Big Blue Bus Expo Integration Study
The Big Blue Bus Expo Integration Study won the 2018 Implementation Award from the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Planning Association, granted to a planning endeavor that displays a substantial project accomplishing optimistic changes as a result of outstanding planning work in the Los Angeles region. With the arrival of the Expo Line, a …
North Bayshore Precise Plan earns the 2018 “Bringing It Home” Award
Mountain View’s North Bayshore Precise Plan won the 2018 “Bringing It Home” Award from SV@Home, a non-profit proponent of affordable housing in the Silicon Valley. North Bayshore is home to Google, Intuit, LinkedIn, and other major Silicon Valley companies and adjacent to one of the most congested highways in the region. In the plan developed …
GoBoston 2030 Wins 2018 Urbanism Award for Urban Engagement
GoBoston 2030 has won a 2018 Urbanism Award for Urban Engagement from the New England Chapter of the Congress of New Urbanism. Focusing on the values of the traveling public rather than the capacity of known infrastructure, Go Boston 2030 charted a new course for engaging the mobility revolution and inserting community-based values directly into …
Grand Rapids Vital Streets Plan Wins APA Award
Washington, DC – Apr. 17, 2018 – The Grand Rapids Vital Streets Plan won a 2018 National Planning Achievement Award from the American Planning Association. Developed over 12 months and adopted in December 2016, the Grand Rapids Vital Streets Plan outlines the principles and design goals for rebuilding more accessible, safe streets that integrates green …
Williams Drive Study Wins Central Texas APA Award
April 17, 2018 – Georgetown, TX – The Williams Drive Study has been awarded the APA Central Texas Chapter Planning Award for Best Plan in 2017. Because of early buy-in from the Community, the Williams Drive Corridor Study was quickly utilized by the Georgetown, TX City Council to implement improvements on the heavily traveled roadway. …
Downtown Austin Parking Strategy Wins APA Award
The Texas Chapter of the American Planning Association honored the Downtown Austin Parking Strategy with a 2017 Project Planning Award. The plan is a thorough investigation that not only looks at today’s parking patterns but those expected with rapid development. The consultant team, led by Nelson\Nygaard with Asakura Robinson Company, DIXON Resources Unlimited, and McCann …