APA California Northern Section Awards 2022

The purpose of the American Planning Association, California Chapter, Northern Section Awards Program is to encourage quality in planning and increase the public’s awareness of the planning profession through recognizing outstanding achievement in the planning field. Each year, the Northern Section bestows Planning Awards to honor the most outstanding efforts in planning in the Section. The program honors innovative plans and projects, distinguished APA members, and lay contributors to planning and achievements of the Northern Section. Often, our Section winners ascend to win awards at the State and National levels!

Important dates

Application window – February 22- April 1
Jury Selection day(s) – April 8 & April 9
Winner Notification – April 14
Trophy Order Form – April 14- May 5 (upon receipt of award notification)
Awards Gala – September

The APA Northern Section Awards 2022 Application Window is NOW OPEN.

Award Application Period: February 22nd – April 1

Please submit your applications by 5:00 pm April 1st via email at awardssubmissions@norcalapa.org

Application Checklist

Complete the online form here
Application – See below for file format and labeling directions
1. Summary Description of Submission – up to half a page
2. Award Criteria – (1 to 2 pages);
  1. State-Eligible Awards
  1. Section-Only Awards
3. 150-word summary that will be used in our video presentation. Please include the following information in the summary.
  1. Name of project/plan/person nominated
  2. Why the plan/person was nominated
  3. 3-4 sentences about how the nomination meets the awards criteria

Electronic version of Submission – See below for file format and labeling directions
Eight (8) high resolution images – these images will be used in our video presentation

File and e-mail format:

Application Format: Include ONE (1) PDF of the three to four-pages with the Award Category and Project name on each page. PDF contents should include:
- One page titled ‘Summary Description’
- 1-2 pages titled ‘Awards Criteria’
- One page titled ‘150-Word Summary’.
- Label PDF in the following format:
  - 1. [Award Category]_Application__[Project Name]__[Applicant].
Include One (1) PDF of the Electronic Submission labeled in the following format.
- “2. [Award Category]_Project File__ [Project Name]__[Applicant]”.
E-mail Subject Line Format:
- [Award Category]_[Project Name]__[Applicant]
You will receive a confirmation e-mail when your application is received. If you do not receive a confirmation within [5] days of submittal, your application was not received.

For any questions please email awards@norcalapa.org

Jury Application Period: February 22nd – April 1st

Is your award-winning project not ready for submission this year and you want to serve on our esteemed jury to select the 2022 APA Northern Section Winners? Please email Danae Hall at awards@norcalapa.org with a short statement of interest and your resume by 5pm April 1st. Note that participation at the virtual Jury Deliberation Day(s) is mandatory and will be held on Thursday April 8th and Friday April 9th. Award ceremony attendance is also mandatory; ceremony date is TBD.

Save the date

Come celebrate the Northern Section Superstars at the APA Northern Section Awards Gala! We hope to celebrate in-person in September, 2022. Date and location TBD.

Northern Section 2021 Awards announced

The results are in. Join us in congratulating the best of Northern California planning! The Awards Gala is tentatively planned for November 2021 – stay tuned for event information

Our jurors were:

Ozzy Arce, City of Walnut Creek
Florentina Craciun, City and County of San Francisco
Amalia Cunningham, AICP, Contra Costa County
Eri Suzuki, SiteLab
Aaron Welch, Aaron Welch Planning

And the winners are:

Academic Award

Award of Excellence: Alum Rock Avenue Community Assessment, San Jose State University Master of Urban Planning Program

Team: Graduate Students in the San Jose State University Masters of Urban Planning Program Capstone Studio: Fall 2019 and Spring 2020

Award of Merit: Access Denied? Perceptions of new Mobility Services among Disabled People in San Francisco

Maddy Ruvolo | UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies | UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs | San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency | Senior and Disability Action

Best Practices

Award of Excellence: Innovation in Oakland

Team: Darin Ranelletti, City of Oakland | MTC/ABAG, Ada Chan | Urban Planning Partners, Lynette Dias and Meredith Rupp

Award of Merit: What’s behind recent transit ridership trends in the Bay Area?

Team: UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies, Research team: Brian D. Taylor, FAICP; Evelyn Blumenberg, Jacob L. Wasserman, Mark Garrett, Andrew Schouten, Hannah King, Julene Paul, and Madeline Ruvolo | Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Supervisory staff: Alix Bockelman and Kenneth Folan

Comprehensive Plan – Large Jurisdiction

Award of Excellence: Tasman East Specific Plan

Team: City of Santa Clara | Ensemble/Rethink Development | Related California | Holland Partner Group | Summerhill Apartment Communities | St. Anton Communities | Greystar Development

Comprehensive Plan – Small Jurisdiction

Award of Merit: City of Gilroy 2040 General Plan and Program Environmental Impact Report

Team: Mintier Harnish: Jim Harnish and Brenton Gibbons, AICP | City of Gilroy: Stan Ketchum, Julie Wyrick, AICP, Cindy McCormick | EMC Planning Group: Teri Wissler Adam | Hexagon Transportation: Jeff Elia | Applied Development Economics: Doug Svensson

Grassroots Initiative

Award of Excellence: Rebuilding Downtown Santa Clara

Team: Reclaiming Our Downtown | Santa Clara Parade of Champion | Old Quad Resident Association

Hard-won Victory

Award of Excellence: Concord Hills Regional Park Land Use Plan

Team: East Bay Regional Park District | PlaceWorks, Inc.

Innovation in Green Community Planning

Award of Excellence: Lower Russian River Trail Feasibility Study

Team: Sonoma County Regional Parks | Alta Planning + Design | W-Trans | Green Valley Consulting Engineers | Miller Pacific Engineering Group | Alta Archaeological Consulting | Peter Baye | Rachel Kamman

Opportunity and Empowerment

Award of Merit: San Martin Strategic Development Plan and Urban Design Visions

Team: 12 Graduate and 38 Undergraduate students in CRP 553 and CRP 341 Spring 2020 San Martin studios, instructors Dr. Hemalata C. Dandekar and Dr. Vicente del Rio, City and Regional Planning, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | Rob Eastwood, Bharat Singh, Michael Meehan, County of Santa Clara, Planning Department

Planning for Health

Award of Merit: Lillian Commons – Morgan Hill Medical Campus

Team: EMC Planning Group – Michael Groves, AICP, and Elizabeth King, Principal Planner/Designer

Public Outreach

Award of Excellence: La Honda Public Access Working Group

Team: Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District | MIG Inc.

Transportation Planning

Award of Excellence: Redwood City Citywide Transportation Plan (RWCmoves)

Team: City of Redwood City | Fehr & Peers | CDM Smith | Bottomley Design & Planning | Wendy Silvani Consulting

Award of Merit: Richmond Ferry to Bridge to Greenway Complete Streets Plan

Team: City of Richmond | PlaceWorks, Inc. | Toole Design Group | CSW/ST2 Engineering | Bike East Bay

Urban Design

Award of Excellence: Balboa Reservoir Design Standards and Guidelines

Team: PYATOK architecture + urban design | Van Meter Williams Pollack, LLP, Architecture/Urban Design | GLS Landscape/Architecture

Award of Merit: Livermore Downtown Core Revitalization

Team: RRM Design Group | City of Livermore

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Past award winners

2020

CITY OF SALINAS – ALISAL VIBRANCY PLAN
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – ADVANCING DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE
Created with equity at its core, it is an action-oriented, community-driven plan to alleviate and reverse decades of neglect and underinvestment, and it is an opportunity to improve the quality of life for residents by building upon the social and cultural wealth of the Alisal. See the Plan.
VTA BART SILICON VALLEY PHASE II TOD COMMUNITIES PLAYBOOKS
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – BEST PRACTICES
The Playbooks present a holistic, phased road map for the Cities of San José and Santa Clara to leverage this once-in-a-century public investment and elevate the station areas to become dense, equitable, and resilient urban centers. See the playbooks.
SANTA CLARA LAFCO COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH MEDIA PLAN
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – COMMUNICATION INITIATIVE
The FIRST ever communications initiative by any LAFCO in the state, the communications and Outreach Plan is a comprehensive and proactive strategy for outreach and communications to help Santa Clara LAFCO better fulfill its role and address the common unfamiliarity with and misperception of LAFCO’s purpose. Media plan information here.
BAYVIEW COMMUNITY BASED TRANSPORTATION PLAN
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – OPPORTUNITY AND EMPOWERMENT AWARD
When planning has been at the heart of so much harm against the residents of Bayview-Hunters Point, how do we use planning to begin remedying those harms? And how do we convince residents subjected to years of empty promises that a new project is worthy of their trust?
The Bayview Community Based Transportation Plan (Bayview CBTP), adopted in February 2020, represents a new commitment to the long-underserved Bayview- Hunters Point community in the southeast corner of San Francisco. With a process deeply rooted in community partnership, the Bayview CBTP sought to center the voice of the community and reflect the needs, challenges, and values of residents in every project and plan recommendation. Transportation plan here.
Award Winners
Academic Award
Award of Excellence – San Jose State University, Graduate Student Urban Planning Team, Fall 2018/Spring 2019.Team: Instructors Rick Kos, AICP & Jason Su / Graduate Urban Planning Capstone Studio Team in Fall 2018/Spring 2019
Advancing Diversity and Social Change
Award of Excellence – Alisal Vibrancy PlanTeam: City of Salinas and the Alisal Community
Best Practices
Award of Excellence – VTA’s BART Silicon Valley Phase II Transit Oriented Community PlaybooksTeam: VTA / Perkins and Will / Strategic Economics / Kimley Horn / Nelson Nygaard / BKF Engineers / CHS Consulting
Communications Initiative
Award of Excellence – Santa Clara LAFCO Communications and Outreach Plan and MaterialsTeam: Santa Clara LAFCO
Comprehensive Plan – Large Jurisdiction
Award of Merit – City of Hayward – Downtown Specific PlanTeam: City of Hayward & Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc.
Comprehensive Plan – Small Jurisdiction
Award of Excellence – East Whisman Precise PlanTeam: City of Mountain View / Raimi +Associates / Community Design + Architecture / Strategic Economics/ Fehr & Peers / Siefel Consulting / David J Powers and Associates / Schaaf + Wheeler
Award of Merit – Downtown Los Altos Vision PlanTeam: City of Los Altos & RRM Design Group
Economic and Planning Development
Award of Merit – City of Sand City / Sand City Vibrancy PlanTeam: City of Sand City / EMC Planning Group /Applied Development Economics
Hard Won Victory
Award of Excellence – Northern Waterfront Initiative Strategic Action PlanTeam: Contra Costa County Department of Conservation and Development & Craft Consulting
Innovation in Green Community Planning
Award of Excellence – Collect & Connect – Resilient South CityTeam: Hassell / Deltares / Goudappel / Lotus Water / Civic Edge / Idyllist / Hatch / Page & Turnbull / Brown and Caldwell / San Bruno Mountain Watch / South San Francisco Historical Society / San Mateo Youth Leadership Institute
Award of Merit –Judge John Sutter Regional ShorelineTeam: East Bay Regional Park District & Caltrans
Opportunity and Empowerment
Award of Excellence – Bayview Community Based Transportation PlanTeam: San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency / Christopher Kidd / Ariel Ward / BMAGIC / Hunters Point Family / CYC / El Centro Bayview / BAYCAT
Award of Merit – Kottinger GardensTeam: Dahlin Group Architecture Planning / MidPen Housing / City of Pleasanton
Planning Agency
Award of Excellence – City of Salinas Community Development DepartmentTeam: City of Salinas Community Development Department
Award of Merit – City of Walnut Creek Planning DivisionTeam: Ozzy Arce / Cara Bautista-Rao / Ethan Bindernagel AICP / Alan Carreon / Jeanine Cavalli / Haley Croffoot AICP / Margot Ernst / Simar Gill / Jessica Gonzalez / Chip Griffin, Greg Kapovich / Ken Nodder / Samantha Samson /Andrew M Smith / Nancy Templeton / Gerardo Victoria / Sherluna Vien / Matthew Wade
Planning and Health
Award of Excellence – Integrating Health in All Policies Framework into the City of Santa CruzTeam: City of Santa Cruz / Former Mayor Martine Watkins / Sustainability and Climate Action Manager Dr. Tiffany Wise- West
Planning Pioneer
Award of Excellence – Robert E DoyleTeam: East Bay Regional Park District
Urban Design
Award of Excellence – San Jose Downtown Design Guidelines and StandardsTeam: City of San Jose / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill / Leila Hakimizadeh / John Beutler / Timothy Rood / Ellen Lou
Award of Merit – Potrero Power Station Design for DevelopmentTeam: Associate Capital / Perkins and Will / CMG

2019

Awards of Excellence
Advancing Diversity and Social Change in Honor of Paul Davidoff
L. Robert Ulibarri, AICP
Best Practices
San Mateo County Second Unit Center — 21 Elements | Home for All | San Mateo County
Comprehensive Plan, Large Jurisdiction
Central SoMa Plan — San Francisco Planning Department
Comprehensive Plan, Small Jurisdiction
Vallco Town Center Specific Plan — City of Cupertino | Opticos Design
Hard Won Victory and Planning Agency
City of Santa Rosa Resilient City Development Measures Ordinance
City of Santa Rosa, Planning Division
Innovation in Green Community Planning
Santa Clara Valley Agricultural Plan — County of Santa Clara | Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority
Public Outreach
Housing Voices Community Outreach Process — City of Santa Cruz
Transportation Planning
Elimination of Minimum Parking Requirements Citywide — Office of San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim | San Francisco Planning Department
Urban Design
Pier 70 Project — Brookfield Properties | Port of San Francisco | SITELAB urban studio
Awards of Merit
Best Practices
Albany Residential Design Guidelines — Albany Planning & Zoning Commission | Albany Planning Department
Comprehensive Plan, Small Jurisdiction
Alameda Marina Master Plan — KTGY Architecture + Planning | Alameda Marina Development | Bay West Group
Bayfair TOD Specific Plan — City of San Leandro | Raimi + Associates | VWMP | Strategic Economics | Kittleson & Associates |Rincon Consultants| Wood Rodgers
Economic Planning and Development
Priority Area 1 Specific Plan — City of Brentwood | De Novo Planning Group
Zoning Ordinance Modifications to Support Small Businesses — City of Berkeley
Hard Won Victory
Mill Valley Lumber Yard Adaptive Reuse Project — Matt and Jan Mathews |Christopher Raker | Mark Rhoades | Michael Heacock| David Parisi
Innovation in Green Community Planning
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Climate Action Plan —Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Santa Clara Agrihood — City of Santa Clara | Core Companies | Steinberg Hart
Public Outreach
Downtown Livermore Facilitation Project — City of Livermore | PlaceWorks
Last Chance Grade Project — Caltrans District 1 | MIG, Inc.
Transportation Planning
Safe Routes to Schools Safety Assessments — City of Fremont | Fremont Unified School District | Alta Planning + Design
Urban Design
Windsor Civic Center Visioning Plan — City of Windsor, WRT
Section-Only Awards
Great Places
San Pedro Square, San José — San José Downtown Association | San José Downtown Property-Based Improvement District | City of San José
Special Recognition Award: Accomplished Planner
Hanson Hom, AICP, ASLA
Special Recognition Award: Mid-Career Planner
Miroo Desai, AICP
Special Recognition Award: Emerging Planner
Veronica Flores

2018

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

2017

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

2016

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

2015

Special Recognition of Excellence Award
Wendy Cosin, AICP

2014

Academic Award
Award of Excellence – Urban Design Visions for Milpitas – California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Community Design Lab
Award of Merit – Spartan-Keyes Neighborhood Assessment and Community Engagement Report, San José State University
Best Practices Award
21 Elements / Grand Nexus Study, San Mateo County
Comprehensive Plan Award, Small Jurisdiction
Award of Excellence – Windsor Station Area / Downtown Specific Plan, Town of Windsor
Award of Merit – Mill Valley 2040 General Plan, City of Mill Valley
Award of Merit – Petaluma Smart Stations TOD Master Plan and SmartCode, City of Petaluma
Award of Merit – Woodside 2012 General Plan and Residential Design Guidelines, Town of Woodside
Emerging Planning and Design Firm Award
Raimi + Associates
Innovation in Green Community Planning Award
Award of Excellence – Camp Pico Blanco Scout Reservation Conservation Plan, EMC Planning Group
Award of Merit – Nanhu New Country Village Master Plan, Skidmore Owings Merrill
Planning Landmark Award
San Francisco Bay Trail, Association of Bay Area Governments/Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Transportation Planning Award
Award of Excellence – Monterey Bay Sanctuary Trail Network Master Plan, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission
Award of Merit – WalkFirst, City and County of San Francisco
Urban Design Award of Merit
Ocean Street Area Plan, City of Santa Cruz
Special Recognition of Excellence Award
Juan F. Borrelli, AICP

2013

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

2012

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

2011

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

2010

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

2009

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

2008

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