Awards & Accolades

“LANI is reducing crime. It is creating jobs. It is building businesses and making transportation more accessible to older citizens and people with disabilities. I commend you for taking an active role in this project – it not only renews your own community, but also it serves as a model for other neighborhoods and cities.”

— President Bill Clinton

Recent Awards and Accolades

  • In 2022, two LANI projects won awards from the American Planning Association Los Angeles Section:

    • Downtown Mar Vista Beautification won the Hard Won Victories Award

    • Pacific/Randolph and Florence/Salt Lake Station Area TOC Plans won the Best Practices Award

  • In 2020, LANI’s Wilmington Town Square Park project was awarded Best Regional Recreational or Athletic Facility by the American Public Works Association-Southern California Chapter.

  • In 2019, LANI received two awards from the Western Council of Construction Consumers for Innovative Project Solutions and Exceptional Project Management.

10 national publications have profiled LANI as a case study in community driven planning and development.

UCLA, USC, and other colleges and universities have highlighted the LANI Model as an example of how to achieve successful incremental community revitalization.

More than 45 national conferences have showcased LANI's model.

What people are saying.

 

“LANI was making cool places before place-making was cool.”

— Rick Cole, Former Deputy Mayor, City of Los Angeles

“Our city is filled with amazing people with inspirational stories. This is what makes us feel good about our city. The wonder of what you (LANI) do in our neighborhoods and the wonder of the human spirit is what makes it worthwhile. The best days in Los Angeles are yet to come.”

— Huell Howser

“When U.S. Transportation Secretary Frederico Pena asked me how we could “humanize” transportation, I shared a vision of neighborhood revitalization and empowerment where community stakeholders would take control for themselves. I knew the success of this type of program would depend on our people – and I thought we could meet the challenge. Clearly, my hunch was right.”

— Mayor Richard Riordan