Compass Point Planning Team Wins APA Ohio Award

October 7, 2019
MSP is happy to announce that the APA Ohio has awarded the Compass Point Planning team the Ohio Planning Award for Comprehensive Planning.

MSP is happy to announce that the APA Ohio has awarded the Compass Point Planning team (headed by Wendy Moeller and including MSP) the Ohio Planning Award for Comprehensive Planning | Small Jurisdiction for “Plan Hamilton.” The award was presented at the APA Ohio Planning Conference reception at the Ohio Theatre Playhouse Square on October 3.

Press release from APA Ohio:

APA OHIO PRESENTS 2019 OHIO PLANNING AWARDS
Eight community planning projects, organizations, and individuals were recognized for their outstanding efforts across Ohio. Additionally, these awards highlight the significant contributions made to the field of planning.

CLEVELAND, OH (October 3, 2019) – The Ohio Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA Ohio) proudly announces the winners of the 2019 Ohio Planning Awards. The biennial awards program honors outstanding planning and planning leadership in Ohio, recognizing the highest levels of achievement. So, APA Ohio presented eight awards at the APA Ohio Planning Conference reception. The event took place at the Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square on October 3. The organization is marking its centennial this year in the city of its origin.

APA Ohio Planning Awards Chair Matthew Schmidt, AICP, noted that the 2019 awards showcase the incredible impact planners have in communities throughout the state. He highlighted how these awards reflect the significant contributions of planners to their local areas. Then, he emphasized that the projects highlight the creation of public spaces, long-term visioning, and efforts to address social needs. Schmidt added that these projects only touch on the vast breadth of how the planning profession is transforming Ohio. He concluded by stating that this positive change is a testament to the theme of the awards. Therefore, he emphasized the importance of the theme: “Because We Plan.”

  • The Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and Seventh Hill Design received recognition for their “Making our Own Space (MOOS)” project in the Best Practice category.
  • Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission and OHM Advisors earned accolades for their “insight2050 Corridor Concepts” in Comprehensive Planning for Large Jurisdictions.
  • In the Comprehensive Planning category for Small Jurisdictions, “Plan Hamilton” from the City of Hamilton, created with Compass Point Planning and McGill Smith Punshon, stood out.
  • Bialosky Cleveland and Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative earned recognition for the Cleveland Public Library’s “Community Vision Plan & Facilities Master Plan” as a Focused Planning Project.
  • The Van Aken District project, led by the City of Shaker Heights and RMS Investment Corporation, received praise as a Focused Built Project.
  • The Planning Student Project award went to “Autism Planning and Design Standards 1.0,” developed by The Ohio State University’s Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 City and Regional Planning classes, in collaboration with Urban Decision Group.
  • Patrik Bowman, AICP, Director of Administration/Economic Development for the City of Grandview Heights, was honored as the Outstanding Planner.
  • Steven Litt, Art & Architecture Critic for The Plain Dealer, received the Centennial Award.

We received twenty-seven nominations. A jury of professional planners from the APA Texas Chapter reviewed the nominations and selected the winners. Evaluation criteria include innovation, creativity, transferability and public participation.

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About APA Ohio:
APA Ohio is a statewide, non-profit association of citizens and professional planners committed to enhancing community planning. Consequently, their goal is to improve the quality of life for all Ohioans. APA Ohio is a state chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) and operates under the guidance of a volunteer Board of Trustees elected from the general membership. Chapter sections include Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Miami Valley and Northwest Ohio. Visit www.ohioplanning.org for additional information.

Founded in October 1919, APA Ohio evolved from a group of future-oriented civic-minded Clevelanders who organized the first Ohio State Conference on City Planning. Therefore, The Ohio Planning Conference, which later merged with the American Planning Association, was the first organization of its kind. Moreover, it remains the oldest association of citizen and professional planners in the country. Over the past one hundred years, the association and its members have changed and evolved. Nevertheless, our mission remains the same: to promote good planning for the betterment of all Ohioans.

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