborative San Diego Regional EV Gap Analysis, SANDAG, SDG&E, County of San Diego, APCD, City of San Diego

Award of Excellence: Santa Barbara County Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment, County of Santa Barbara Planning and Development Department

Economic Planning and Development

Award of Merit: Innovation Park Planned Unit Development, Environmental Science Associates

Award of Excellence: Spaces as Places, City of San Diego Planning Department

Transportation Planning

Award of Merit: Alternative Congestion Relief/Transportation Demand Management Plan, San Mateo County Transportation Authority

Award of Excellence: Rancho San Antonio Multimodal Access Project, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District

Best Practices

Award of Merit: City of Milpitas' Innovative Planning Tools for Housing Production, City of Milpitas

Award of Excellence: CAPCOA Handbook for Analyzing Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions, Assessing Climate Vulnerabilities, and Advancing Health and Equity, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District

Implementation (Large and Small)

Award of Merit: La Placita Cinco, City of Fabrick

Award of Merit: Laguna Niguel Gateway Specific Plan, City of Laguna Niguel

Award of Excellence: SoHay, DAHLIN Architecture | Planning | Interiors

Grassroots Initiative

Award of Merit: Big Bear Workforce Housing Initiative

Award of Excellence: Inclusive Planning for Racially Complex Ethnic Enclaves, Cambodia Town, Long Beach, United Cambodian CommunityCommunications Initiative

Award of Merit: Biking While Black, Ride in Living Color and Yolanda Davis-Overstreet Consulting

Award of Excellence: Historic Cypress Street Barrio Virtual Tour, City of Orange, Orange Barrio Historical Society

Public Outreach

Award of Merit: Finish The Line! Outreach and Awareness Campaign for the Northern Extension of the Metro Crenshaw/LAX Line, City of West Hollywood

Award of Excellence: Doheny Village Plan: Community Outreach Strategy, City of Dana Point

Urban Design

Award of Merit: Downtown Dublin Preferred Vision, City of Dublin

Award of Excellence: San Jose Citywide Design Standards and Guidelines, City of San Jose

Emerging Planning and Design Firm

Award of Excellence: VICUS

Planning Advocate

Award of Excellence: Yolanda Davis-Overstreet

Opportunity and Empowerment

Award of Excellence: SCAG’s Disadvantaged Communities Active Transportation Planning Initiative, Southern California Association of Governments

Advancing Diversity and Social Change in Honor of Paul Davidoff

Award of Excellence: Changing Lanes: A Gender Equity Transportation Study for Los Angeles, Kounkuey Design Initiative

Academic Award

Award of Merit: It's Not Just a Sign: Traffic Calming Gives Bump to Safety, UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies

Hard-Won Victories

Award of Merit: Covina Recreation Village Planning and Development Project, City of Covina

Award of Excellence: Santa Rosa Downtown Station Area Specific Plan Update, City of Santa Rosa