The APA-NC Awards Committee is pleased to announce the 2021 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: Middle Fork Greenway Trailhead & Pocket Park, Blowing Rock
Award: River Hawk Greenway, Mount Holly
 


Great Transformation

Award: Downtown Revitalization, City of Kannapolis

Award: River Arts District, Asheville

Honorable Mention: The Colonial Inn, Hillsborough

Honorable Mention: The Lentz Building, Mount Pleasant

Great Place for Public Art

Award: Purple S.T.E.A.M at Durham County Main Library, Durham



MARVIN COLLINS AWARDS

Robert E. Reiman Professional Achievement

Award: David W. Owens, UNC School of Government, Chapel Hill

Award: Jeff Hatling, Community Development Director, Kernersville


Phillip R. Green, Jr. Distinguished Service

Award: David W. Owens, Adam Lovelady, Jim Joyce, and Ben Hitchings for UNC School of Government 160D Assistance Program: Helping NC Communities Comply with Chapter 160D


Citizen Planner

Award: Tilda Caudle, Wake Forest


Graduate Student

Award: Anna Gustines, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


Undergraduate Student

Award: Gregory D. Feldman, East Carolina University

Award: Caitlyn Duncan, Appalachian State University


Comprehensive Plan

Award for community of more than 25,000: 

GSO2020, Greensboro


Award for community of less than 25,000: 

Mapping Morrisville: Morrisville Land Use Plan

Specialized Plan - Transportation 

Award: Walkable Midtown, Raleigh


Advancing Equity

Award: RIDE Microtransit, Wilson

Engagement

Award: Community Engagement Process Design, Raleigh