Academic Award

• Award of Excellence – Newark Old Town Urban Design Concept Plan
  City and Regional Planning, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Best Practices

• Award of Excellence – SB 1000 Implementation Toolkit
  California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) and PlaceWorks
• Award of Merit – City of Mountain View Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Program, City of Mountain View

Comprehensive Plan – Large Jurisdiction

• Award of Excellence – Propel Vallejo, General Plan 2040, City of Vallejo

Comprehensive Plan – Small Jurisdiction

• Award of Excellence – Belmont General Plan Update, Belmont Village Specific Plan, and Climate Action Plan, City of Belmont, Dyett & Bhatia
• Award of Merit – Redwood City El Camino Real Corridor Plan, City of Redwood City, Dyett & Bhatia

Emerging Planning and Design Firm

• Award of Excellence – SITELAB urban studio

Grassroots Initiative

• Award of Excellence – Pop-Up Care Village, SITELAB urban studio and Lava Mae

Transportation Planning

• Award of Excellence – Berkeley Bicycle Plan, City of Berkeley, Alta Planning + Design
• Award of Excellence – West Contra Costa High-Capacity Transit Study, West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee
• Award of Merit – SR 68 Scenic Highway Plan Transportation Agency for Monterey County, Caltrans, Kimley Horn, Kittelson and Associates, Pathways for Wildlife

Implementation Award – Small Jurisdiction

• Award of Merit – Walnut Creek Shadelands Gateway Specific Plan, City of Walnut Creek

Innovation in Green Community Planning

• Award of Merit – Living Community Patterns, SF Planning/Living Future Institute

Planning and Health

• Award of Merit – City of Vallejo Healthy Community General Plan Element, City of Vallejo and Center for Sustainable Communities, Sonoma State University

Hard-Won Victory

• Award of Merit – Palo Alto Comprehensive Plan, City of Palo Alto, PlaceWorks

Public Outreach

• Award of Merit – San Leandro Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan 2018 Update, City of San Leandro, Alta Planning + Design

Social and Environmental Justice

• Award of Merit – Santa Cruz’s Climate Adaptation Outreach Campaign, City of Santa Cruz Climate Action Program

Public Outreach

• Award of Excellence – City of San Jose video tutorial: “Designing an Addition to Your Single Family Residence”
• Award of Excellence – City of San Carlos Plan-It! Game
• Award of Merit – City of Salinas 2014 -2015 Housing Initiatives

Best Practices

• Award of Excellence – City and County of San Francisco Transportation Sustainability Program
• Award of Merit – City of Richmond Zoning and Subdivision Regulations
• Award of Merit – City of Berkeley Meaure U1

Comprehensive Plan, Small Jurisdiction

• Award of Excellence – City of San Leandro 2035 General Plan Update
• Award of Merit – East Palo Alto General Plan Update and Westside Area Plan

Innovation in Green Community Planning

• Award of Excellence – Mission Creek Sea Level Rise Adaptation Study
• Award of Merit – San Francisco Better Roofs Ordinance

Transportation Planning

• Award of Merit – The Emeryville Greenway

Academic Award

• Award of Excellence – East Santa Clara Street Urban Village Planning, Community Assessment Report

Hard Won Victories

• Award of Excellence –  City of Willits Main Street Corridor Enhancement Plan

Planning Advocate

• Award of Excellence –  Jeanette Dinwiddie-Moore

Grassroots Initiative

• Award of Excellence –  StreetAir

Urban Design

• Award of Excellence –  San Francisco Bay Trail Design Guidelines & Toolkit

Planning and Health

• Santa Clara County Health Element

Special Recognition of Excellence Award

• Jeanette Dinwiddie-Moore, FAICP

Public Outreach

• Award of Excellence – City of Eureka Pedestrian Safety Education and Outreach Campaign
• Award of Merit – City of Salinas 2014 -2015 Housing Initiatives

Best Practices

• Award of Excellence – Redwood City Community Benefits Program
• Award of Merit – California Department of Food and Agriculture Statewide Plant Pest Prevention and Management Program

Comprehensive Plan, Small Jurisdiction

• Award of Excellence – City of Mountain View El Camino Real Precise Plan
• Award of Merit – South San Francisco Downtown Station Area Specific Plan

Innovation in Green Community Planning

• Award of Excellence – Vallco Town Center Specific Plan
• Award of Merit – San Jose/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant Master Plan

Planning Agency Award

• GIS Team, Santa Clara County Planning Office

Economic Planning and Development

• Alameda County Ashland and Cherryland Business District Specific Plan and Code Update

Academic Award

• San José State University Department of Urban and Regional Planning – Greater Washington: Voices of the Community Report

Hard Won Victories

• City of Vacaville General Plan

Special Recognition of Excellence Award

• Wendy Cosin, AICP

Urban Design Award of Merit

• Ocean Street Area Plan, City of Santa Cruz

Special Recognition of Excellence Award

• Juan F. Borrelli, AICP

Best Practices Award

• Award of Excellence – Berkeley Downtown Area Project – City of Berkeley Planning and Development Department
• Award of Merit – Fort Ord Reuse Plan Reassessment, Fort Ord Authority

Education Project Award

• San Francisco Budget Czar Website, San Francisco County Transportation Authority

Focused Issue Award

• Award of Excellence – City of Emeryville Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan, City of Emeryville
• Award of Merit – Financing San Francisco’s Urban Forest, City and County of San Francisco

Grassroots Initiative Award of Merit

• Ravenswood / 4 Corners Transit Oriented Development Specific Plan, City of East Palo Alto

Innovations in Green Community Planning Award

• Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan, County of Santa Clara

Neighborhood Planning Award of Merit

• North Santa Rosa Station Area Specific Plan, City of Santa Rosa

Planning Project Award

• Emerald Vista Project, City of Dublin

Special Recognition of Excellence Award

• Rob Eastwood, AICP

Best Practices Award

• Award of Excellence – SJSU / VTA Collaborative Research on Transit Oriented Development Residential Parking, San José State University (SJSU); and Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority (VTA)
• Award of Merit East Bay Regional Park District Wildfire Hazard Reduction and Resource Management Plan, East Bay Regional Parks District; and LSA Associates, Inc.

Comprehensive Planning Award, Small Jurisdiction

• City of Redwood City General Plan, City of Redwood; Hogle-Ireland, Inc.; Strategic Economics; and Fehr & Peers

Comprehensive Planning Award, Large Jurisdiction

• Award of Excellence – The Envision San José 2040 General Plan, City of San José, Department of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement; City of San José, Department of Transportation; City of San José, Office of Economic Development; City of San José, Department of Housing; San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission; and California Department of Transportation
• Award of Merit – The City of Fremont General Plan Update, City of Fremont

Focused Issue Planning Award

• Award of Excellence – The City of San Pablo Health Element, City of San Pablo; and Dyett & Bhatia
• Award of Merit – Adapting to Rising Tides: Transportation Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Pilot Project, Metropolitan Transportation Commission; San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission; AECOM; and California Department of Transportation

Grassroots Initiative Award

• Award of Excellence – Central Market Economic Strategy, City and County of San Francisco; and AECOM
• Award of Merit – Developing the Seedbed for Arcata’s Emerging Entrepreneurs, City of Arcata; and Greenway Partners, Inc.

Innovation in Green Community Planning Award

• Award of Excellence – Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island Design for Development Treasure Island Community Development; and Perkins+Will
• Award of Merit – Concord Reuse Project, City of Concord; and Arup

Neighborhood Planning Award

• El Camino Real / Chestnut Avenue Area Plan, City of South San Francisco; and Dyett & Bhatia

Planning Achievement Award, Academic

• Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s Second Campus Economic Impact Analysis, Karen Chapple, Ph.D., UC Berkeley

Special Recognition of Excellence Award

• Hing Wong, AICP

Best Practices Award

• Award of Excellence – San Francisco Better Streets Plan, City of San Francisco Planning Department
• Award of Merit – Richmond Heritage Homes Design Guidelines, City of Richmond; and Opticos Design, Inc.

Comprehensive Planning Award, Small Jurisdiction

• Trinidad Westhaven Integrated Coastal Water Management Plan, City of Trinidad; and Streamline Planning Consultants

Comprehensive Planning Award, Large Jurisdiction

• Santa Clara Station Area Plan, City of Santa Clara; City of San José; Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority; and Dyett & Bhatia

Education Project Award

• Managing Fire in the Urban Wildland Interface, East Bay Regional Parks District; C. Miller Landscape Architecture; and Wildland Resource Management

Focused Issue Planning Award

• SB375 Impact Analysis Report, AECOM; and Urban Land Institute

Grassroots Initiative Award

• Oakland International Boulevard Transit-Oriented Development Plan, City of Oakland; Raimi+Associates; Sargent Town Planning; and TransForm

Innovation in Green Community Planning Award

• Award of Excellence – Martial Cottle Park Master Plan, Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department; City of San José; Design, Community & Environment; State of California Parks and Recreation Department; Santa Clara County Open Space Authority; Santa Clara Valley Water District; and Mr. Walter Cottle Lester
• Award of Merit – Union City Climate Action Plan, City of Union City; and AECOM

Neighborhood Planning Award

• Award of Excellence – The North San José Neighborhoods Plan, City of San José Department of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement; City of San José Redevelopment Agency; and City of San José Office of Economic Development
• Award of Merit – South San Francisco General Plan Amendments, Zoning and Design Guidelines, City of South San Francisco; and Dyett & Bhatia

Planning Achievement Award, Academic

• Healthy By Design: A Public Health and Land Use Planning Workbook, Sonoma State University Center for Sustainable Communities, Department of Environmental Studies and Planning; Sonoma County Department of Health Services; Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District; and Sonoma County Medical Association Alliance Foundation

Planning Achievement Award, Hard-Won Victories

• Award of Excellence – Candlestick Park, Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Phase II EIR, City and County of San Francisco Planning Department; City and County of San Francisco Redevelopment Agency; City and County of San Francisco Office of the City Attorney; and PBS&J, an ATKINS Company
• Award of Merit – City of Oakland Zoning Update, City of Oakland Strategic Planning Division; and Barry J. Miller, AICP

Planning Implementation Award, Large Jurisdiction

• Contra Costa Centre Transit Village, Contra Costa County Department of Conservation and Development; BART; and AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

Special Recognition of Excellence Award

• Andrea Ouse, AICP; and Eileen Whitty, AICP

Best Practices Award

• Envision San José 2040: Phase I and II Community Engagement Program, City of San José, Department of Planning, Building
  and Code Enforcement

Comprehensive Planning Award of Merit, Small Jurisdiction

• Emeryville General Plan, City of Emeryville; and Dyett & Bhatia
• Integrated San Carlos 2030 General Plan and Climate
  Action Plan, City of San Carlos; Design, Community & Environment; and Pacific Municipal Consultants

Distinguished Leadership Award, Leadership and Service

• George G. Mader, FAICP

Distinguished Leadership Award, Planning Organization

• Grand Boulevard Initiativem San Mateo County Transit District

Distinguished Leadership Award, Student Planner

• Justin Meek, San José State University

Education Project Award

• Great Communities Collaborative, TransForm; Greenbelt Alliance; Urban Habitat; Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California; The San Francisco Foundation; Silicon Valley Community Foundation; East Bay
  Community Foundation; and Reconnecting America

Focused Issue Planning Award of Merit

• Bay Fair BART Station Area Improvement Plan, BART; Design, Community & Environment; Justice and Security Strategies, Inc.; and Wilbur Smith Associates

Innovation in Green Community Planning Award

• City of Berkeley Climate Action Plan, City of Berkeley

Media Award

• Trail Planning for California Communities, East Bay Regional Park District; San Francisco Bay Trail Project; and LSA Associates, Inc.

Neighborhood Planning Award

• West Broadway Urban Village Specific Plan
  City of Seaside; and Design, Community & Environment

Planning Achievement Award, Academic

• Alviso Community Assessment Graduate Planning Students in UrbP-201 (Fall 2008) and UrbP-203 (Spring 2009), San José State University, Urban and Regional Planning Department

Planning Achievement Award, Advocacy/Social Change/Diversity Planning

• Alvaro Huerta, UC Berkeley

Planning Achievement Award, Hard-Won Victories

• Visitacion Valley Design for DevelopmentSan Francisco Redevelopment Agency; Visitacion Valley Planning Alliance; San Francisco Planning
  Department; and Van Meter Williams Pollack, LLP

Planning Landmark Award

• East Bay Regional Parks District

Special Recognition of Excellence Award

• Don Bradley, AICP,PhD

Best Practices Award

• California Pedestrian Safety Assessments Program, Fehr & Peers, Inc.; and UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies

Comprehensive Planning Award, Small Jurisdiction

• Milpitas Transit Area Specific Plan, City of Milpitas; and Dyett & Bhatia

Distinguished Leadership Award, Student Planner

• Taryn Hanano, San José State University

Education Project Award

• San Mateo SMART Public Outreach and Climate Change Campaign, City of San Mateo; and PMC World

Focused Issue Planning Award

• Award of Excellence – East Bay Greenway Concept Plan, Urban Ecology
• Award of Merit –  Filling the Gaps: How Cities in San Mateo County Can Promote Infill Housing, San Mateo County Department of Housing; Eisen|Letunic; and James Im, Graphic Designer

Grassroots Initiative Award

• Chinatown Economic Action Plan, EDAW|AECOM; UC Berkeley Planning Department; San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Economic
  Development; and San Francisco Office of Small Business

Innovation in Green Community Planning Award

• San Mateo County Sustainable Green Streets and Parking Lots Design Guidebook, San Mateo Countywide Water Pollution Prevention Program; Nevue Ngan Associates; and Sherwood Design Engineers

Innovation in Green Community Planning Award of Merit

• 2009 San Carlos Climate Action Plan, City of San Carlos; and PMC World

Media Award

• La Pulga: San José’s Flea Market Documentary, Henry Servin Jr. and Alina Kwak, Producers; and Rene Picazo, Director

Neighborhood Planning Award

• Downtown Benicia Mixed Use Master Plan and Form-Based Code, City of Benicia; Opticos Design, Inc.; Lisa Wise Consulting; and Strategic Economics

Planning Achievement Award, Academic

• Do Central Business District Redevelopment Investments Have a Positive Influence on Surrounding Neighborhoods?, Amy Fauria, San José State University

Special Recognition of Excellence Award

• Naphtali Knox, FAICP

Best Practices Award

• 23rd Street Specific Plan, City of San Pablo

Best Practices Award of Merit

• MacArthur BART Access Feasibility Study City of Oakland, City of Oakland; and Fehr & Peers

Comprehensive Planning Award, Small Jurisdiction

• Redwood City Downtown Precise Plan, City of Redwood City

Comprehensive Planning Award, Large Jurisdiction

• Marin Countywide Plan, County of Marin

Distinguished Leadership Award, Organization

• University Circle Development
• Joseph Bellomo Architects, Inc.

Distinguished Leadership Award, Professional Planner

• Wayne Goldberg, AICP, City of Santa Rosa

Distinguished Leadership Award, Student Planner

• Emilia (Emy) Mendoza, San José State University

Education Project Award

• Youth Planning Workshop Team, San José State University

Focused Issue Planning Award

• Downtown San Leandro Transit Oriented Development Strategy Plan, City of San Leandro; and BMS Design Group

Focused Issue Planning Award of Merit

• Downtown Area Specific Plan, City of Santa Rosa

Grassroots Initiative Award

• Solano Transportation Authority’s Safe Routes to School Plan, Solano Transportation Authority

Innovation in Green Community Planning Award

• Tapping the Potential of Urban Rooftops – Rooftops Resource Assessment, City of Oakland; and Design, Community & Environment

Innovation in Green Community Planning Award of Merit

• Local Action Plan for Climate Protection, City of Alameda

Neighborhood Planning Award

• The Five Wounds / Brookwood Terrace Neighborhood Plan
  CommUniverCity San José; and San José State University

Planning Achievement Award, Academic

• San José EcoPark, Urban Planning 260 Graduate Students, San José State University’s Urban and Regional Planning Department

Planning Implementation Award, Large Jurisdiction

• San José County Island Annexation Plan, City of San José, Department of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement

Planning Project Award

• Implementation Efforts in Union City’s Intermodal Station District
  City of Union City