Envision Chicopee 2040 wins APA-MA Comprehensive Planning Award

Creating a city’s first-ever comprehensive plan focused on innovation, quality, and impact.

Horsley Witten Group (HW) applauds the City of Chicopee, whose first-ever comprehensive plan, Envision Our Chicopee: 2040, was recently awarded the 2025 Comprehensive Planning Award by the American Planning Association’s Massachusetts Chapter (APA-MA). The award recognizes the plan’s innovation, quality, and impact in guiding the city’s long-term growth.

HW led the planning effort for Envision Our Chicopee: 2040, working closely with the Chicopee Department of Planning & Development, a volunteer steering committee, and the community. Launched in 2019, the process engaged residents and stakeholders through surveys, digital open houses, and other creative approaches adapted for pandemic conditions at the time.

The APA-MA Comprehensive Planning Award is presented annually to outstanding plans, programs, or projects, including comprehensive and master plans, environmental conservation strategies, housing plans, and economic development initiatives. Chicopee’s plan received the award in recognition of its contribution to the city’s long-term vision.

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Jonathan Reiner

Planning Director

“I have been working with Horsley Witten for 15+ years on numerous projects in multiple states and municipalities, and they are second to none.”

“We have worked together on projects ranging from simple to incredibly complex, including land use and open space planning; water resource use, protection, and planning; long range and comprehensive planning; and consensus building.”

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