Award for Innovation in Planning
The City of Brookhaven and its partners, HKS, are recipients of the 2024 GPA Chapter Award for Innovation in Planning for their work on the DNA of a Corridor Vision: Buford Highway Redevelopment. Originally announced in the fall of 2024, the award would have been presented during the annual fall conference; however, the event was cancelled due to the impacts of Hurricane Helene. On Tuesday, April 22, GPA District 3 Director Erin Thoresen presented the award on behalf of the Chapter to Brookhaven’s Mayor, Council Members, City Staff, and the project team from HKS.
The Innovation in Planning award is given in recognition of a specific planning tool, practice, program, project, or process that is a significant advancement to specific elements of planning. The award category emphasizes results and demonstrates how innovative and state-of-the-art planning methods and practices help to implement plans.