2023 Awards

 2023 IES-APA Award Recipients:

Award Winner Project
1 Academic Thuy Le Xuan Cao & Alejandro De Loera Senior Project on Youth Homelessness in Eastern Riverside County
2 Comp Planning , Small – Excellence City of Needles Land Use & Transportation Elements
3 Comp Planning , Small – Merit City of Yucaipa Housing Element
4 Comp Planning , Large – Excellence City of Rancho Cucamonga Creative Placemaking and Public Art Strategic Plan
5 Best Practices, Excellence City of Menifee Permit Ready ADU Plan program
6 Best Practices, Merit City of Corona Rezoning & Objective Design Standards & Guidelines
7 Economic Planning City of Jurupa Valley The Shops at Jurupa Valley
8 Implementation, Large – Excellence City of Moreno Valley The Digital Plan Room
9 Planning Pioneer Miguel Vasquez n/a
10 Communication Initiative, Excellence Alianza Coachella Valley How Did We Get Here, an illustrated novel
11 Grassroots Initiative, Excellence The Artlands & Omnitrans Revitalizing Public Transportation Through Bus Bench Art
12 Healthy Communities, Excellence RUHS Covid-19 Response
13 Healthy Communities, Merit City of Moreno Valley Kaiser Permanent Facility
14 Palnner4Health Randall Lewis n/a
15 Hard Won Vicory, Excellence City of Jurupa Valley City of Jurupa Valley’s Incusionary Housing Ordinance
16 Planning Advocate, Planning Agency City of Big Bear Lake Planning Department n/a
17 Planning Advocate, Professional Planner Sue O’Strander n/a
18 Emerging Planning & Design Firm Interwest Consulting Group n/a
19 Public Outreach, Excellence City of San Jacinto Envision San Jacinto – General Plan 2040
20 Transportation Planning, Excellence SBCTA San Bernardino County Comprehensive Pedestrian Connectivity Plan
21 Transportation Planning, Merit City of San Bernardino San Bernardino Active Transportation Plan
22 Urban Design, Excellence City of Chino The City of Chino Downtown Civic Center
23 Urban Design, Merit City of Eastvale Downtown Eastvale Plan