The 2011 APA California Northern Section Awards Winners
The following were recognized by Northern Section on May 20th, 2011 at a dinner and presentation at Scotts Seafood, Jack London Square, Oakland:
Honor Awards
EDUCATION PROJECT AWARD
Managing Fire in the Urban Wildland Interface
Kenneth S. Blonski, East Bay Regional Parks District
Cheryl Miller, RLA, C. Miller Landspace Architecture
Carol L. Rice, Wildland Resource Management
ACADEMIC AWARD
Healthy by Design: A Public Health and Land Use Planning Workbook
Sonoma State University Center for Sustainable Communities, Dept. of Environmental Studies and Planning
Sonoma County Department of Health Services
Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District
Sonoma County Medical Association Alliance Foundation
FOCUSED ISSUE PLANNING AWARD
SB 375 Impact Analysis Report
Alexander Quinn, AECOM
Kate White, Urban Land Institute
Smart Growth America
HARD-WON VICTORIES AWARD
EIR for Candlestick Point, Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Phase II
Stanley Muraoka, Redevelopment Agency, City and County of San Francisco
Elaine Warren, Office of the City Attorney
Terri Vitar, PBS&J, an ATKINS Company
Mayor’s Office
Sheppard Mullin
Lennar
GRASSROOTS PROJECT AWARD
Oakland International Boulevard Transit-Oriented Development Plan
Matthew Raimi, Raimi+Associates
Sargent Town Planning
Joel Ramos, TransForm
Nelson/Nygaard Consulting
Dowling Associates
Conley Consulting Group
Unity Council
Oakland Community Organizations
International Boulevard TOD Plan Community Advisory Committee
NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AWARD
North San José Neighborhoods Plan
Joseph A. Horwedel, AICP, Andrew D. Crabtree, AICP, Rich Buikema, John W. Baty, AICP, City of San José Planning Division
Frank L. Fuller, Heidi Sokolofski, Field Paoli Architects, Inc.
Kip Harkness, Edith Ramirez, Dennis Korabiak, Walter Rask, Don Rocha, City of San José Redevelopment Agency
Chris Burton, City of San José Office of Economic Development
PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION AWARD
Contra Costa Centre Transit Village
Jim Kennedy, Contra Costa County Department of Conservation and Development
Jeff White, AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
INNOVATION IN GREEN COMMUNITY PLANNING AWARD
Martial Cottle Parks Master Plan
Jane F. Mark, AICP, Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department
Isabelle Minn, Design, Community and Environment
Ellie Wagner, ASLA, State of California Parks and Recreation Department
BEST PRACTICES AWARD
San Francisco Better Streets Plan
Adam Varat, San Francisco Planning Department
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
San Francisco Department of Public Works
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Community Design+Architecture
Nelson/Nygaard Consulting
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AWARD, SMALL JURISDICTION
Trinidad Westhaven Integrated Coastal Water Management Plan
City of Trinidad
Robert J. Brown, AICP, Streamline Planning Consultants
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AWARD, LARGE JURISDICTION
Santa Clara Station Area Plan
Dyett & Bhatia
Valley Transportation Authority
City of Santa Clara
City of San José
Awards of Merit
HARD-WON VICTORIES, AWARD OF MERIT
City of Oakland Zoning Update
Barry J. Miller, AICP
City of Oakland Strategic Planning Division
BEST PRACTICES, AWARD OF MERIT
Richmond Heritage Homes Deisgn Guidelines
Daniel Parolek, Opticos Design, Inc.
Richard Mitchell, City of Richmond
INNOVATION IN GREEN COMMUNITY PLANNING, AWARD OF MERIT
Union City Climate Action Plan
Claire Bonham-Carter, AECOM
Joan Malloy, City of Union City
City of Union City:
City Council
Planning Commission
Climate Action Task Force
NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING, AWARD OF MERIT
South San Francisco General Plan Amendments, Zoning, and Design Guidelines
City of South San Francisco
Dyett & Bhatia
California Planning Foundation Awards
The California Planning Foundation (CPF) is a nonprofit, charitable corporation established to further the professional practice of planning in California. CPF achieves this goal through its primary activity of scholarships and awards to university students in financial need, who have demonstrated academic excellence at undergraduate and graduate programs approved by the Planning Accreditation Board. Scholarships are also offered to planning students in non-accredited schools. This year’s Northern Section CPF Scholarship and Award Winners are:
Northern Section Award and Continuing Student Scholarship
Sarah Abel, San José State University
Northern Section Awards
Rachel Moody, San Francisco State University
Alison Nemirow, UC Berkeley
California Planning Roundtable/Paul Crawford Scholarship
Haley Vicchio, Sonoma State University
Honorable Mention
Maryam Sanieian, San José State University
Continuing Student Scholarship
Steven Lee, UC Berkeley
Graduating Student Merit Awards
Alyssa Sherman, San José State University
Cathleen Sullivan, UC Berkeley
