The APA-NC Awards Committee is pleased to announce the 2020 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 Healthy Place
Award: Pedestrian Bridge, East Fork Road, Jamestown
Honorable Mention: 5401 North Planned Development, Raleigh
Great Street
Award: N. First Avenue, Knightdale
Great Transformation
Award:
Rocky Mount Mills, Rocky Mount
Library Story Park, Chestnut Street, Wilmington, NC (New Hanover County Timmons Group)
MARVIN COLLINS AWARDS
Citizen Planner
Award: Sue Perry-Cole, President and Executive Director, North Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations
Comprehensive Plan
Honorable Mention: Davidson Comprehensive Plan (jurisdiction < 25,000) (Clarion Associates)
Small Area Plan
Award:
Atlantic-Arlington Corridor Study, Rocky Mount (Ratio Architects, Inc.)
Downtown Master Plan and Parking Study, Apex (Stantec)
Honorable Mention: Renew Maple Avenue Corridor Plan, Burlington (Toole Design Group)
Implementation
Award: N. Oakum Street Redevelopment Plan, Edenton (Holland Consulting Planners)
Engagement
Award:
Asheville's Development Notification Tool
Union Streetscape Demonstration Project, Concord
Specialized Plan
Award:
Wake Forest Transportation Plan (WSP)
Moving Beyond Hunger: Wake County Food Security Plan (Community Food Lab)
Honorable Mention: Vision Holly Springs
Graduate Student
Award: Elizabeth Szuflita, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Undergraduate Student
Award: Heather Mosesso, East Carolina University
Graduate Student Project
Honorable Mention: Bertie County Emergency Operations Plan, Victoria Bishop and Tristyn Daughtry, East Carolina University
