Kendall and Central Squares Study earns Best Urban Infill Award from CNU
The Congress for the New Urbanism honored the Kendall and Central Squares Planning Study with a 2014 Best Urban Infill Award at its annual conference in June. Kendall Square is balancing demand for growth by tech companies (Apple, Novartis, Google) and needed a land use and transportation plan that would generate no net new auto …
Petaluma Station Area Plan wins APA Award of Merit
The California Northern Section of the American Planning Association honored the Petaluma Station Area Master Plan with a 2014 Award of Merit for Comprehensive Plan, Small Jurisdiction. Nelson\Nygaard, on a team led by Opticos Design, developed all access, connectivity and parking-related elements of the plan. We planned new bicycle, pedestrian, and shuttle connections to two …
Orange Line BRT plan earns Honorable Mention
The Southern California Association of Governments recognized the Orange Line BRT Sustainable Corridor Implementation Plan with a 2014 Honorable Mention, Sustainability Awards. The bus rapid transitway in LA, although a groundbreaking success, is hampered by mixed access. On a team led by Raimi + Associates, Nelson\Nygaard identified and prioritized improvements to station access and station-area …
New Haven Hill to Downtown Community Plan earns Honorable Mention
Nelson\Nygaard, on a team led by Goody Clancy, earned the Urbanism Award, Honorable Mention from the New England Chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism in 2014. The team helped facilitate several community meetings, developed shared parking projections, and conducted a district-wide assessment of multimodal networks to support a more walkable and connected district between …
City Centre Redevelopment honored by Global Foundation and Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
Edmonton Centre City Airport Redevelopment, renamed the Blatchford Redevelopment, won the Globe Award for Urban Sustainability from the Globe Foundation and the National Urban Design Award from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in 2014. Nelson\Nygaard, on a team led by Perkins + Will, created transportation networks that re-stitched the surrounding neighborhoods back together with …
Berkeley Downtown Area Project wins the National Planning Achievement Award
The American Planning Association recognized the Berkeley Downtown Area Project with a National Planning Achievement Award for a Best Practice in 2014, for having “successfully translated community aspirations into concrete actions.” This multi-faceted project is designed to retain the downtown’s vibrant character, accommodate new growth, and make downtown a model of environmental sustainability. Nelson\Nygaard led …