2017 IES-APA Awards Nominations:
Thank you to everyone who took time to submit applications for the IES-APA 2017 Awards. Because of all of your hard work, the Awards Jury has 28 applications to review covering 15 categories with multiple applications in the Best Practices, Comprehensive Plan- Large Jurisdiction, Comprehensive Plan-Small Jurisdiction, Urban Design, Communications Initiative, Economic Planning and Development, and Transportation Planning. The Awards Jury had met on April 7th and reviewed all applications received for our 2017 Awards Program and voted accordingly. Congratulations to all who had submitted and have been recognized!
2017 IES-APA Award Recipients:
| Number | Category | Nomination | Result |
| 1. | Best Practices | Streamline Riverside | Winner |
| 2. | Best Practices | CSU Palm Desert | Merit Award |
| 3. | Best Practices | Desert Knolls Wash Tribal MOU | Merit Award |
| 4. | Communications Initative | Richard Wilson | Winner |
| 5. | Communications Initative | HCN Connect | Merit Award |
| 6. | Comprehensive Plan- Large Jurisdiction | Temecula Trail | Winner |
| 7. | Comprehensive Plan- Large Jurisdiction | Nason Street | Merit Award |
| 8. | Comprehensive Plan- Large Jurisdiction | Downtown Murrieta Specific Plan | Merit Award |
| 9. | Comprehensive Plan-Small Jurisdiction | Palm Desert General Plan | Winner |
| 10. | Comprehensive Plan-Small Jurisdiction | Adelanto North | Merit Award |
| 11. | Comprehensive Plan-Small Jurisdiction | Colton Downtown | Merit Award |
| 12. | Comprehensive Plan-Small Jurisdiction | Downtown Hemet Specific Plan | Merit Award |
| 13. | Comprehensive Plan-Small Jurisdiction | Virada Specific Plan | Merit Award |
| 14. | Economic Planning and Development Award | Waterman Gardens | Winner |
| 15. | Economic Planning and Development Award | WRCOG Fee Study | Merit Award |
| 16. | Elected Official | Laura Roughton | Winner |
| 17. | Emerging Planning & Design Firm | KDI | Winner |
| 18. | Grassroots Intiative Award | Women’s Policy Institute Coachella Valley | Winner |
| 19. | Hard Won Victories | Coachella Valley MSHCP | Winner |
| 20. | Implementation | Desert Palisades | Winner |
| 21. | Innovation in Green Community Planning | Palm Springs Sustainability | Winner |
| 22. | Innovation in Green Community Planning | Riverside County Health Initiative | Merit Award |
| 23. | Innovation in Green Community Planning | CSU San Marcos ELA | Merit Award |
| 24. | Innovation in Transportation Planning | SBCTA PIP | Winner |
| 25. | Professional Planner | Matthew Burris | Winner |
| 26. | Public Outreach | Prezi- Planning 101 | Merit Award |
| 27. | Transportation | CV Link | Winner |
| 28. | Urban Design Award | CSU San Bernardino | Winner |