2024
APA National Capital Area Chapter Planning Excellence Award in Transportation: Pedestrian Master Plan
APA National Capital Area Chapter Planning Excellence Award in Advancing Diversity and Social Equity: The Mapping Segregation Project
APA Maryland Chapter Planning Award for Community Engagement/Education: The Great Seneca Plan: Connecting Life and Science
APA Maryland Chapter Planning Award for Long Range Planning: Fairland and Briggs Chaney Master Plan
2024 MARCOM Awards
Platinum Award
- Pedestrian Master Plan Document – Publications for Government
Gold Award
- Montgomery County Planning Board will recommend relaxing single-family zoning – Creative Writing for Editorial (GGW blog)
- Friendship Heights Urban Design Study – Publications for Government
- Montgomery Planning’s Valuable Role Video – Government Video
- Attainable Housing Strategies Explainer (English & Spanish) – Creativity in Design for a Brochure
Honorable Mention
- Damascus Placemaking Promotion
- Pedestrian Master Plan Approved Press Release
- Montgomeryplanning.org website
- Growing Together: M-NCPPC’s Legacy Video
- Rustic Roads Video Series
2023
2023 Maryland Department of Planning Sustainable Growth Award for Sustainable Communities for Thrive Montgomery 2050
2023 MARCOM Awards
Platinum Award
Gold Awards
- Montgomery County Development Review Process video
- Reforest Montgomery: Our County’s Trees video series
- Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan document
- Reforest Montgomery: This School Love Trees Signage poster
Honorable Mention
- Montgomery County’s Incentive Zoning Update video
- Remarkable Montgomery: Untold Stories
- Montgomery County Photo Contest: Destination Montgomery
2022
2022 The American Planning Association, National Capital Area Chapter’s (APA-NCAC) Leadership in Planning Award to Planning Director Gwen Wright
2022 The American Planning Association, National Capital Area Chapter’s Leadership in Planning Award for Community Outreach and Engagement for equitable engagement with Thrive Montgomery 2050
2022 Textio Equity Award recognizing organizations with the greatest share of gender-neutral job posts
2022 MARCOM Awards
Platinum Awards
Gold Awards
- MC ReactMap
- Pedestrian Master Plan marketing and promotional campaign
- Predictive Safety Analysis video
Honorable Mentions
- Fairland and Briggs Chaney Placemaking Festival flyer
- Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan document
- Corridor Forward explainer video series
2021
2021 APA County Planning Division and the National Association of County Planners’ Merit Award in the Best Practices category for the Growth and Infrastructure Policy (Schools Element)
2021 NAIOP Awards of Excellence – Best Sustainable Project award for Wheaton Headquarters
2021 Association of Public Data Users (APDU) Data Viz Award for the Equity Focus Areas Story Map
2021 Engineering News-Record MidAtlantic Award of Merit in the Government Public Building category for Wheaton Headquarters
2021 Urban Land Institute’s Americas Awards for Excellence nominee for Wheaton Headquarters
2021 Maryland Sustainable Growth Award for the Complete Streets Design Guidelines
2020
2020 Communicator Awards
Excellence Awards
- Thrive Montgomery 2050 marketing campaign
- Silver Spring Streetscape Standards document
Distinction Awards
- Parks + Plans eLetter redesign
- Forest Glen/Montgomery Hills Sector Plan document
- Thrive Montgomery 2050 promo video
- Imagine the Future Winter Speaker Series campaign
2020 Maryland chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (MD ASLA) – Honor Award for Silver Spring Streetscape Standards
2020 American Planning Association County Planning Division and the National Association of County Planners – Award of Merit in the Small Area Plan/Special Planning Area category for Veirs Mill Corridor Master Plan
2019
2019 AVA Digital Awards
- Gold winner for Energized Montgomery County video
- Gold winner for Montgomery Planning 2018 Winter Speaker Series animation
- Honorable mention for White Flint Placemaking recap video
2018
2018 Hermes Creative Awards
- Platinum award for Fall 2017 Semiannual report
- Platinum award for Veirs Mill Corridor Master Plan
- Gold award for Bicycle Master Plan coloring book
- Honorable mention for Agricultural Reserve video
- Honorable mention for 2018-2018 Winter Speaker Series
2017
2017 American Planning Association (APA) Planning Landmark Award for the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve.
2017 American Planning Association (APA) Gold Achievement Award in Transportation Planning for the Bicycle Master Plan Bicycle Stress Map.
2017 Communicator Awards
- Excellence award for Makeover Montgomery 3 promotional campaign (promo video, recap video, website, promotional flyer, program)
- Distinction award for the Montgomery County Ag Reserve brochure
- Distinction award for the Montgomery Modern Bus Tour brochure
- Distinction award for the SmartMoves speakers series promotional campaign (1, 2, 3, 4)
2016
2016 Washington Publishers 2016 Design Award for the Montgomery Modern book
2015
2015 American Planning Association/National Association of County Planning Award of Excellence for Pike and Rose project
2015 Maryland Historical Trust Award for the Montgomery Modern initiative by the Historic Preservation Office
2015 Potomac Valley AIA Kea Medal – Architectural Historian Clare Lise Kelly recognized with the Potomac Valley AIA Kea Medal
2015 MarCom awards
- Gold Award for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Poster
- Gold Award for This Place Matters promotional video featuring the Historic Preservation Office
- Platinum Award for The Bicycle Master Plan promotional video
- Honorable Mention for 2015 Black History Month Celebration poster
- Honorable Mention for Just Getting Started promotional video
- Honorable Mention for Once and Future County Speakers Series Campaign
2013
2013 AVA Digital Awards
Honorable mention: Montgomery Plans cable show “The Burtonsville of the Future” Montgomery County Planning Department
2013 AVA Digital Awards
Gold winner: The Straight Line Blog Montgomery County Planning Department
2013 Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission
Maryland Sustainable Growth Award for Community Planning and Development “White Flint Sector Plan Implementation”
2013 Apex Awards for Publication Excellence
Montgomery County Planning Department Publications: Total Publication Programs
2013 MarCom Award
Montgomery Planning Department – Design Award for the design of the Historic Preservation Office Montgomery Modern tour brochure
2013 Montgomery Preservation Inc. – Preservation Awards
Clare Lise Kelly, Montgomery Prize, the highest historic preservation honor presented by MPI in recognition of Ms. Kelly’s 25 years of exemplary professional and public service toward protecting the County’s historic resources
2013 Montgomery Preservation Inc. – Preservation Awards
Historic Preservation Section, Special Achievement in Education/Media Award from for the Montgomery Modern Initiative
2012
2012 MarCom Awards
Gold Winner “Commercial/Residential Zones Implementation Guidelines Government Handbook and C/R Zones Implementation Guidelines”
2012 MarCom Awards
Gold Winner Transportation Policy Area Review Writing/Technical Achievement and Transportation Policy Area Review [PDF]
2012 The Maryland Chapter of the American Planning Association
Planners’ Choice Awards: Honorable Mention for Great Plans: Montgomery County Planning Department Water Resources Functional Plan
2012 The Maryland Chapter of the American Planning Association
Planners’ Choice Awards: Honorable Mention for Great Plans: Montgomery County Planning Department CR Zones Incentive Density Implementation Guidelines
2012 The Maryland Chapter of the American Planning Association
Planners’ Choice Awards: Honorable Mention for Great Plans: Montgomery County Planning Department Mobility Assessment Report
2012 The Maryland General Assembly Official Citation
Offered to the Montgomery County Office of Planning in recognition of receiving a Maryland Preservation Award for their successful, innovative and user-friendly Historic Preservation Interactive Mapping and Locator Tool
2012 The Maryland Historical Trust Maryland Preservation Award
for Excellence in Media & Publications for the Montgomery County Historic Preservation Interactive Mapping Initiative to Rollin Stanley
2012 Greater Lyttonsville Community Coalition Tribute of Appreciation
Awarded to M-NCPPC Montgomery County Planning Department on partnering with the community to make the new sector plan and the anticipated construction of the Purple Line Light Rail
2011
2011 MarCom Awards
Gold Winner Montgomery County Planning Department & Cou8nty Cable Montgomery Montgomery Plans cable show #30 “Opportunities in Wheaton”
2011 MarCom Awards
Gold Winner Montgomery County Planning Department Website design “The Director’s Blog”
2011 American Society of Landscape Architects
Honor Award presented by the Maryland & Potomac Chapters in recognition of outstanding professional achievement “Bethesda Streetscape Plan” [PDF]
2010
2010 Institute of Transportation Engineers
Transportation Planning Council Best Program Award presented to Montgomery County Planning Department in recognition of its program titled “2009-2011 Growth Policy”
2009
2009 American Planning Association Maryland Chapter
Outstanding Plan (Jurisdictions over 100,000 Population) presented to Montgomery County Planning Department for the White Flint Sector Plan
2009 American Planning Association Maryland Chapter
Outstanding Project or Program presented to Montgomery-National Capital Parka and Planning Commission for “Zoning Discovery” [PDF]
2009 AVA Awards
Platinum Winner Montgomery County Planning Department, Reducing Our Footprint: 2009-2011 Growth Policy video
2009 AVA Awards
Gold Winner Montgomery County Department in Partnership with County Cable Montgomery “How to Get Involved in Planning” cable show – Montgomery Plans show
2009 MarCom Awards (honoring excellence in marketing & communications)
Gold Winner Montgomery County Planning M-NCPPC “Growing Smarter Poster”
2009 MarCom Awards (honoring excellence in marketing & communications)
Gold Winner Montgomery County Planning M-NCPPC “Growing Smarter Poster”
2008
2008 The W³ Awards: Silver Winner
2008 APEX: Web & Intranet Site Design & Illustration
2007
2007 National Capital Area Chapter American Planning Association 60th Anniversary & Awards Gala
Distinction in Community Outreach Award: Montgomery County Planning Department, M-NCPPC) for “Woodmont Triangle Sector Plan”
2007 Governor’s Citation
Presented to the Montgomery County Planning Board for receiving a 2007 Maryland Chapter of the American Planning Association Award for “Montgomery Plans,” Outstanding Public Education and Research Award
2007 Montgomery Preservation Inc. – Preservation Awards
Gwen Wright, Montgomery Prize, the highest historic preservation honor presented by MPI in recognition of Ms. Wright’s contribution toward protecting the County’s historic resources
2007 Web Marketing Association: Outstanding Website
2006
2006 American Planning Association Maryland Chapter
Outstanding Plan (Jurisdictions over 100,000 Population): Shady Grove Sector Plan presented to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.
2005
2005 National Capital Area Chapter American Planning Association
Meritorious Award for a Plan: Award to Montgomery County Department of Park & Planning for “Countywide Bikeways Functional Mater Plan”
2005 National Capital Area Chapter American Planning Association
Excellent Award for Implementation: Montgomery County Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus Expansion”
2005 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence
Silver Medal Winner: “Downtown Silver Spring” Montgomery County Planning Department
2004
2004 Charter Awards
Award of Excellence – Twinbrook Commons
2002
2002 Maryland Historical Trust
Historic Preservation Section, Heritage Book Award presented by the for Places From the Past by Clare Lise Kelly
2002 Montgomery Preservation Inc.
Historic Preservation Section, Outstanding Creator of an Education or Media Project presented for Places From the Past by Clare Lise Kelly
1999
1999 Maryland Historical Trust
Historic Preservation Section, Heritage Book Award presented for Chevy Chase: A Home Suburb for the Nation’s Capital by Elizabeth Jo Lampl and Kimberly Prothro Williams
1999 National Capital Area Chapter American Planning Association
Outstanding Award in Physical Planning Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Montgomery County for the Friendship Heights Sector Plan
1998
1998 8th Annual Renew America National Award for Environmental Sustainability
National Award for the Outstanding Agricultural Preservation Program, Montgomery County, Md. The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
1996
1996 American Planning Association National Capital Area Chapter
Merit Award to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commissi9on Montgomery County for Upper Paint Branch Watershed Planning Study
1978
1978 The Montgomery County Committee of the Maryland Environmental Trust
Certificate of Appreciation to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission in recognition of outstanding efforts to improve the environment of Montgomery County.