Winnipeg has won the SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE Award for Planning Excellence for 2016 from the Canadian Institute of Planners.

Through its Awards for Planning Excellence, the Canadian Institute of Planners recognizes planning projects for their excellence, innovation, impact on the profession, implementation potential and overall presentation.

“On behalf of the Canadian planning community, I congratulate the professionals who developed these exceptional projects,” said Hazel Christy, President of the Canadian Institute of Planners. “I look forward to seeing the positive and lasting impact these projects have on the communities and planning profession.”

In 2016, 55 projects were submitted for consideration, across thirteen categories, by the Award for Planning Excellence jury of planning professionals from across the country. The recipients will be formally recognized at the joint Canadian Institute of Planners and L’Ordre des urbanistes du Québec’s national planning conference, Accent on Planning, held in Quebec City