Students in urban affairs and planning receive award for mapping a walking tour of local historical African American community

by Barbara Micale

"The Virginia Chapter of the American Planning Association (VAPA) awarded its 2012 Student Planning Award to five Virginia Tech students in the Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) master’s program in the National Capital Region during the organization’s annual conference. Martha Coello, Paola Reyes, Catherine Spoehr, Kate Webb, and Chris Winnike were recognized for their innovative urban design studio project, “Giving Voice: African American Walking Tour, Falls Church and Fairfax County.” The tour was developed for the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation."  Read more of the story at http://ncr.vt.edu/highlights/Highlight-102512.html.