The APA Los Angeles juries works hard to sift through a record number of quality entries every year. Please join us in recognizing the winning innovative individuals, plans, and planning efforts from the American Planning Association, Los Angeles Section 2011 Awards Ceremony.

2011 AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION - LOS ANGELES SECTION - AWARD WINNERS

AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION
LOS ANGELES SECTION, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER
2010 Los Angeles Section Award Winners

Comprehensive Plan Award, Small Jurisdiction:
2010 Santa Monica Land Use and Circulation Element
City of Santa Monica, Planning and Community Development Department

Planning Excellence Award for Best Practice, Awards of Merit:
City of Burbank Bicycle Master Plan
City of Burbank, Planning and Transportation Division

Los Angeles County Wineries and Tasting Rooms Ordinances
Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning

Planning Excellence Award for Best Practice:
City of Santa Clarita Community Character and Design Guidelines
City of Santa Clarita Community Development Department and RRM Design Group

Planning Excellence in Implementation Award,
Large Jurisdiction, Awards of Merit:
Central Avenue Neighborhood City Hall
Jan Perry, Councilmember, City of Los Angeles, Council District Nine

Granada Hills Streetscape Package
RTKL Associates, Inc. and City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning

Planning Excellence in Implementation Award,
Large Jurisdiction:
Hollywood & Vine Mixed Use Project
Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) and Metro
AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION
LOS ANGELES SECTION, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER

Planning Excellence in Implementation Award,
Small Jurisdiction, Award of Merit:
Terranea Resort and Spa
Ara Mihranian, City of Rancho Palos Verdes Community Development Department

Planning Excellence in Implementation Award,
Small Jurisdiction:
City of Alhambra Single Family Residential Design Guidelines
City of Alhambra and
Downtown Solutions

Planning Excellence Award for Grassroots Initiative,
Award of Merit:
Monrovia Area Partnership
City of Monrovia

Planning Excellence Award for Grassroots Initiative:
El Monte Community Building Initiative
California Community Foundation, City of El Monte, and The Planning Center

Planning Landmark Award, Award of Merit:
Broadway Theater and Entertainment District Design Guide
Community Planning Bureau, City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning

Planning Landmark Award:
Annenberg Community Beach House
City of Santa Monica, Frederick Fisher and Partners Architects,
and Mia Lehrer + Associates

Innovative Use of Technology Award:
Medical Marijuana Mapping & Analysis
City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning, GIS and Code Studies Sections

Focused Issue Planning Award:
2009 Citywide Community Needs Assessment
City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks and Mia Lehrer + Associates

Social Change and Diversity Award:
San Fernando Design Guidelines
City of San Fernando Community Development Department
and Roger Cantrell, AIA, AICP

Education Project Award, Award of Merit:
Florence-Firestone Visioning Project
Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning and Raimi + Associates

Education Project Award:
SurveyLA Public Participation Program
City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning,
Office of Historic Resources and Graphics Section

Academic Award:
Master Plan for the Pinoleville Pomo Nation
California State University, Northridge, Department of Urban Studies & Planning,
Fieldwork Students, Fall ’08 and Spring ‘09

Innovation in Green Community Planning, Award of Merit:
GreenSantaClarita.com
City of Santa Clarita Community Development Department

Innovation in Green Community Planning:
Pasadena’s Green City Indicators Report
City of Pasadena Planning and Development Department

Media Award:
Curbed LA
Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Editor

Distinguished Leadership Award, Student Planner:
Alexis Lantz
M.A. Student, UCLA Department of Urban Planning

Distinguished Leadership Award, Firm or Agency:
Craig Lawson & Co., LLC

Distinguished Leadership Award, Professional Planner:
Anne McIntosh
Deputy City Manager and Director of Community Development,
City of West Hollywood

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