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Nominate your city for the 2014 Sustainable Transport Award.

Nominations accepted June 17 - September 13, 2013

Winner and honorable mentions announced November 2013

Sustainable Transport Award Nomination Form

Criteria

The Sustainable Transport Award is open to all cities and major jurisdictions. Successful nominees will be distinguished by their impact, innovation, and leadership in the transport sector.

In order to qualify for consideration, the city must have made significant progress in implementing sustainable transport measures during the past year. Preference will be given to candidates who have achieved three or more of the below:

  1. Improvements to public transportation
  2. Improvements to non-motorized travel
  3. Expansion or improvement to public space
  4. Implementation of travel demand management programs to reduce private car use
  5. Reduction of urban sprawl by linking transportation to development
  6. Reduction of transport related air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions


Examples of qualifying projects include, but are not limited to:

  • A safer streets program for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists, resulting in fewer road accidents and injuries.
  • A traffic reduction program to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Improving the health of residents by increasing mobility options such as cycling and walking.
  • Achieving greater passenger satisfaction on public transportation by offering better alternatives or as illustrated in increased ridership.
  • Improving social equity as a direct impact and explicit goal of transportation projects.

Nomination Process

To nominate a city, complete the form below and submit online. Nominations for 2014 will be accepted from June 17, 2013 to September 13, 2013. Nominations received after September 13 will not be considered.

Finalists will be contacted by November 1, 2013. The winner will be announced in January 2014. Contact Jemilah Magnusson with questions.

2014 Sustainable Transport Award Nomination Form

*= Required fields. If the STA Committee selects your nomination as a finalist, all of the information shown on this form will need to be provided.

Nominating Organization

Nominated Jurisdiction

Measures:

Which of the following measures has the city implemented in the past year? Check all that apply.

The City at a Glance

One sentence description of the newsworthiness of this achievement. You have characters left.
Brief description of activities, projects, policies implemented by the city or jurisdiction. You have characters left.

Details

What were the achievements and the measurable indicators of change? Such as people served, travel time and cost saved, emissions reduced –air pollutants and greenhouse gases, lives saved, equity impacts -gender, people with disabilities, elderly, low income population.
What elements of this experience are transferable to other cities or regions?
Brief description of the scope of the problem being addressed, scale and comprehensiveness, challenges overcome –political, financial, technical, social.
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