Join us for the 2023 SVS Awards Ceremony on October 18th! We’re back at Black Box Theatre in West Sacramento to celebrate this year’s SVSAPA Award winners! Arrive early to enjoy drinks and food on the outdoor terrace with colleagues and friends, then move inside to celebrate great planning achievements in Sacramento Valley. Below, you will find information on this year’s winners and registration information.

When: Wednesday, October 18th, 2023, 5:30pm
Where: Black Box Theater, 2nd floor of the West Sacramento Community Center, 1075 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento, CA 95691
Time: 5:30PM check-in/grab a drink! | 6:00PM program begins
Cost: $20 for APA members | $30 for non-APA members | $10 for Students

Registration

Please click here to register through Eventbrite.
(Note: A small Eventbrite service fee will be added at checkout.)

Congratulate Leighann Moffitt, 2023 SBS Legacy Award Winner!

CONGRATULATE LEIGHANN MOFFITT, 2023 SVS LEGACY AWARD WINNER!
Leighann Moffitt is the 2023 SVSAPA Legacy Award Recipient! We are collecting messages for Leighann that will be presented to her along with an engraved gold plate commemorating this achievement. Any and all messages from simple statements of gratitude and congratulations, to recalling past stories are welcome. Click here to leave your message!

Questions?

For questions about registration, contact Jeni Tickler (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). For questions about the Awards Ceremony, contact Nikki Zanchetta (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

Congratulations!

Please join us in congratulating the winners of the 2023 SVS Awards Program! We will be celebrating all the winners at the annual Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at the Black Box Theatre in West Sacramento. Mark your calendars and keep an eye out for more information!

STATE-ELIGIBLE AWARD CATEGORIES

• Academic Award - Award of Excellence
  UC Davis Center for Regional Change, PlanSearch
• Best Practices - Award of Excellence
  City of Sacramento’s Community Ambassador Program
• Best Practices - Award of Merit
  California Strategic Highway Safety Plan
• Economic Planning and Development - Award of Merit
  City of Roseville Commercial Corridor Specific Plans
• Transportation Planning - Award of Excellence
  Re-Envision West Arden Arcade Sustainable Communities and Complete Streets Plan
• Transportation Planning - Award of Merit
  Town of Paradise Transportation Master Plan
• Comprehensive Plan, Small Jurisdiction - Award of Merit
  Valley’s Edge Specific Plan

SECTION-SPECIFIC AWARD CATEGORIES

• 2023 Emerging Planner Award Winners
  Laura Tuller, City of Sacramento
  Ali Doerr Westbrook, Caltrans
  Summer Lopez, GHD
• 2023 Local Vision Award Winners
  Re-activating Meadowview, Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates (SABA)
  Youth Leadership Academy, Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG)
• 2023 Legacy Award Winner
  Leighann Moffit, AICP

QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions, please contact Amy Yang (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Nikki Zanchetta (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), SVS Awards Co-Coordinators.

And The Winners Are...

Please join us in congratulating the following award winners from the Sacramento Valley Section!

Academic Award - Award of Excellence

• Transit Blues in the Golden State: Analyzing Recent California Ridership Trends

Planning Agency Award - Award of Excellence

• City of Sacramento Planning Division

Transportation Planning Award - Award of Excellence

• Sacramento Valley Station Area Plan

Comprehensive Plan Award (Small Jurisdiction) - Award of Merit

• Downtown Redding Specific Plan Update 

Innovation in Green Community Planning Award - Award of Merit

• City of Elk Grove Community Mobility Resilience Plan

Public Outreach Award - Award of Merit

• SacRT Forward Sacramento Regional Transit District

Transportation Planning Award - Award of Merit

• State Route 89 Recreation Corridor Management Plan

2021 Emerging Planner Award Winners

This annual award is intended to recognize emerging planners who have shown exemplary and continuous commitment and service to the Sacramento Valley Section, planning profession, and planning practice. Congratulations goes to:

• Katie Green, AICP
• Evan Wasserman
• Carrie Whitlock, AICP Candidate

2021 Local Vision Award Winners

This annual award celebrates organizations and individuals that have made outstanding contributions to creating better communities throughout the Sacramento Valley Section. Award winners all have challenged the members of their communities to think differently about the everyday decisions they make. Congratulations goes to:

• West Sacramento’s Permanent Supportive Housing Project
• Plumas County Fire Safe Council
• Tahoe Central Sierra Initiative

2021 PEN SVS Honorees

• Bob Lagomarsino, AICP
• Rick Rust, AICP

2021 Legacy Award Winner

This annual award is given to distinguished Sacramento Valley individuals who have shown exemplary commitment to the profession and practice of planning over time. The Legacy Award honoree has supported young planners, been involved in APA and worked to advance quality planning at the state, regional and local levels. Congratulations goes to:

• Julia Lave Johnston

Please help us congratulate this year's APA California Sacramento Valley Section Award Winners!

SVS Award of Merit Winners

• Butte Creek Canyon Overlay Zone
  Award of Merit in Innovation in Green Community Planning
• Town of Esparto Community Plan
  Award of Merit in Comprehensive Plan, Small Jurisdiction

SVS Award of Excellence Winners

• Camp Fire Disaster Recovery Urgency Ordinance
  Award of Excellence in Hard-Won Victories
• South Sacramento Habitat Conservation Plan
  Award of Excellence in Innovation in Green Community Planning
• Envision Stockton 2040 General Plan
  Award of Excellence in Comprehensive Plan, Large Jurisdiction

Emerging Planner Award

• Heidi Gen Kuong, AICP
• Kate Rose
• Yassaman Sarvian
• Jennifer Welch

SVS Local Vision Award Winners

• Butte County Fire Safe Council & Partners
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District
• Tahoe Regional Planning Agency

SVS Student Scholarship Winners

• Brianna Banks McLean
• Evangelina Chavez

PEN Honor Award Honoree for SVS

• Tim Snellings

SVS Legacy Award Recipient

• Claudia Stuart, AICP