PRESS RELEASE
13th September 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Best of Scottish Transport Short-listed for Prestigious Awards
Contact Details: Grant Poulton, Transport Times Events, 0207 828 3804
We are pleased to announce the short-list for The Scottish Transport Awards 2010.
The Awards, in association with Transport Times and supported by the Scottish Government and Transport Scotland will be presented on the 18th November 2010 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow.
The short list is as follows:
Scottish Transport Local Authority of the Year
Fife Council
Aberdeenshire Council
Nestrans
Best Bus Service
Hitrans - The Inverness Airport Jet Network
Fife Council - Bus Route Development Grant Service X42
First in Glasgow - 'Service X11 Lanarkshire Express- From Zero to Hero'
Aberdeenshire Council - Aberdeenshire's A2B
City of Edinburgh Council - Service 13
Advanced Road Safety, Traffic Management and Enforcement
Glasgow City Council - Go Safe
Fife Council - 20 mph Campaign "Don't Tear the Heart out of Our Communities”
City of Edinburgh Council - Vehicle Activated Signs
Aberdeenshire Council - The Bus Stop! Campaign
South Lanarkshire Council - Route Action Plans
Best Transport Integration
South Lanarkshire Council - Park & Ride Facility Carluke Railway Station
Fife Council - Bus Access to the New St Andrews Community Hospital
Dundee City Council - Dundee Travel Active
Nestrans, ACSEF, SDPA and Constituent Local Authorities - Joint working to develop integrated land use and transport policies
Best Practice in Travel to School and Work Schemes
Scottish Borders Council – Green Feet Forward
Fife Council - Fife Council's Travel Plan and School Travel Plans
North Lanarkshire Council - Cumberlauld/St Andrews Primary Schools School Travel Plan
Cycling Improvements
South Ayrshire Council - Route Development 2002-2010
Fife Council - Culross to Longannet Cycleway
North Lanarkshire Council - Carrickstone to Craigmarloch, Cumbernauld, Phases I,II & III
Aberdeenshire Council - The Aberdeenshire Walking and Cycling Action Plan
Walking & The Public Realm
Glasgow City Council - Public Realm and Tourist Pedestrian Signage
City of Edinburgh Council - Edinburgh Grassmarket
The Public Transport Operator of the Year
Scotrail
Stagecoach in Fife
McGills Buses
Caledonian MacBrayne- Hebridean & Clyde Ferries
Lothian Buses
Contribution to Sustainable Transport
Interlink M74 JV - M74 Completion Project
FirstGroup - DriveGreen
Pentland Ferries Limited - Impact of the new catamaran ferry MV Pentalina
Transport Project of the Year
Logica - Smart Ticketing Concessionary Travel Project
Morgan VINCI - Upper Forth Crossing at Kincardine
Nestrans - Laurencekirk station re-opening
BEAR Scotland – A92 Dock Street
Excellence in Technology and Innovation
Fife Council - Variable Lighting Programme
Logica - Smart Ticketing Concessionary Travel Project
Lothian Buses and City of Edinburgh Council - Bustracker
Amey - Reducing Risks at Road Works Sites
Aberdeenshire Council - E Scheduling School Transport Services
Arriva PLC- UK Bus - The M-ticketing project
The Best Transport Partnership of the Year
Stagecoach Perth, Perth & Kinross Council & Aviva – Aviva Perth Public Transport Initiative
Stagecoach Bluebird and Aberdeenshire Council – Buchanan Link
Nestrans – The Getabout Partnership
South Lanarkshire Council - Park & Ride at Carluke Rail Station
Fife Council - Safer Transport Liaison Group
Scottish Transport Credit Union
Arriva - The Youth Bus and The Gym Bus
Excellence in Marketing and Travel Planning
Fife Council - Rosyth Ferry/Bus Integration
First Scotrail - Sainsbury’s Partnership Promotion
Caledonian MacBrayne- Hebridean & Clyde Ferries
Lothian Buses – ‘Wish you were Here’ and ‘Zoom to the Zoo’
Falkirk Council –‘ Take the Right Route’ Personal Travel Planning
City of Edinburgh Council - Bustracker
Aberdeenshire Council – ‘No Excuse’ Zones
The Frontline Employee of the Year
ScotRail - Willie Dickson
Fife Council - Graeme Ritchie
Edinburgh Airport - Carol Lawton
A further two awards by nomination will be presented on the night of the awards by the judges for: Outstanding Contribution to National Transport in Scotland; Young Transport Professional of the Year.
The judging panel, chaired by Prof David Begg comprises:
Dr Iain Docherty, Senior Lecturer/Director of MBA Programmes,
Professor George Hazel, Managing Director of MRC McLean Hazel Ltd
David Middleton, Chief Executive, Transport
For further information contact: Grant Poulton, Transport Times, 0207 828 3804 or by email [email protected]
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