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Congratulations to the winners of the 2010 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Transportation Planning Excellence Awards (TPEA), which are co-sponsored by the American Planning Association (APA). Our partnership demonstrates the value of working together to recognize outstanding initiatives across the country to develop, plan, and implement innovative transportation planning practices.
We applaud all of the excellent projects that were nominated for the awards this year. Due to the tremendous response and the number of outstanding planning submittals, the job of our panel of judges to select the most outstanding projects was particularly challenging. The 2010 TPEA winners and honorable mention projects went beyond standard practice to incorporate truly innovative and effective efforts into their transportation planning processes. Award recipients were honored on July 11, 2010 at a ceremony held during the 2010 Transportation Research Board Summer Meeting held in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The efforts of the award winners and their continued commitment ensure that transportation plans, processes, and products demonstrate excellence and reflect the needs of the communities that we serve. Each project exemplifies the excellence that is possible when we work together to plan for our Nation's transportation future.
The Transportation Planning Excellence Awards (TPEA) Program recognizes outstanding initiatives across the country to develop, plan, and implement innovative transportation planning practices. This biennial awards program is sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and is co-sponsored by the American Planning Association.
Nominations were reviewed by an independent panel of judges who represent a cross section of the transportation industry. Each nomination was evaluated according to criteria that address multiple elements of transportation planning:
Nominations were solicited for innovative planning practices in the following categories:
More than 80 projects were nominated for this year's Excellence Awards. Eleven projects received Awards, and another eleven projects were recognized with Honorable Mentions.
Implementing the Regional Plan: The Community and Transportation Linkage Planning Program
Category: Transportation and Land Use Integration
Transportation Safety Management Plan
Category: Safety Planning
Atlanta Regional Managed Lane System Plan
Category: Modeling and Technology Applications
Conserve by Transit: Analysis of the Energy Consumption and Climate Change Benefits of Transit
Category: Transportation Planning and Environment
Integrated National Transit Database System
Category: Modeling and Technology Applications
Minnesota Comprehensive Freight and Passenger Rail Plan
Categories: Freight Planning, Planning Leadership, and Public Involvement and Outreach
200 Lane-Mile Commitment
Category: Livability/Sustainability
Freight Rail Grade Crossing Assessment Study
Categories: Freight Planning and Safety Planning
Opportunity Link, Incorporated
Categories: Planning Leadership and Tribal Transportation Planning
Union Street Railroad Bridge
Categories: Livability/Sustainability and Public Involvement and Outreach
City of San José Trail Network
Category: Livability/Sustainability
Trunk Highway (TH) 65-County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 14 Interchange Public Involvement and Outreach
Category: Public Involvement and Outreach
Response and Recovery Planning Project
Category: Emergency Management Planning
Implementation of City of Charlotte Urban Street Design Guidelines
Category: Transportation and Land Use Integration
Choosing Visualization for Transportation
Category: Public Involvement and Outreach
Dequindre Cut Greenway
Category: Livability/Sustainability
Imagine KC Project
Category: Public Involvement and Outreach
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Grant Initiative
Category: Livability/Sustainability
Transportation Planning Online Database
Category: Modeling and Technology Applications
Transportation of the Future Art Contest
Category: Public Involvement and Outreach
South Florida Transit Resource Guide
Category: Transportation and Land Use Integration
Tempe Transportation Center
Category: Transportation Planning and Environment
Tom Bruff,
Program Manager,
Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
Dr. Tom Furlani,
Professor,
Director of the Center for Computational Research,
University of New York, Buffalo
Tom Kane, Director,
Des Moines Iowa Metropolitan Planning Organization
Carrie Kissel, Senior
Project Manager and Director,
National Association of Development Organizations
Robert Leiter,
FAICP,
Retired Director of Land Use and Transportation Planning,
San Diego Association of Governments
Michelle Maggiore,
Senior Policy Director,
Wilbur Smith Associates
Dr. Catherine Ross,
Harry West Professor,
Director of the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development,
Georgia Institute of Technology
Effie Stallsmith,
Former Federal Transportation Administration Planner,
Transportation and Livability Consultant
Erika Young,
Transportation Director,
National Association of Regional Councils
For more information about the joint FHWA/FTA Transportation Planning Capacity Building Program, go to www.planning.dot.gov.