2000 APA National Planning Awards

Distinguished Leadership Award for an Elected Official
New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman
Trenton, New Jersey

AICP President's Award
Prof. Ken Reardon and the East St. Louis Research Project
University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana

Distinguished Leadership Award for a Citizen Planner
Eska Garrison
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Distinguished Leadership Award for a Professional Planner
Frederick Bair, Jr.
Auburndale, Florida

Distinguished Leadership Award for a Student Planner
Alison Pernell
Cal Poly State University
San Luis Obispo, California

Outstanding Planning Award for a Plan
Blueprint for Liberty — Future Land Use Plan
Liberty, Missouri

Outstanding Planning Award for a Project/Program/Tool
Revitalizing the Landscape in the New Economy
Hancock County Planning Commission, Maine

Current Topic Award for Growing Smart Initiatives and Applications
Palm Beach County Managed Growth Program
West Palm Beach, Florida

Outstanding Planning Award for Implementation
Forest Park Master Plan
St. Louis, Missouri

Outstanding Planning Award for a Special Community Initiative
Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance Initiative
Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut

The HUD Secretary's Opportunity and Empowerment Award
Women's Housing and Economic Development Corp.
Bronx, New York

Public Education Award
El Arco Iris Youth Power Program

AICP National Planning Pioneer Awards

Albert Mayer (1897-1981)

Lawrence T. Veiller (1872-1959)

Lillian Wald (1867-1940)

AICP National Planning Landmark Awards

New Jersey: Mt. Laurel Decision (1975)

The Plan of Philadelphia (1683)

Karen B. Smith Chapter Achievement Awards

Overall Chapter Achievement

Ohio Chapter

Outstanding Service to Members

Indiana Chapter

Outstanding Outreach to Community

Tennessee Chapter


Divisions Council Award

Division Achievement

Intergovernmental Affairs Division

Individual Achievement

James Prost, AICP

40th Annual APA Journalism Awards

Large Newspaper

Lee Bey
"Restoring Pullman"
Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago, Illinois

Medium Newspaper

Christine Kreyling
Architecture and urban planning coverage
Nashville Scene, Nashville, Tennessee

Small Newspaper

Entire staff
Yearlong series, "Heralding the New Millennium"
Poughkeepsie Journal, Poughkeepsie, New York

Best Article (co-winners)

Xavier de Souza Briggs, Joe T. Darden, and Angela Aidala
"In the Wake of Desegregation: Early Impacts of Scattered-Site Public Housing on Neighborhoods in Yonkers, New York"
Volume 65, Number 1

Thomas W. Sanchez
"The Connection Between Public Transit and Employment: The Cases of Portland and Atlanta"
Volume 65, Number 3

Best Article — Honorable Mentions

Harvey M. Jacobs
"Fighting Over Land: America's Legacy ... America's Future?"
Volume 65, Number 2

Raymond J. Burby with Timothy Beatley, Philip R. Berke, Robert E. Deyle, Steven P. French, David R. Godschalk, Edward J. Kaiser, Jack D. Kartez, Peter J. May, Robert Olshansky, Robert G. Patterson, and Rutherford H. Platt
"Unleashing the Power of Planning to Create Disaster-Resistant Communities"
Volume 65, Number 3

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon)

Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine)

University of Cincinnati, Seminary Square Eco-Village Plan
Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo, Atascadero Colony in the 21^st Century

Smart Growth/Sustainable Planning Principles Awards
Otak, Inc. for the "Model Development Code and User's Guide for Small Cities"

Karen Fernandez, AICP, and Victoria Basolo, Ph.D., AICP, University of New Orleans
"New Directions 2025, St. Tammany Parish Comprehensive Plan Academic Peer Review"

William J. Kelly, Eastern Washington University, and Kent Anderson, AICP
"Trails to the Future: Communicative Action in Small Town Planning"