WINNERS OF THE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT ANNOUNCED
The winners of their joint Award for Outstanding Innovation in Public Transport have been announced by the International Transport Forum (ITF) and the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), two of the leading international voices in the global transport sector. Overall winner is the Consorcio Régional de Transports de Madrid, Spain for their Intergrated Transport Plan
Runners-up are Arriva Southern Counties and Kent County Council, UK, and Ahmedabad Janmarg, India, both for their Bus Rapid Transit systems
A special mention
for
innovation on the transport horizon is to be presented to Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB), Germany, for the easy.GO mobile travel information and ticketing service.
A second special mention, this time for
transport operation-wide application of innovation will be presented to Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, India, for application of innovation through their operations incorporating management, leadership, technology, and employee services.
A third special mention for strategic vision of innovation in public transport – Doubling the market share of public transport across the country, in line with UITP Strategy for public transport sector – will be awarded to The Swedish Public Transport Association, Sweden.
“We were delighted to receive over 25 strong applications from 23 countries all which demonstrated commitment to improving public transport through innovation,” said Jack Short, Secretary General of the International Transport Forum.
Hans Rat, UITP Secretary-General and ITF’s award partner, was delighted with the global response to the call for applications for the award: “It was a difficult task to single out any one particular application so the jury of seven transport experts determined there was merit in recognising not only an overall award winner, but also two joint runners-up and three special mentions.”
