The 2012 Awards Program



The results are in! The winners of the 2012 APA-IL Awards Program are listed below. This year we received 39 nominations – a wonderful demonstration of the high-quality planning work being done around Illinois. This year, we once again entered into an arrangement with the Missouri Chapter of American Planning Association (APA-MO) to “swap” the jurying of the awards. This process was mutually beneficial and allowed all communities to participate since no juror’s community would be conflicted out of competition.

Thank you to all volunteer jury members and APA-MO.

Daniel Burnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan
Project Name: Village of Downers Grove 2030 Comprehensive Plan
Community: Village of Downers Grove
Project Lead: Houseal Lavigne Associates

Strategic Plan
Project Name: McHenry County Green Infrastructure Plan
Community: McHenry County
Project Lead: In-house

Best Practice
Project Name: Complete Streets, Complete Networks: A Manual for the Design of Active Transportation
Community: Cook County
Project Lead: Active Transportation Alliance

Implementation
Project Name: Modern Schools Across Chicago
Community: City of Chicago
Project Lead: Public Building Commission

Community Outreach
Project Name: Rockford Choice Neighborhoods Plan: Neighborhood Planning Handbook
Community: City of Rockford
Project Lead: Camiros

Sustainability
Project Name: Stearns Road Bridge Corridor
Community: Kane County
Project Lead: In-house

Student
Project Name: Knoxville Main Street
Community: City of Knoxville
Project Lead: Ellie Cosky, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign