2026 Award Winners
Congratulations to our 2026 APA Indiana award recipients which were announced and celebrated at our Spring Conference in March. Use the links below to learn more about the award-winning projects that have been recognized this year by the APA Indiana Awards Committee.
Economic Development (Honorable Mention): HWC Engineering, OBE Advisors, and Hancock County Indiana Economic Development Council for the Hancock County SR 9 Innovation Corridor
Outstanding Economic Development: MKSK and Policy Analytics for the Noblesville East and West Gateways Plan
Outstanding Transportation Planning: Town of Clarksville, Taylor Siefker Williams Design Group, and Clark Dietz for the Clarksville Trails Master Plan
Urban Design (Honorable Mention): HWC Engineering and ARCHitecture Trio for the Middletown Downtown Revitalization Plan
Grassroots Effort (Honorable Mention): Causes for Change International and Nexus Strategy & Implementation for Launching the Lagoon Coalition
Implementation (Honorable Mention): City of Fort Wayne Department of Neighborhoods for the High Street Septed Pilot Area
Outstanding Implementation: City of Fort Wayne Department of Neighborhoods for Packard 2030
Outstanding Outreach and Communication: Causes for Change International and Nexus Strategy & Implementation for Launching the Lagoon Documentary Film
Comprehensive Planning (Honorable Mention): Town of Cicero/Jackson Township and American Structurepoint for the Town of Cicero/Jackson Township Comprehensive Plan
Comprehensive Planning (Honorable Mention): City of Kendallville, Hometown Initiatives LLC, and JPR for the Kendallville Plan
Comprehensive Planning (Honorable Mention): City of Gary and MKSK for the City of Gary Comprehensive Plan
Best Practice (Honorable Mention): Community Foundation of Hancock County, Hancock Economic Development Council, and HWC Engineering for the Hancock County Quality of Place Plan & Civic Circle
Outstanding Best Practice: Town of Whitestown Department of Development Services for the Whitestown Planning Case Viewer
Student Project (Honorable Mention): Kadence DeeWaard, Anh Huynh, Eve Gifford, and Jonathan Lee for the Devil’s Cradle
Outstanding Student Project: Jasmine Bajracharya for Crossroads: Addressing Historical Redlining through Greenway Accessibility
Best Young Planner Award: Michael Terronez
Indiana Planning Sagamore Award: Philip Roth
Please direct any questions about the Hoosier Planning Awards to Lisa Dunaway, AICP, LEED AP, Indiana Chapter Awards Chair, at orangedoorcreativellc@gmail.com.