The City of Moreno Valley has been awarded the prestigious Best Practices in Economic Development Award by the American Planning Association. This national award honors projects or programs that exemplify world-class planning and economic development efforts.
The City was given this award for implementing best planning practices for the ongoing Moreno Valley Kaiser Permanente Expansion Project. The expansion project reimagines the Kaiser Permanente facility into a state-of-the-art medical campus, providing a full range of healthcare services to aid the Moreno Valley community.
“Our Community Development Department has always exemplified the gold standard of planning,” said Mayor Ulises Cabrera. “This award only underscores this fact. My colleagues on the Council and I congratulate our City Planners for consistently finding and implementing innovative and transformative solutions to keep Moreno Valley building toward a brighter future.”
The Kaiser Permanente expansion project was designed, planned, and began construction during the COVID-19 pandemic. When the world locked down and in-person meetings became impossible, City Staff and Kaiser found creative ways to collaborate and plan to ensure the project moved forward safely. The City’s award-winning and highly innovative digital plan room, SimpliCITY, made the collaboration possible.
Once completed, the new Kaiser Permanente Medical Center will create an anticipated 4,000 new high-paying jobs in Moreno Valley.
Learn more about the City of Moreno Valley’s award-winning Community Development Department at moval.org/cdd.