Student Paper Competition

The Student Paper Competition sponsored by the American Planning Association (APA) Transportation Planning Division (TPD) recognizes outstanding student papers on current transportation planning or policy issues. Our purpose is to reward work completed for courses in PAB-accredited masters and undergraduate planning programs. Winners are announced each year at the APA National Conference.

2013 Winners

First Place

The Woonerf Concept, Rethinking a Residential Street in Somerville

Natalia Collarte

Tufts University
Adviser: Mark Chase

Second Place

Exploring a Framework for Transportation Justice: The Case of the Green Line Extension

Laura Gilmore O'Connor

Harvard University
Adviser: Joyce Klein Rosenthal

The Prizes

The top two student papers will be awarded. The grand prize for the best student paper is $1,000 and the second prize is $500. Winning papers (or summaries) will be published in the TPD's quarterly newsletter. The TPD may also submit full versions of the winning paper for peer review and possible presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board and for publication in APA's Planning Magazine.

Previous Winners

Paper Competition Winners