Awards Categories and Criteria
Excellence in Planning
Recognizes excellent planning processes, including meaningful and effective community engagement, for small and large jurisdictions across the state. The focus of the award is longer-range planning for a region, community, or large subarea of a community. The award recognizes an excellent application of planning and engagement principles and the achievement of outcomes that support the AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. This is differentiated from the award specific to innovation, which recognizes novel approaches to key issues, or implementation, which recognizes successful actualization of the vision and goals of a plan.
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Innovation in Planning
Recognizes innovation in planning processes through the use of new tools or techniques, or exploration of new topics that positively contribute to the field of planning in Oregon. An innovative project recognizes a novel approach or process to tackle key planning-related issues. This is differentiated from the award specific to excellence in planning, which recognizes an outstanding application of known planning processes or community engagement techniques in creating a longer-range plan. It is differentiated from the award specific to implementation, which acknowledges the successful actualization of the vision and goals of a plan.
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Building Tomorrow Today
Recognizes implementation as the final step in the planning process, where a plan catalyzes a project, and seeks to highlight the role of current planners and public agencies in the implementation process. The award focuses on current planning and honors projects where good planning practices and process improvements are leading to on-the-ground change. Eligible projects will demonstrate the on-the-ground results of plans, programs, policies, or studies.
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Student Awards
Recognizes excellent planning processes conducted by individual students or student teams. Students can apply for any of the professional awards listed by OAPA using that specific award’s eligible projects and criteria. In addition to the individual award criteria, nominees must also demonstrate they meet the student award eligibility and criteria below.
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Lifetime Achievement
This award recognizes a person for their sustained commitment and the significant contributions they have made during their career to the planning profession and to the Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association.