2023 Award Winners

2023 Award Winners

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