Pennsylvania Chapter of APA Announces 2005 Award Winners
The following individuals and organizations received awards for their outstanding contributions to planning in PA. Awards were presented during the recent Pennsylvania Chapter of APA Annual Conference.

Outstanding Planning Award for a Plan
Ford City Riverfront Park and Trail Master Plan

• Pashek Associates, Ltd.
• Ford City Borough Council

Outstanding Planning Award for a Special Community Initiative
Philadelphia Chinatown Neighborhood Plan

• Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
• Kise Straw & Kolodner

Outstanding Planning Award for a Project/Program/Tool
Open Space Planning: A Guide for Municipalities

• Chester County Board of Commissioners
• Chester County Planning Commission

Student Project Award
Planning and Government: Tax Increment Financing as an Economic Development Tool and Policy

• Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh

Distinguished Service Award
John R. Ahlfeld, AICP

Certificates of Merit were awarded to the following:
For a Plan:

• West Powelton/Saunders Park Neighborhood Plan, Kise, Straw & Kolodner
• Shaping our Future: A Comprehensive Plan for Montgomery County, Montgomery County Planning Commission

Student Project Award:

• East Falls: Represent, Recreate, Restore, University of Pennsylvania, School of Design, MPC

Congratulations to these award winners, who represent the “best and brightest” in planning in Pennsylvania!