2024 APA Iowa Annual Conference
October 16-18, 2024
Sioux City Convention Center, Sioux City, Iowa
Recipients of the 2024 APA-Iowa Chapter Awards
Each year, APA Iowa asks its members to nominate plans, projects, and individuals deserving recognition by the professional organization. Award nominees can be recognized in nineteen categories ranging from public outreach to distinguished leadership.
Based on an independent review by a jury of professional planners, nominees have been selected to receive APA-Iowa Awards in 2023.
Award: Daniel Burnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan
Awardees: City of Ames, RDG Planning & Design, and HDR, Inc.
Plan: Ames Plan 2040
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Award: Economic Development Planning
Awardees: City of Bondurant, ISG, and The 101 LLC
Plan: Grain District Downtown Redevelopment Plan
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Award: Economic Development Planning
Awardees: City of Le Mars and ISG
Plan: Le Mars Community Development Plan
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Award: Implementation Award
Awardees: Invest DSM and City of Des Moines
Plan: Invest DSM: Des Moines' Middle Market Revitalization Strategy
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Award: Resilience & Sustainability
Awardees: City of Cedar Rapids, New Venture Advisors, and Wheat Design Group
Plan: Community Gardens in Parks Plan
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Award: Opportunity & Empowerment
Awardees: City of Des Moines Neighborhood Services Department and Invest DSM
Plan: Improving Our Neighborhoods and Block Challenge Grant
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Award: Exemplary Student Project
Awardee: City of Bondurant and University of Iowa's Initiative for Sustainable Communities
Plan: Parks, Trails & Greenways Master Plan
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Award: Advancing Diversity & Social Change in Honor of Paul Davidoff
Awardee: V Fixmer-Oraiz, AICP
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Award: Planning Advocate
Awardee: Doug Elrod, Mayor of the City of Bondurant
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Award: Distinguished Planner
Awardee: Gary Taylor, J.D., AICP
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Award: Student Poster Contest 1st Place
Awardees: Ethan Wherry & Hannah Lyons - University of Iowa
Poster: Dubuque Affordable Housing Action Plan: A Local Strategy for a National Crisis
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Award: Student Poster Contest 2nd Place
Awardee: Farnaz Fatahi - University of Iowa
Poster: Bondurant Parks, Trails & Greenways
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Award: Student Poster Contest 3rd Place
Awardee: Keerthana Kishore Kumar - Iowa State University
Poster: Examining Affordable Housing & Public Transit in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
Presentations from the Conference
Welcome and State of the Chapter
Madeline Sturms, AICP, APA Iowa Chapter President
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Revisioning the South Bottoms - A Design Charette
Chris Madsen, AICP, Senior Planner, City of Sioux City
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Luke Seaberg, Community and Economic Development Field Specialist, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Travis Kraus, Director of Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities, University of Iowa School of Planning and Public Affairs
Jodie Huegerich, Local Food Program Manager, University of Northern Iowa's Center for Energy and Environmental Education
Dr. Anne Kimber, Director, Electric Power Research Center, Iowa State University
Gary Taylor, AICP, Professor and Extension Specialist, Community & Regional Planning, Iowa State University
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Erik Lundy, AICP, Deputy Director of Neighborhood Services, City of Des Moines
Dr. Jerry Anthony, FAICP, Associate Professor, University of Iowa
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Bernice Radle's "Deep Dive" Breakout
Bernice Radle, Executive Director, Preservation Buffalo Niagara
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Active Transportation - From Student Project to Reality
Charlie Cowell, AICP, Urban Planner, RDG Planning and Design
Chris Madsen, AICP, Senior Planner, City of Sioux City
Michelle Bostinelos, Executive Director, SIMPCO
Angela Drent, Health Promotion Specialist, Siouxland District Health Department
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Revitalizing the Fort Dodge Region Through Effective Planning Efforts
Wade Greiman, P.E., Transportation Business Unit Leader, Snyder and Associates
Chad Schaeffer, P.E., Chief Development Officer, City of Fort Dodge
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Creating Incremental Development Strategies for Main Street
Bernice Radle, Executive Director, Preservation Buffalo Niagara
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Learn More about the Online Guide to Iowa Zoning
Gary Taylor, AICP, Professor and Extension Specialist, Community and Regional Planning, Iowa State University
Jay Maxwell, Data Analyst, ISU Extension and Outreach - Community and Economic Development
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Core Revitalization - 6 Ingredients to Cedar Rapids' Success
Haley Sevening, AICP, Planner III, City of Cedar Rapids
Jeff Wozencraft, Planner III, City of Cedar Rapids
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Building Better Engagement Practices - Learning from One Another's Engagement Experiences
Jeff Wozencraft, Planner III, City of Cedar Rapids
Haley Sevening, AICP, Planner III, City of Cedar Rapids
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Connor Cox, Midwest Active Transportation Planning Practice Lead, Bolton & Menk
Andrew Dresdner, Urban Designer/Urban Planner, Bolton & Menk
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Gotta Plan them All: How Pokemon Applies to Great Planning Practices
Caleb Knutson, Senior Planner, MIPA
Zhi Chen, Senior Planner, Des Moines MPO
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Building a Comprehensive Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy
Amber Lynch, AICP, Executive Director, Invest DSM
Anuprit Minhas, AICP, Senior Planner, City of Des Moines
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Using Art and Culture Plans to Create a City of Distinction
Teva Dawson, Founder and Owner, Group Creative Services
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Is Growth the Enemy? Legislative Impacts on Local Budgets
Madeline Sturms, AICP, Assistant City Manager/Community Development Director, City of Pleasant Hill
Ben Champ, AICP, City Manager, City of Pleasant Hill
Bret VandeLune, AICP, Public Works Director, Polk County
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Best Practices to Accelerate Housing Supply - Learning about NLC and APA's Playbook
Jennifer Raitt, Executive Director, Northern Middlesex Council of Governments
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