UM Smart Growth Expert Knaap Gets 'Outstanding Planner Award'
Gerrit-Jan Knaap, executive director of the University of Marylands National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education, has been awarded the 2006 "Outstanding Planner Award" by the Maryland chapter of the American Planning Association (APA). Knaap, a professor in the Urban Studies and Planning department within the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, was honored for his work as leader of a series of growth visioning exercises around Maryland known as Reality Check Plus.
