Chapter Award Recipients

Award Category: Distinguished Leadership in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Project Name:  The Macon Action Plan
Award Winners:  NewTown Macon/ Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority

Presented to a member of the Georgia Chapter in recognition of an individual, specific planning tool, practice, program, project, or process that demonstrates an outstanding commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

Award Category: Outstanding Student Project

Project Name:  Revive & Thrive: Gwinnett County GICH Focus Area Report
Award Winners:  UGA Master in Urban Planning Program

This award recognizes a student project that exemplifies the state of the practice across an array of planning fields.

Award Category: Innovation in Planning

Project Name: DNA of a Corridor Vision: Buford Highway Redevelopment
Award Winners:  HKS & City of Brookhaven

In recognition of a specific planning tool, practice, program, project, or process that is a significant advancement to specific elements of planning. This category emphasizes results and demonstrates how innovative and state-of-the-art planning methods and practices helped to implement a plan.

Award Category: Outstanding Planning Process

Project Name: Clarkston Greenway Feasibility LCI Study
Award Winners: City of Clarkston

Recognizing the quality and completeness of the overall planning process.

Award Category: Public Involvement

Project Name: Clarkston Greenway Feasibility LCI Study
Award Winners: City of Clarkston

Recognizing an initiative where a region or community involves the general public in a planning activity above and beyond the minimum state or local requirements, and where that involvement contributes greatly to the final product.

Award Category: Outstanding Planning Document

Project Name: 2050 Regional Transportation Plan
Award Winners: Chattanooga-Hamilton County/North Georgia MPO

Recognizing the quality and completeness of the overall planning processIn recognition of a specific planning document/ deliverable that goes above and beyond the traditional planning document in terms of communication, graphics, storytelling, and overall quality of thought and delivery.

Award Category: Outstanding Plan Implementation

Project Name: Gwinnett Countywide Trails Master Plan
Award Winners: Gwinnett County

This award emphasizes long-term, measurable results. Emphasis on connection to the original plan; effectiveness of implementation, equity, and sustainability.