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Arlington County Awards and Recognition
Arlington County and its employees have received numerous awards for innovation and delivering value. On this page, we've listed some of the many awards that recognize Arlington's successes. Recent awards are listed at the top; others are listed in categories at the bottom of this page.
Recent Awards
Arlington's ranking of 17 makes us one of the most bikeable communities in the country. The scoring looks at bike infrastructure, terrain, and the popularity of biking.
Photo credit: APA photographer Joe Szurszewski
American Planning Association National Award
The Crystal City Sector Plan, a long-range vision crafted jointly by community members and County government, received the 2013 Achievement Award for Innovation in Economic Planning and Development. The plan is the first of its kind to closely study the economics of demolishing and replacing major commercial buildings. (April 2013)
Recognizing efforts to protect children
Mary Ann Moran, who recently retired from Arlington County service, has been named a 2013 Allies in Prevention Award Winner by SCAN. Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) of Northern Virginia is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the well-being of children, improve parent-child relations and prevent child abuse and neglect. (April 2013)
Arlington's Car-Free Diet Brings Home 20th Award
Arlington County Commuter Services, together with Pulsar Advertising, recently won a Silver ADDY© Award for Digital Advertising in the Public Service sector. The Car-Free Diet campaign won this award from the DC chapter of the American Advertising Federation. (2013)
Arlington Website Awarded Top Transparency Website in 2013
The Sunshine Review has again recognized Arlington County's website as one of the most transparent government websites in the nation, with a score of A+ on the Transparency Checklist. (2013)
County’s Chief Building Official Receives Award
Shahriar Amiri, Arlington County’s Chief Building Official, received Maryland Building Official Association’s (MBOA) “life-time honorary member award”. The award is given to individuals that have given substantial contribution to the association and the building safety profession. Amiri was the MBOA’s president in 2006 and the Building Official in Montgomery County, Maryland before coming to Arlington. (2012)
County-financed vPoint Wins “Best Affordable Housing Development”
VPoint, a mixed-use development in Clarendon, won the “Best Affordable Housing Development” at the 2012 Governor’s Housing Conference. The award is presented to a housing development that is innovative in its concept and design and exceptional in meeting the needs of the intended community. (2012)
Arlington Awards
Click on the links below to read about more of Arlington's many awards and recognitions:
Affordable housing
Communications & public information
Community services
Fitness, biking, walking
Just for fun
Leadership & government
Planning & land use
Sustainable community & the environment
Technology & infrastructure
Transportation & transit
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Here is a sampling of how organizations around the country have recognized Arlington for its leadership and successes.