Work in sustainable travel? It’s time to step into the spotlight

With the Judging Panel for the Smarter Travel Awards now selected, the business of drawing up the short list is just weeks away

Richard Armitage FCILT is an independent sustainable transport and shared mobility practitioner with over 35 years` experience and will be chairing the Smarter Travel Awards 2015 Judges Panel

Richard Armitage FCILT is an independent sustainable transport and shared mobility practitioner with over 35 years` experience and will be chairing the Smarter Travel Awards 2015 Judges Panel

"The Smarter Travel Awards are an exciting opportunity to recognise the hard work and dedication of people on the frontline of smarter choices delivery and to showcase those individuals and teams that are leading innovation in travel behaviour change." Nicola Kane, Transport Strategy Manager, Transport for Greater Manchester

"The Smarter Travel Awards are an exciting opportunity to recognise the hard work and dedication of people on the frontline of smarter choices delivery and to showcase those individuals and teams that are leading innovation in travel behaviour change." Nicola Kane, Transport Strategy Manager, Transport for Greater Manchester

"I am looking forward to seeing case studies where smarter travel isn’t just about changing the journey but getting people more active so that their journey is something that makes them healthier and happier." Adrian Lord, Associate, Steer Davies Gleave

"I am looking forward to seeing case studies where smarter travel isn’t just about changing the journey but getting people more active so that their journey is something that makes them healthier and happier." Adrian Lord, Associate, Steer Davies Gleave

There are some great things happening in the world of sustainable travel and shared mobility. Sure, there are some dismal ones too, which is all the more reason why we need the Smarter Travel Awards to illuminate the path to progress and positive outcomes.

The Judging Panel has now been appointed - they come from all walks of life: local government; consultancy; academia; and the private sector. Without exception, they have direct experience of the practicalities of delivering smarter travel. 

Their specialist knowledge and expertise ranges from marketing to apps, car clubs to travel plans, behaviour change programmes to bike hire, and evaluation techniques to cycling infrastructure. And they are looking forward to reading your awards entries.

Nominations welcome

Anyone can nominate an organisation or project for the Smarter Travel Awards 2015, so please don’t be shy: a consultancy can nominate their client's project, and a marketing company can propose their own campaign. The Judges Panel will consider authenticity, impact, evidence and replicability. 

Entry is free

Deadline for entries

We have extended the deadline by a week to Friday 12 December as we recognise that many of you are balancing demands in the end of year, pre-Christmas crush. When the event programme was being prepared, the call for papers prompted more than 150 submissions – so we know that interest is high. Now there's a little more time, you can figure out which is the best award to go for and refine your entry. And remember: nothing ventured, nothing gained – if you don't enter, it is certain that you will not win!

Enter the awards now!

About the judging panel...

• Chair: Richard Armitage, sustainable transport practitioner specialising in workplace travel plans, often in the NHS, and residential travel plans

• Jessica Anderson, transport planner currently supporting the Tyne & Wear Go Smarter core team based at Newcastle City Council

• Kiron Chatterjee, Associate Professor in Travel Behaviour at the Centre for Transport & Society at the University of the West of England

• Nicola Kane, Transport Strategy Manager at Transport for Greater Manchester 

• Adrian Lord, Associate, Steer Davies Gleave, transport consultant with 20 years’ experience of developing infrastructure and promotional activities, particularly for cycling and walking

• Iain Macbeth, Behaviour Change Programme Manager at Transport for London's Roads Modernisation Plan

• Amanda Pearce, Director of Diva Creative, the Sheffield based award-winning marketing agency

• Jonathan Raper, Chief Executive of TransportAPI, Britain's leading provider of open public transport data

• Martin Tugwell, Head of Business Development at the Transport Systems Catapult, the UK’s centre for innovation, technology and applied Research and Development in Intelligent Mobility 

  Find out more at www.smartertravelawards.co.uk