ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 11, 2025 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent– Miscellaneous TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Zachary Meyer, Public Works Director
DATE: May 7, 2025
SUBJECT: Central California American Planning Association Award of Excellence Letter from American Planning Association declaring the City of Bakersfield winner of the Award of Excellence for 2025 Transportation Planning.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends to receive and file.
BACKGROUND:
Each year the Central California American Planning Association Awards Program recognizes projects that encourage quality in planning, increases the public’s awareness of the planning profession, and helps create stronger and heathier communities. As part of this year’s award recipients, the City of Bakersfield has been awarded the Transportation Planning Award of Excellence for our Active Transportation Plan that was prepared by the City’s Public Works Department and our project consultant Kimley -Horn Los Angeles Office.
Accolades also go out to the project team that included Blue Zones Project Bakersfield, as well as all the Community Stakeholders who contributed to and made the Active Transportation Plan a reality. The time, energy, and efforts of all those involved resulted in a dynamic and useful report that will serve all members of the community as the City moves forward in its efforts to provide more active transportation options for all roadway users.
The City thanks Central California American Planning Association for their recogn ition of the excellence and achievement of the City’s Active Transportation Plan.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact
COUNCIL GOAL:
Safety and Resilience
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Amer. Planning Assoc. Award Letter
2. 2025 Newsletter – Article-Summary of Awards