Awards

MOONRIDGE ROAD CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

KOA is proud to be the design engineer for the City of Big Bear Lake’s largest public works works project. It revolutionized the Moonridge Road Corridor as a complete street, serving motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians, featuring a dogbone-shaped roundabout at one end and an oval one at the other. The dogbone roundabout is California’s first of its kind. It has won many awards including:

2024 acec california Award – engineering excellence

2023 APWA SoCal Award – B.E.S.T – traffic, mobility & beautification category

Past Awards

2022 ACEC Engineering Excellence Award

POLB South Waterfront Pier J and Pedestrian Path
Merit Award

2022 APA inland Empire Section

Ontario Active Transportation Master Plan
Transportation Planning – Merit Award 

2022 APA Los Angeles Section

Safe Routes to School Plans for the Top 50 Schools
Neighborhood Planning – Award of Excellence

2021 APWA SOCAL AWARD

POLB South Waterfront Pier J and Pedestrian Path
B.E.S.T – Traffic, Mobility & Beautification Category

2021 SCAG SUSTAINABILITY AWARD

Los Angeles Safe Routes to School – Little Street Redesign and Rapid Implementation Project
Honorable Mention Active, Healthy, and Safe Communities

2020 APWA SoCal Award 

Claremont Foothill Boulevard Master Plan Improvements Project
B.E.S.T – Project of the Year Award

2020 Apa inland empire award

Indio Safe Routes to School Master Plan
 Healthy Communities Category Winner

2020 Apa inland empire award

Apple Valley SR 18 Safety Improvement Plan
Transportation Category Winner

2020 Apa inland empire award

Morongo Basin Active Transportation Plan
Transportation Merit Award Winner

2020 Apa inland empire award

Indio Complete Streets and Drainage Master Plan
Transportation Category Winner

2020 Apa los angeles award

Bell Gardens Complete Streets Plan
Transportation Merit Award Winner

2020 Apa orange section transportation planning award

Garden Grove Active Downtown Plan
Transportation Award of Excellence Winner

2020 Apa california transportation planning award

Morongo Basin Active Transportation Plan
Award of Excellence Winner

2020 ASCE Metropolitan los Angeles branch

Safe Routes to School Plans for the Top 50 Schools with Most Need (Little Street Demonstration)
Outstanding Community Involvement Project

2020 ITE International Award

Escondido Bike Route Missing Link

Transportation Achievement Award for Complete Streets

2020 ACEC Engineering Excellence Award

SBCTA Active Transportation Accessibility Improvement Project

Commendation Award

2019 APWA SoCal Award

Downtown Long Beach Class IV Separated Bike Lanes on Broadway and 3rd Street

B.E.S.T – Traffic Mobility and Beautification Award

2019 ITE San Diego Project of the year Award

Escondido Bike Route Missing Link

Project of the Year

2019 APA Orange Award

Garden Grove Safe Routes to School Phase I

Excellence in Transportation Planning

2019 APA inland empire Award

SBCTA Metrolink Station Accessibiity Improvement Project

Implementation Award

2019 CTF Transportation Award

Long Beach Daisy-Myrtle 10-Mile Bicycle Boulevard

Pedestrian/Bicycle Project of the Year

2019 ACEC Engineering Excellence Award

Long Beach Daisy-Myrtle 10-Mile Bicycle Boulevard

Honor Award

2019 ACEC Engineering Excellence Award

Wildomar Grand Avenue Bike Lane and Multi-purpose Trail Design

Honor Award

2019 ASCE Los Angeles Award

LADOT Safe Routes to School Plans for the Top 50 Schools with Most Need
Outstanding Small Project of the Year

2018 SCAG sustainability award

Colton Active Transportation Plan
Award of Merit – Against All Odds

2018 APA Inland empire award

SBCTA Safe Routes to School Phase II

Comprehensive Plan, Large Jurisdiction Category Winner

2018 APA Inland empire award

Colton Active Transportation Plan

Transportation Merit Award

2018 ACEC Engineering Excellence award

Apple Valley Safe Routes to School Master Plan

Award

2017 APA Inland empire award

Apple Valley Safe Routes to School Master Plan

Transportation Merit Award

2016 ACEC Engineering Excellence award

OCTA Bikeway Strategy & Feasibility Studies for District 5
Merit Award

2016 APA ORange award

SCAG City of Santa Ana Downtown Transit Zone Complete Streets Plan
Best Practices Merit Award

2016 APA ORange Award

SCAG City of Santa Ana Downtown Transit Zone Complete Streets Plan
Outstanding Transportation Planning Award

2015 Urban Land Institute Orange County/Inland Empire Best of the Best Award

SCAG City of Santa Ana Downtown Transit Zone Complete Streets Plan
Award for Vision

2014 APWA Project of the Year

San Ramon Canyon Storm Drain
Creative & Innovative

2014 AIACC Urban Design Award

Rosemead Boulevard Safety Enhancements Design & Study
Merit Award

2014 ASLA Southern California Chapter Award

Rosemead Boulevard Safety Enhancements Design & Study
Quality of Life Award

2014 People for bikes award

Rosemead Boulevard Safety Enhancements Design & Study
Best 10 New Bike Lanes of 2014

2013 APA Los Angeles Award

Rosemead Boulevard Safety Enhancements Design & Study
Planning Excellence in Implementation Award

2013 APWA Project of the Year

Anaheim Convention Center Grand Plaza
Project of the Year

2013 ASCE Project of the Year

Anaheim Convention Center Grand Plaza
Project of the Year

2013 APWA Project of the Year

Jessen Drive Bridge Over Earle Canyon Replacement
Project of the Year

2011 APWA CA B.E.S.T Award

City of Long Beach Broadway & Third Street Protected Bicycle Lanes Feasibility Study & Design
Project of the Year

2010 APWA socal Award

City of Long Beach On-Call Engineering and Planning Services for Innovative Bicycle Program
B.E.S.T Award

2009 APWA CA Project of the year

McCarrell Canyon
Water & Wastewater

2009 ITE Award

 

City of Long Beach On-Call Engineering And Planning Services for Innovative Bicycle Program

2007 APWA CA Project of the year

Sundry Hill Gundry Reservoir Design-Build
Project of the Year

2006 APWA CA Project of the year

City of Rancho Palos Verdes Point Vicente Interpretive Center
Project of the Year

2005 OCEC Engineering Award

La Bonita Park Harbor Boulevard Storm Drain & La Plaza Channel Improvements
Project Achievement Award

2005 ASCE OC Award

La Bonita Park Harbor Boulevard Storm Drain & La Plaza Channel Improvements
Project Achievement Award

2005 APWA CA Project of the year

La Bonita Park Harbor Boulevard Storm Drain & La Plaza Channel Improvements
Project of the Year

2004 APWA socal Project of the year

Spring Street Revitalization Corridor
Project of the Year