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Grant Poulton

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Date: 26th April 2010

National Transport Awards Short List released

The National Transport Awards 2010 short list has been announced.

The Awards, in association with Transport Times and with the support of the Department for Transport, GMPTE, Passengerfocus and the Local Transport Planning Network, will be presented on Thursday 15th July 2010 at the Palace Hotel, Manchester.

The shortlist is as follows:

Transport Local Authority of the Year

1. London Borough of Islington

2. Essex County Council

3. Borough of Poole

4. Aberdeenshire

5. Brighton & Hove

Most improved Transport Authority

1. London Borough of Sutton

2. Bournemouth Borough Council

Joe Clarke Integrated Transport Authority (PTA) of the Year

1. Metro- West Yorkshire

2. South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive

3. GMPTE/ GMITA

4. Nexus/ TWITA

5. Centro

Dedication to Access for All

1. Shropshire Council - Shropshire Link

2. Devon County Council - Improving Access in Devon

3. Centro - Centro's Equalities Commitment AND Ring & Ride Service

4. Worcestershire County Council - Worcestershire Royal Hospital

5. Norfolk County Council - Titan

Improvements to Bus Services

1. Metro- Performance Improvement Partnership Metro, Kirklees Council and First West Yorkshire

2. Aberdeenshire Council - Banchory quality bus corridor and discover Royal Deeside

3. South Yorkshire PTE - Doncaster A638 Quality Bus Corridor

4. Worcestershire County Council - Worcestershire Bus Service 44

5. Buckinghamshire County Council - Line 300

6. Centro – PrimeLines

7. City & County of Swansea/First – ftrmetro

Cycling Improvements

1. Brighton & Hove City Council - Cycling in Brighton & Hove

2. Lancashire County Council - Lancaster Cycling Demonstration Project

3. Thurrock Council

4. North Tyneside Council - North Tyneside Cycling Strategy

5. Devon County Council - Cycle Exeter

6. Docklands Light Railway - DLR Cycling Strategy

Road safety, Traffic Management & Enforcement

1. Project Centre (on behalf of Islington Council) - Islington Council's Child Casualty Reduction Scheme

2. Devon County Council - Safer by a Country Mile

3. Essex County Council - Essex Casualty Reduction Board

4. Highways Agency, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Road Safety Partnership & Speedcheck Services

5. Brighton & Hove City Council - Bus Lane Enforcement in Brighton & Hove

6. Buckinghamshire County Council - Get in Gear

7. Portsmouth City Council - Portsmouth City Wide-20mph speed limits in residential roads

Walking & Public Realm

1. Luton Borough Council - The Renanaissance of St George’s Square

2. Lancashire County Council - Civitas Adelphi Quarter Highway and Environment Improvement

3. Atkins on behalf of City of Westminster, The Crown Estate - Heddon Street

4. Transport for London - Woolwich Town Centre Urban Realm Enhancement Project

5. Liverpool City Council - Pier Head Public Realm and Environs

6. Slough Borough Council - Art at the Centre- Slough’s New High Street

7. Worcestershire County Council - The Diglis Riverside Renaissance

8. Glasgow City Council - Tourist Signs and Public Realm a pedestrian orientated project

9. London Borough of Brent - Flagship shared space project built on a progressive residential travel plan

10. Atkins & Westminster City Council - Oxford Circus gets the X Factor

Chris Moyes Rail Operator of the Year

1. Scotrail

2. First Transpennine Express

3. C2C

4. London Underground

5. Chiltern Railways

Chris Moyes Bus Operator of the Year

1. Translink

2. Stagecoach Manchester

3. Scottish Citylink

Rail Station of the Year

1. Hertfordshire County Council - St Albans Abbey Station Improvement Project

2. Seltrans/Southern - South Croydon Railway Station, holistic carbon negative scheme

3. Docklands Light Railway - DLR Woolwich Arsenal Station

4. SYPTE - South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive and Northern Rail

5. London Underground - King's Cross St Pancras

6. Nexus - Haymarket & Hub

7. First Transpennine Express - Stalybridge

Contribution to Sustainable Transport

1. Stagecoach West Scotland - The Bio Bus

2. Stagecoach North East - Stagecoach North East Read Steady Green

3. Essex County Council - Super Traveller- A school Travel Incentive scheme

4. Essex County Council - Acorn to Oak - The Growth of Staff Travel Options

5. Metro - West Yorkshire Travel for Work Project- Saving CO2

6. First Group PLC - FirstGroup's Drivegreen Scheme

7. Project Centre (on behalf of Islington Council) - Islington's car club-the blueprint for a greener future

8. South West Trains - Brompton Bike Initiative South West Trains

9. Worcestershire County Council - Worcester 'Choose how you move'

10. Amey - Green Solution to Hampshire

Most Innovative Transport Project

1. Highways Agency - M42 Junction 5 Southbound Through Junction Running Project

2. Carmarthenshire County Council – BWCABUS

3. First Transpennine Express - Driving Fuel Efficiency

4. Road Safety Foundation - GB EuroRAP Risk Mapping and Performance Tracking 2009

5. Bournemouth Borough Council- Bournemouth Camera Car

6. Southeastern - Previewing High Speed

7. London Underground - Computerised Track Access Control

8. JMP on behalf of Dundee City Council - Dundee Travel Active

9. Chiltern Railways – Evergreen

10. London Borough of Islington – Vouchers for Permits

Technology

1. Hertfordshire County Council - Intalink Partnership

2. Centro - www.networkwestmidlands.com

3. Metro - www.wymetro.com/messenger

4. Transport for London - UTC to VISSIM- Faster than real time

5. ACIS - Horizon-:Advanced Communications & Information Systems

6. Aberdeenshire Council - E-Scheduling of School Transport Services

7. Transport for London - London Congestion Analysis Project (LCAP)

Transport Team/Partnership of the Year

1. Stagecoach West Scotland

2. Greenwich Council + AEG - The O2 Travel Plan AEG + Greenwich Council

3. Somerset County Council - Voluntary Car Service

4. Scottish Citylink - T in the Park

5. Department for Transport - SRIP Sponsor Team

6. Nexus -Nexus, Go North East and Gateshead Council; East Gateshead Partnerhsip

7. Northern Rail - Response to the Cumbrian Floods

8. Heathrow Area Transport Forum - Heathrow Area Transport Forum Stakeholder Partnership

Travel Information & Marketing

1. Arriva Midlands - Arriva Midlands: We are Derby!

2. East Midlands Airport - East Midlands Airport: Club Skylink- A CRM Strategy

3. Southern - Loco Toledo Campaign

4. London Borough of Sutton - Smarter Travel London

5. Nexus - Buses are getting better

6. South West Trains - Real Times Rail Information South West Trains/ NRES

7. Traveline South West - Traveline South West Region Wide Marketing Campaign; Making a bigger Bang through partnership

8. London Borough of Bromley - Poetry in Motion: School Travel Plans

9. Translink - Translink Metro: Metro Fridays

Frontline Employee of the Year

1. Luton Borough Council - Margaret Wiggett

2. Stagecoach North East - David Hands

3. Herefordshire Council - AJ Clarke

4. Southern Railway - Barry Jones

5. South Yorkshire PTE - Paul Broomhead

6. Stagecoach South West - Steve Coombes

7. GMPTE - Arthur Pinder

8. Nexus - Bob Paterson

The judging panel, chaired by David Begg comprised:

Andy Southern, Managing Director of Transport Planning, Atkins Highways & Transportation

Nick Bisson, Director of Regional and Local Transport Policy, Department for Transport

Anthony Smith, Chief Executive, Passenger Focus

A further three awards will be nominated by the judges; Transport Journalist of the Year, Outstanding Contribution to Local Transport and Outstanding Contribution to National Transport.

For further information contact:

Grant Poulton

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 0207 828 3804

ENDS