The APA-NC Awards Committee is pleased to announce the 2019 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 Street
Rail Trail, Charlotte
Great Street in the Making
Queen Street, Kinston
Great Transformation
Union Station, Raleigh
Alpine Mill, Morganton
Great Historic Rehabilitation
Reeves Theater, Elkin
The Norris House, Raleigh
Great Public Art
Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park, Wilson
"Milling Around" by artist Heidi Lippman, Clinton
"Across the Grain" by artist Thomas Sayre, Lenoir
Hillside Basketball Courts, by artist Sarahlaine Calva, Durham
MARVIN COLLINS PLANNING AWARDS
Outstanding Planning Award - Comprehensive Planning (Small Communities)
KnightdaleNext 2035 Comprehensive Plan
Outstanding Planning Award - Special Theme Award: Innovation in Planning Services, Education and Public Involvement
City of Greensboro - Greensboro Plan2Play
Parks and Recreation Master Plan
Honorable Mention
Outstanding Planning Award - Comprehensive Planning (Large Community)
Living Asheville: A Comprehensive Plan for Our Future
Robert Reiman Award
James F. Rhodes, Pitt County Planning Director
Student Awards
Nick Nusarra - East Carolina University
Undergraduate Student Project - Movement Murfreesboro
Lucia Constantine - University of North Carolina
Outstanding Student Award
Rhiannon Reed-Kelly - Appalachian State
Outstanding Student Award
