2014 ITE Award Nominations Due

certificateITE is currently accepting nominations for numerous awards. If you, or someone you know, are aware of an individual or organization that has participated in notable projects that would benefit the profession and the public through a greater understanding of key transportation issues, don't miss an opportunity to let us hear about them.

Projects in your area of practice may fit the criteria for several ITE Council Awards. So, submit your application today for a chance to be honored at the ITE 2014 Annual Meeting and Exhibit in Seattle, WA (August 10-13, 2014) and receive recognition in a future edition of the ITE Journal.

Since award applicants can win in one category only, we ask that you please be thoughtful in selecting the most appropriate award category to submit for.

The ITE Management and Operations/ITS Council Award is given annually in two categories: individual and organization. The award seeks to recognize the development and/or implementation of notable projects, which demonstrate the use of ITS technologies to improve the efficiency of surface transportation facilities with significant societal mobility. Applications are due no later than March 1, 2014. Click here to view the award criteria and submittal requirements.

The ITE Pedestrian and Bicycle Council Best Project Award is bestowed on a project that applied innovative design solutions or study techniques related to non-motorized transportation. Projects that best benefit the profession and the public are encouraged to be submitted for consideration. Submissions that effectively communicate a problem statement, clearly outline methods used, highlight results, advance feasible and reliable solutions, and demonstrate the benefits to the public will be given the highest consideration. Applications are due no later than March 1, 2014. Click here to view the award criteria and submittal requirements.

The ITE Transportation Planning Council Best Project Award is bestowed annually on a project that applied innovative techniques to a transportation-related issue/problem in a study or planning effort. Projects that will benefit the profession through greater understanding of a transportation issue and for the betterment of the public through effective and innovative solutions are encouraged to be submitted for consideration. Submissions that effectively communicate a problem statement, clearly outline methods used, highlight results, advance feasible and reliable solutions, and demonstrate the benefits to the public will be given the highest consideration. The emphasis is on an applied project, study, and/or program (not research, design, or construction). Applications are due no later than March 1, 2014. Click here to view the award criteria and submittal requirements.

The ITE Transportation Planning Council Best Program Award is bestowed annually on a new program that has been implemented or an existing program that has been improved and/or expanded in order to better serve the transportation community. A program is not a one-time study, report, or research document per se; but rather a service or application of a transportation service that can be described in appropriate documentation to be submitted for the purposes of the award. Programs developed and/or advanced by public agencies and others are welcomed and encouraged to apply. Applications are due no later than March 1, 2014. Click here to view the award criteria and submittal requirements.

The purpose of the ITE Parking Council Best Practices Award is to recognize projects that will benefit the profession through greater understanding of parking issues and for the betterment of the public, through effective and innovative solutions. Applications are due no later than April 1, 2014. Click here to view the award criteria and submittal requirements.

The ITE Public Agency Council Award seeks to recognize government agencies that achieve excellence in management and achieving its mission as it concerns transportation. This award is not directed at the technical work of the agency, which may be recognized by awards from the various ITE technical councils, but rather at how the agency conducts its business. It is important to the mission of the council that these management practices and strategies be transferable to other public agencies. Applications are due no later than April 1, 2014. Click here to view the award criteria and submittal requirements.

The purpose of the ITE Transportation Education Council Innovation in Education Award is to advance innovation in transportation education by recognizing an individual, university department, or organization/learning institution that has implemented an innovative technique or program to attract, develop and/or retain transportation professionals. Applications are due no later than April 1, 2014. Click here to view the award criteria and submittal requirements.

The ITE Transportation Safety Council Edmund R. Ricker Award is given annually in two categories: individual and organization. The individual award is given to a person who is recognized as a leader in the field of traffic safety through his/her safety activities in professional organizations, in the community or in the performance of traffic engineering. The organization award is given to an organization that has provided exemplary support for traffic safety through financial support, public relations or other means. Applications are due no later than April 1, 2014. Click here to view the award criteria and submittal requirements.

For a complete list of awards with application deadlines, award criteria, and submittal procedures as well as lists of past award recipients, please visit: www.ite.org/awards/index.asp.