Chapter Awards
2024 Chapter Awards
The National Capital Area Chapter of the American Planning Association recently honored the 2024 Chapter Planning Awardees at the annual conference on October 11, 2024. The awards recognized outstanding community plans, programs and initiatives, public engagement efforts, and individuals for their leadership in our region.
Chapter Award for Outstanding Plan
Recipient: Downtown DC Public Realm Plan, DC Office of Planning
Planning Excellence Award in Advancing Diversity & Social Equity
Recipient: Mapping Segregation Project, Montgomery Planning
Chapter Award for Outstanding Project
Recipient: Beyond Granite: Pulling Together, National Capital Planning Commission
Chapter Award for Outstanding Program
Recipient: Transportation Land Use Connections Program, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Chapter Award for Outstanding Tool
Recipient: Workplace Scenario Plan, National Capital Planning Commission
Chapter Award for Planning Excellence in Transportation
Recipient: Montgomery County Pedestrian Master Plan, Montgomery Planning
Leadership in Planning Award for Community Outreach and Engagement in Honor of Harold Foster
Recipient: Sheila Somashekhar, Director, Purple Line Corridor Coalition at University of Maryland's National Center for Smart Growth