2004 Transportation Planning Excellence Awards

In this first year of the Program, over 220 nominations covering 9 of the 10 award categories were received. ^[1]Following a rigorous evaluation process that included extensive follow-up and stakeholder interviews, awards were presented to 11 projects. Five additional projects were recognized with Honorable Mentions.

The 2004 Transportation Planning Excellence Awards (TPEA) and Honorable Mentions were presented at a ceremony held on July 25 during the Joint Summer Meeting of the Transportation Research Board Committees in Park City, Utah. The 2004 TPEA "Planning It Safe" Safety Conscious Planning Awards were presented in a separate ceremony at the 38^th Annual Conference of the National Association of Regional Councils in Chicago on June 28.

2004 TPEA List Award Winners

"Planning It Safe" Safety Conscious Planning

2025 Regional Transportation Plan for Southeast Michigan: "Putting Traffic Safety into the Planning Mix," Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG), Detroit, Michigan
First Steps: Safety Planning Initiatives,Mid-America Regional Council of Governments (MARC), Kansas City, Missouri
Metro Gold Line Light Rail Transitway-Marmion Way CorridorProject, Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), Los Angeles, California
Route 9 Pedestrian Safety Study,New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), Poughkeepsie, New York

2004 TPEA "Planning It Safe" Safety Conscious Planning Awards Ceremony, June 28, 2004, Chicago, Illinois

Planning Leadership

Main Street Coalition & City of Houston Main Street Corridor Planning Partnership,City of Houston Planning and Development Department, Houston, Texas

Public Involvement, Outreach, and Education

Sacramento Region Blueprint,Sacramento Area Council of Governments, Sacramento, California
Transportation Plan 2030 Public Outreach and Involvement Program,Metropolitan Transportation Commission, San Francisco Bay Area, California
Villages of Taft and Oceanlake District Redevelopment Plans, Lincoln City Urban Renewal Agency, Lincoln City, Oregon

Transportation and Land Use Integration

Comprehensive Program on Transit-Supportive Land Use,Valley Metro Rail, Phoenix, Arizona
Livable Centers Initiative, Atlanta Regional Commission, Atlanta, Georgia

Transportation Planning and Environment

Low-Income Flexible Transportation (LIFT) Program, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, San Francisco Bay Area, California

Honorable Mention Winners

Public Involvement, Outreach, and Education

2003 Transportation Summit: Michigan Partnerships,Michigan Department of Transportation ,Lansing, Michigan

Technology Applications

Planning, Tracking, and Allocating Development System, City of Houston Planning and Development Department, Houston, Texas

Transportation Planning and Environment

Hanalei Bridge Remove-Repair-Replace Metal Members Project, State of Hawaii Department of Transportation, Kauai, Hawaii

Transportation Planning Integration With Other Planning & Engineering Activities

Bicycle Pedestrian Master Plan,City of St. Petersburg, Florida

Tribal Transportation Planning

Navajo Transit System Long Range Plan,Navajo Transit System, Window Rock, Arizona

2004 Transportation Planning Excellence Awards Ceremony, July 25, 2004, Park City, Utah

The projects and organizations recognized by the 2004 Transportation Planning Excellence Awards are models for the nation. The following pages highlight their accomplishments in hopes of inspiring future transportation planning projects to meet the high standards set by the award winners.

^[1]In 2004, there were no Transportation Planning Excellence Awards nominations in the Homeland and Personal Security category.