2008 Excellence in Transportation Award

Purpose: The Excellence in Transportation Award is sponsored annually by the Idaho Transportation Department to recognize outstanding initiatives to develop, plan, and implement transportation projects throughout Idaho. Eligibility: Any firm or agency engaged in transportation related projects in Idaho is eligible to enter. Submitted projects must be located in Idaho. The entry must be a public transportation improvement or project completed in the last three calendar years inclusive of the current year and presently in use. Projects submitted in previous years may be resubmitted if completed during the aforementioned time span. Winning projects from previous years are ineligible. A project may be entered in as many categories as desired. A separate application must be submitted for each category entry. Recognition and Awards: Two awards will be given in each category; one for small projects and one for large projects. An award will be given for each winning project. Individuals contributing to a winning project will receive certificates of recognition. The award categories are: Transportation Planning Environmental Stewardship Public Participation Design Construction

Award Criteria:

1. Innovation: Describe what innovative engineering, design or construction approaches were used to overcome project challenges and what makes these efforts unique. Describe what types of successes have occurred as a result of this innovative process.
2. Context Sensitive Solutions: Describe any approaches that integrated and balanced community, aesthetic, historic, and environmental value with transportation safety, maintenance, and performance goals.
3. Community and Public Involvement: Describe how this project successfully engaged the community in the planning process and the benefits of the public’s input. How has the community and public involvement process for this project made a positive difference in the community?
4. Partnerships and Collaboration: Describe any partnerships that were formed to facilitate the development and implementation of this project and how these partnerships made a difference. Are there any mechanisms in place to foster the continuation of these partnerships? Were non-traditional groups represented as well, such as those outside the transportation arena?
5. Quality of User Experience: What is the overall enhancement of the transportation system? Does the project address multimodal transportation options including bicycle, pedestrian, and automobile in an effort to integrate transportation?
6. Safety, Maintenance and Operational Factors: Describe any unique or improved procedures involving management/maintenance, litter reduction, community outreach, storm water quality improvements, resource conservation, safety improvement, and cost reduction.

Entry Requirements

Entries must consist of the following:

1. Three collated sets of the entry form and narrative
2. A list of firm/agency/owner(s) involved in project (no more than 3)
3. A list of key personnel contributing to the project (no more than 6)
4. One 24" x 36" mounted display panel illustrating the project
5. Label display panel with project title, location, award category, and name of entrant
6. A disk/cd containing digital photos of the project
7. Include a word document describing images identified in photo files
8. All materials entered become the property of ITD and will not be returned

Entry Deadline:

Judging:

Winning entries will be selected by a panel of qualified and experienced judges from across the transportation profession. Recipients of the Excellence in Transportation Award will be announced at a formal award’s presentation held at the ITD Headquarters’ Auditorium on June 26, 2008 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Refreshments will be provided.

Send Entries To:

Awards Coordinator
Idaho Transportation Department
HQ Roadway Design / CAU
PO Box 7129
Boise, Idaho 83707-1129

(208) 334-8495