Categories
Awards for local authorities/regional partnerships
1. The Scottish Transport Local Authority of the Year
A submission in this category should demonstrate progress and improvement across a wide range of transport policy areas supported by clear results. Among other things the judges will be looking for evidence that public transport is improving and that conditions for walking and cycling are getting better.
2. Best Bus Service
A submission in this category should demonstrate how changes to bus services and facilities have brought about improvements. An increase in passenger numbers; modal shift; improved customer satisfaction ratings; or improved reliability are all examples of the ways success could be documented.
3. Most Effective Road Safety, Traffic Management & Enforcement Project
This category encompasses all aspects of road safety, traffic management and enforcement. Examples of projects that would qualify are speed management, road space reallocation projects (for example bus lanes) and parking enforcement schemes. We will be looking for results such as casualty reductions, improved journey reliability, modal shift, or congestion reduction.
4. Integrated Transport Project of the Year
A submission in this category should demonstrate how transport has been integrated with other policy areas such as land use planning, social inclusion or economic development.
5. Best Practice in Travel to School and Work Schemes
An entry in this category should demonstrate developments in school and work transport schemes, which have delivered modal shift or improved safety.
6. Achievements in Cycling
A cycling strategy may form the basis of a submission for this category or an individual scheme, which has brought significant benefits. Increased numbers of people cycling or reduced cycle casualties are two ways that you could document the success of your work.
7. Excellence in Walking & Public Realm
Entries in this category need to demonstrate how particular policies and projects have improved the street environment. Examples of initiatives for this Award include environmental enhancement schemes, pedestrian schemes or parking and warden policies. Before and after photographs help the Judges with this category.
Awards for public transport operators
8. The Public Transport Operator of the Year
This Award is open to all rail, bus, taxi and river passenger service operators. Entries for this Award should outline the range of initiatives that the operator has been involved in to improve services and facilities together with results that have
been achieved.
Awards open to all
9. Contribution to Sustainable Transport
A submission in this category should demonstrate how your organisation has implemented policies to reduce its impact on the environment (for example reduced carbon footprint), supported by clear results. The types of projects that would qualify for this category include the use of alternative vehicle fuels and technologies or freight practices which have resulted in mileage and/or emissions/reductions.
10. Most Innovative Transport Project of the Year
Projects entered into this category need to demonstrate good results- it could be a project that is the first of its kind or a project that has been done before but has been approached differently.
11. Excellence in Technology and Innovation
An entry in this category should document how you have employed new technology or a new way of working to bring about great results. Please note that if your project is very recent, we appreciate that results may be limited.
12. Transport Team/Partnership of the Year
A submission in this category should demonstrate how effective team work has brought improvements to transport services or facilities. We will be looking for evidence that working practices, or improved working practices have
delivered improvements.
13. Excellence in Travel Information and Marketing
This category covers all areas of transport marketing including information, promotion and travel planning. We will be looking for clear evidence that the approach that you have chosen has brought about results. This may be patronage increases, modal shift or greater awareness of a particular service
or facility.
14. Frontline Employee of the Year
We're looking for nominations for this award for a frontline member of staff (for example, school crossing patrols, bus drivers, highways inspectors, receptionists) who has gone beyond the call of duty in their role and delivered a better service as a result. The nominee will have demonstrated a real commitment to their service and your nomination will need to outline briefly (500 words maximum) what they have done to deserve this award, supported with statistical or anecdotal evidence. Supporting letters are useful in this category.
Awards nominated by the judges
15. Outstanding Contribution to Transport Across Scotland
16. Young Transport Professional of the Year