PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: 22 December 2009

The London Transport Awards 2010 short list has been announced.

The Awards, in association with Transport Times and with the support of London TravelWatch, Transport for London, London First and London Councils, will be presented on the 4th of March 2010 at the Novotel, London West, London.

The shortlist is as follows:

TRANSPORT BOROUGH OF THE YEAR

1. London Borough of Camden

2. London Borough of Hounslow

3. London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

MOST IMPROVED TRANSPORT BOROUGH

1. London Borough of Enfield

2. London Borough of Sutton

TRANSPORT PROJECT OF THE YEAR

1. Greenwich Council and AEG – The O2 Travel Plan

2. Transport for London – CCTV Camera Sharing

3. Docklands Light Railway – DLR Woolwich Arsenal Extension

IMPROVEMENTS TO BUS SERVICES

1. London Borough of Newham – Beckton Bus Interchange

2. City of London & Atkins – Route 38 Corridor Management

CYCLING IMPROVEMENTS

1. London Borough of Tower Hamlets & NHS Tower Hamlets

2. London Borough of Lambeth – Cyclist & HGV Driver Awareness

3. London Borough of Bromley – Celebrating Cycling

4. London Cycling Campaign – Active Spectator Project

5. London Borough Camden – Kings Cross

ROAD SAFETY, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT & ENFORCEMENT

1. Westminster City Council – Wiser Walking

2. London Borough of Bromley – Your Streets

3. London Borough of Brent – Wembley Stadium Protective Parking Scheme

4. London Borough of Brent – Working in Partnership for School Road Safety Awareness

5. London Borough of Islington – Child Casualty Reduction Scheme

WALKING & PUBLIC REALM

1. London Borough of Islington – Feature Lighting on A1

2. City of London – Carter Lane Gardens

3. London Borough of Redbridge – Walking Improvements to Wanstead

4. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea –Acklam Road Foot Bridge

5. Transport for London – Woolwich Town Centre

6. London Borough of Merton – Mitcham Eastfields Strategic Walking Route & Laburnum Road Home Zone

7. SELTRANS, TfL & Southeastern (Network Rail & DfT) – Green Chain Walk 10 / Ravensbourne Railway

8. Atkins –Swallow Street & Vine Street

PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATOR OF THE YEAR

1. Thames Clippers

2. C2C

3. Southern

4. Chiltern Railways

5. London Underground

6. First Great Western

7. National Express East Anglia

RAIL STATION OF THE YEAR

1. SELTRANS & Southern (Network Rail & BRB) – South Croydon Station

2. Docklands Light Railway – Tower Gateway

MOST INNOVATIVE TRANSPORT PROJECT

1. Transport for London – iBus

2. Transport for London – West Ham Bus Garage

3. Colin Buchanan – ISA Digital Speed Map

4. London Buses – London Bus Workplace Violence Unit

5. London Borough of Islington –Vouchers for Permits

6. Go Ahead London – Go Green

7. Sutton and Merton Primary Care Trust – Active Steps

8. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames – Bio-diesel from used Cooking Oil

9. Docklands Light Railway – Delta Junction Fly Under

10. London Borough of Sutton – Walk Cycle Reward

CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT

1. EnterpriseMouchel – Carbon Footprint Assessment of TfL Southern Network

2. Go Ahead London – Go Green Campaign

3. London Borough of Islington – Islington’s Green Fleet

4. Transport for London – Land Use Planning Team

5. Transport for London – Low Carbon Bus Programme

6. Transport for London – West Ham Bus Garage

7. Transport for London – Freight Operators Recognition Scheme

8. London Borough of Brent – Sustainable Transport Projects

9. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames – Bio-diesel from used Cooking Oil

TECHNOLOGY

1. First Great Western – Web CIS Concept

2. London Underground – Train Staff Scheduling

3. Southern – Real Time Display

4. Transport for London – iBus

5. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames – Bio-diesel from used Cooking Oil

6. Transport for London – UTC to Vissim Interface Faster than Real-Time

TRANSPORT TEAM / PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR

1. London Cycling Campaign – Metropolitan Police & LCC Bike Recycling Scheme

2. London Tramlink – London Rail Asset Management System

3. London Borough of Haringey – Haringey & Enfield Communities Road Safety Project

4. London Underground & British Transport Police Workplace Violence Unit

5. First GBRF – TfL Project

6. TfL, Southern & DfT – South London Gating Project

7. Transport for London – Bromley Problem Solving Partnership Pilot

8. Southern – Southern’s CCTV Team & BTP Partnership

9. London Borough of Kensington & Chelsea & Hammersmith & Fulham – Two Boroughs, One Vision

10. Travel London – Travel London

11. East London Line Group, London Borough of Tower Hamlets – East London Line Group

12. London Travel Awareness Team – Enterprise

TRAVEL INFORMATION & MARKETING

1. BAA Heathrow Airport – Heathrow Commuter ‘Pick & Mix’ campaign

2. Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea – Scootsurfers

3. Transport for London – London Overground Closure

4. London Borough of Bromley – School Travel Plans

5. London Borough of Sutton – Smarter Travel Sutton

6. WestTrans – WestTrans Travel Plans

7. Quickmap – London Borough Bus Planner

8. First Capital Connect – Crikey – What are we going to tell the passengers?

FRONTLINE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR

1. First London Buses – Comfort Nkrumah

2. First London Buses – Winston Dottin

3. London Overground Rail Operations - Peter Stoneley

4. London Underground - Kay Shatford

The judging panel, chaired by Prof David Begg comprised:

 Nick Lester, Director of Transport, Environment and Planning, London Councils

Elsie Owusu, Vice-President, Women’s Transportation Seminar

Janet Cooke, Chief Executive, London TravelWatch

A further six awards will be nominated by the judges and presenented on the night: Outstanding Contribution to Transport across London, Outstanding Contribution to Local Transport in London, Road/Streetworks Contractor of the Year, Utility Contractor of the Year, Journalist of the Year, and Most Influential Transport Achievement.

For further information contact: Grant Poulton on 0207 828 3804.

ENDS