Alumnus recognized with planning award

UNC Charlotte alumnus Dylan McKnight (’13M) recently received the Marvin Collins Outstanding Planning Award at the N.C. Planning Conference Awards Luncheon.

McKnight was honored in the graduate student project category for his work on the Reid Park Vision Plan, which was completed as part of his capstone project toward master’s degrees in urban design and community planning. The project involved planning and designing an 18-acre neighborhood park and greenway. The first phase is expected to break ground in January.

Reid Park is an area where UNC Charlotte graduate students have worked for several years with Janni Sorensen, a professor in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, to build neighborhood capacity and resources through the Charlotte Action Research Project.

According to an article in the Charlotte Observer, Sorensen nominated McKnight for the planning award, given through the North Carolina chapter of the American Planning Association.