2021 AL-APA Awards Recipients

The Alabama APA Awards Program recognizes the “best in planning” across the state. These are the award winners recognized in 2021.

DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARDS

  • Kenneth J. Groves, Jr. Distinguished Leadership Award for a Professional Planner: No Recipient
  • Distinguished Leadership Award for an Elected Public Official: Mayor Walt Maddox, City of Tuscaloosa
  • Distinguished Leadership Award for a Planning Student Team: No Recipient
  • Distinguished Leadership Award for a Planning Student: No Recipient
  • Chapter Leadership Award: Mr. Todd L. McDonald, AICP, Director of Planning and Development, City of Dothan

OUTSTANDING PLANNING AWARDS

  • Outstanding Planning Award for a Comprehensive Plan for Communities with a Population over 50,000: City of Tuscaloosa | “Framework Tuscaloosa”
  • Outstanding Planning Award for a Comprehensive Plan for Communities with a Population under 50,000: City of Prattville | “Project Prattville 2040”
  • Franklin M. Setzer Outstanding Urban Design Project Award: City of Montgomery | “Rotary Park, Downtown Montgomery”
  • Outstanding Planning Award for a Project or Implementation Tool: City of Tuscaloosa | “Elevate Tuscaloosa”