Annapolis City Dock has received the 2026 Best Implementation Award from the Maryland Chapter of the American Planning Association. BCT Design Group and our partners at Mahan Rykiel Associates accepted the award at the APA Maryland ceremony.

The City of Annapolis set out to protect its historic waterfront and City Dock from rising sea water. As master planner on the Annapolis Mobility and Resilience Partners team, BCT helped shape a plan showing that resilience and a great public place can be the same project. The first phase rebuilt Hillman Garage as a 500-space garage, quickly and on budget. Next, a green park with an elevated public area will replace the asphalt parking lot, guarding against flooding, cooling the waterfront and giving it a new Maritime Welcome Center.

Thank you to APA Maryland for the recognition, and to the City of Annapolis, Hunt Companies, Whiting-Turner, Historic Annapolis, the City Dock Action Committee, and the residents, business owners and stakeholders who helped shape the project.