Planning Awards

2004 LA APA Award Winners

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The winners of the 2004 LA APA Planning Awards were honored at an awards banquet at the Los Angeles River Center and Gardens on the evening of Wednesday, June 9th.

Located at the the confluence of the Arroyo Seco and the Los Angeles River, the L.A. River Center and Garden provided a splendid setting for the evening's ceremony, as attendees enjoyed a perfect Southern California evening in the center's lush courtyard.

Among the honorees were the Transportation and Land Use Collaborative of Southern California (TLUC) for it's Latino New Urbanism Conference and Dialogue Series based on Michael Mendez's provocative Master's thesis, and City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning, which produced Preservation Plan Workbook to guide historic preservation in the city.

Also awarded was the Distinguished Leadership Award for an Elected Official, which went to Los Angeles Councilmember Ed Reyes for his tireless efforts to improve the Northeast area of Los Angeles, including an initiative to restore the Los Angeles River for recreational uses.

A special thanks went to Los Angeles APA Board members Conni Pallini and Ben Hudson, for their extraordinary efforts organizing the evening's events.

A full list of awards given follows:

Comprehensive Planning — Large Jurisdiction
City of Glendale Safety Element
City of Glendale/Earth Consultants Inc.

Planning Implementation Award — Large Jurisdiction
Preservation Plan Workbook
City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning

Planning Project Award
Los Angeles Air force Base Revitalization Project
Cities of Hawthorne and El Segundo, Psomas, Catellus, Kearney Real Estate Company, Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund IV

Advocacy Award
Latino New Urbanism
Transportation and Land Use Collaborative of Southern California

Michael A. Mendez - "Latino Lifestyle & the New Urbanism: Synergy against Sprawl"
Transportation and Land Use Collaborative of Southern California

Academic Award
Historic Preservation in Suburbia: City of Duarte, CA
Cal Poly Pomona URP 431-432

Education Project
A Guide for Living with Wildlife in the Urban Landscape
City of Sierra Madre

Distinguished Leadership Award — Elected Official
Honorable Ed Reyes, Councilmember 1st District
City of Los Angeles

Distinguished Leadership Award — Professional Planner
Jeff Lambert

Distinguished Leadership Award — Firm or Agency
Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy

Distinguished Leadership Award — Citizen Contributor
Ed Begely, Jr.

Distinguished Service Award
Marsha Rood
Urban Reinventions

Journalism Award
Eric Johnson
Long Beach Press-Telegram

Contribution to Women and the Family Award
Margarita McCoy

For more information, contact:

Conni Pallini, AICP
Awards Co-Chair
Tel: 310.268.8132
Email: cpallini@eipassociates.com

Ben Hudson, AICP
Awards Co-Chair
Tel: 661-600-2025 ext. 2482
Email: ben.hudson@pulte.com

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