Minnesota Planning Awards

The Chapter's Planning Awards Program recognizes individuals, organizations and communities for outstanding contributions to planning in their area. Any Chapter member may nominate plans, projects, programs, individuals, or organizations to several categories.  The Awards Committee evaluates nominees based on originality and innovation, engagement, implementation and effectiveness, quality, and promotion of planning.

APA Minnesota 2024 Award Winners

Advancing Diversity and Social Change Award

The Rondo Anti-Displacement and Community Investment Strategy

Reconnect Rondo & Mend Collaborative

Comprehensive Plan or Small Area Plan Award

Northwest Commons Small Area Plan

City of Eagan

Resilience and Sustainability Award

The 2024 Historic Preservation Manual

City of St. Cloud and Bolton & Menk, Inc.

Planning Excellence Award

Ava Tanner the City Planner Children's Book

Corrin Wendell

Outstanding Student Award

To Acknowledge and to Celebrate: Indigenous Placemaking on Hoocak and Dakota Homelands

Gillian Greenbert, Mason Mollberg, Edgar Leon-Gomez

Peg and Otto Schmidt Planner of the Year Award

Meagan McMahan

Lifetime Achievement Award

Jane Kansier