Director’s note By Jeff Baker Awards roundup
Hanson Hom, AICP; Juan Borrelli, AICP; Justin Meek, AICP; and Ronny Kraft, AICP. I would also like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of our distinguished awards jurors: Erik Balsley, AICP; Earl Bossard; Carmela Campbell, AICP; Lauren Ledbetter, AICP; Abe Leider, ACIP CEP; and Randy Tsuda, AICP. Finally, I would like to thank our event sponsors: HNTB Corporation (Gold Sponsor), Dinwiddie & Associates (Silver Sponsor), and the following Bronze Sponsors: Michael Baker Jr., Inc; Metropolitan Planning Group; and Dyett & Bhatia. Congratulations to all the award winners. We wish them continued success as they move forward to the APA California Chapter Awards.
The Northern Section honored nine planning projects at the 2013 Northern Section Awards Program held on May 17 at Scott’s Seafood Restaurant in Oakland. The award-winning projects were selected from an exceptional group of submittals from throughout our northern region. The diverse projects were recognized with Planning Excellence Awards and Awards of Merit in several different categories. All of the winning projects are eligible for consideration of an APA California Chapter award. Northern Section also presented Rob Eastwood, AICP, with a Recognition of Excellence Award for over seven years of service to the Northern Section as the International Program Director. During his tenure, Rob led planning tours of China, India, and Brazil and facilitated a successful international intern program. The Awards Program would not have been possible without the leadership of John Cook, AICP, and Eileen Whitty, AICP, who organized the event. Special thanks also goes out to awards committee members Andrea Ouse, AICP; Darcy Kremin, AICP; Emy Mendoza, AICP;
Membership Directors named I am pleased to announce that the Northern Section Board has appointed Sandra Hamlat and Geoff Bradley, AICP, as Membership Co-Directors for the Northern Section. Sandra and Geoff will work together to increase Section membership and assist with APA California membership initiatives. n
Famous Faber’s Cyclery burns Last September, planners, engineers, and bike advocates came to Faber’s Cyclery, located in a landmark 1884 building on South 1st Street in San Jose, to hear John Ciccarelli of Bicycle Solutions discuss bicycle planning in Silicon Valley (Northern News, October 2012, http://bit.ly/180PA6q). Sadly, a fire on April 25th
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gutted the building — originally a saloon — and the cycle business which moved there in 1921. The structure suffered heavy damage and, last seen, was leaning to one side, covered by graffiti. Here are before and after photos by Juan Borrelli, AICP, our Northern Section Historian. n
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