2023 APA-NC Award Winners
The APA-NC Awards Committee is pleased to announce the 2023 Award Winners. The APA-NC Awards Program includes NC Great Places and the Marvin Collins Planning Awards and recognizes the places, people, and projects that represent the highest standards of achievement in the North Carolina planning community. Awards are presented annually during the North Carolina Planning Conference. Nominations are reviewed by a panel of independent planners from throughout the state. The awards signify the highest standards of achievement for planning in North Carolina.
GREAT PLACES
Great Places for Public Art
Award: City of Charlotte Urban Design Center
Award: Alluvial Decoder (City of Raleigh Storm Memorial) by A Gang of Three
Great Transformation
Award: Davidson Town Hall and Community Center
Award: City of Morganton Old Courthouse Square Renovation Project
MARVIN COLLINS AWARDS
Planning Advocate
Award: Mac Morrow, Champion of Bracken Preserve
Student (undergraduate and graduate)
Award: Christy Fierros, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Award: Malikia Cherubala, Appalachian State University
Comprehensive Plan (large and small)
Award for community of more than 25,000: Buncombe County 2043 Comprehensive Plan
Honorable Mention for community of less than 25,000: Town of Hillsborough Comprehensive Sustainability Plan
Project
Award: Town of Wake Forest Northeast Community Plan
Honorable Mention: City of Raleigh Southeast Special Area Study
Small Area Plan
Honorable Mention: Holly Springs Northeast Gateway Master Plan
Honorable Mention: City of Charlotte Urban Design Center / North Graham/North Tryon Corridor Playbook
Specialized Planning
Award: Triangle Bikeway Study
Award: Charlotte Strategic Mobility Plan
Award: Town of Wake Forest Historic Preservation Plan (2022) - Specialized Planning
Award: Western Piedmont Housing Growth Toolkit
Award: Vision Holly Springs Section 2: Comprehensive Transportation Plan
Honorable Mention: City of Brevard Multi-Modal Planning Efforts
Honorable Mention: City of New Bern: Resiliency & Hazard Mitigation Plan
Advancing Equity
Award: City of Fayetteville Murchison Choice Neighborhood Plan
Award: Town of Wake Forest Housing Affordability Plan
Engagement
Award: Buncombe County Comprehensive Plan Public Engagement
Implementation
Award: Charlotte UDO Affordable Housing Bonus Program