Awards

The Urban Transportation Showcase Program supports two award programs that recognize leadership and innovation in sustainable urban transportation.  The links below provide case study information on winners and nominees.
 

2005 Submissions (PDF, 349 KB)

• Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink), British Columbia (Winner) — U-Pass Program
• City of Moncton, New Brunswick — Active Transportation Plan
• Town of Markham, Ontario —  Transportation Demand Management
• Regional Municipality of York, Ontario — Save-A-Life Road Safety Program

• City of Edmonton, Alberta (Winner) — Ribbon of Steel: A Multi-use Trail and Streetcar Corridor
• Region of Waterloo, Ontario — You Can Clear the Air: Grade 3 Curriculum Supplement
• City of Brampton, Ontario — Environmental Stewardship Program: Focus on Renewable Biodiesel Fuel
• City of Montreal, Borough Saint-Laurent, Quebec — St-Laurent Commuter Management Centre
• City of Richmond, British Columbia — Community Mobility Strategy

2003 Submissions (PDF, 215 KB)

• City of Ottawa, Ontario (Winner) — The O-Train: Light Rail Pilot Project
• City of Brampton, Ontario — Biodiesel Fuel
• City of Mississauga, Ontario — Towards an Idle-Free Zone
• Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD), British Columbia — Brunette-Fraser Integrated Utility Greenway Pilot
• City of Montreal, Quebec — Saint-Laurent Commuter Management Centre
• Regional of Waterloo, Ontario — Alternative Fuels for Waterloo Region
• City of Toronto, Ontario — Accessible Taxicab Programme
• Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia — Blueprint for a Bicycle Friendly HRM

2002 Submissions (PDF, 159 KB)

• City of Brampton, Ontario (Winner) — Improving Transit Ridership and Transit     Means to Accommodate Growth
• City of Edmonton, Alberta (Winner) — Fuel Sense Program
• City of Mississauga, Ontario (Winner) — GO Shuttle Service - Cooksville Station
• Regional Municipality of York, Ontario — On the Move Toward Sustainable Transportation York Region Transportation Master Plan
• Resort Municipality of Whistler, British Columbia — The Whistler Way! Rideshare Program
• City of Regina, Saskatchewan — Natural Gas Vehicle Program
• City of New Westminster, British Columbia — Green Linkages in New Westminster: Cross-town Greenway and Sapperton Landing Park
• Town of Markham, Ontario — The Great Transportation Debate

2001 Submissions (PDF, 121 KB)

• Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario (Winner) — Developing a Regional Bus System that Increases Transit Ridership
• Resort Municipality of Whistler, British Columbia — Whistler Comprehensive Transportation Strategy
• City of New Westminster, British Columbia — Walkable Cities
• City of New Westminster, British Columbia — McBride Boulevard Pedestrian / Bicycle Overpass Project

2000 Submissions (PDF, 116 KB)

• Kamloops, British Columbia (Winner) — TravelSmart Program

• Waterloo, Ontario — Forming a Regional Transit System in the Region of Waterloo 

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2004 Nominations (awarded in 2005)

• IBI Group and the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers (CITE) (Winner) — Promoting Sustainable Transportation Through Site Design: A proposed Recommended Practice 
• City of Edmonton, Alberta — Edmonton's Northeast LRT Rail-with-Trail
• Dillon Consulting Limited nomination of the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario — Halton Transportation Master Plan: "The Region in Motion
• City of Brampton, Ontario — AcceleRide: Brampton Rapid Transit Initiative
• City of Vancouver, British-Columbia — Achieving Greenhouse Gas Reductions from Passenger Vehicles

2003 Nominations (awarded in 2004)

• Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario (Winner) — "You Can Clear the Air", Grade Three Curriculum Supplement

2002 Nominations (awarded in 2003)

• City of Calgary, Alberta (Winner) — Transportation Solutions Group 
• Longueuil, Quebec — Jacques Cartier Bridge Re-decking Project
• St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador — Grand Concourse Walkway Network
• City of Toronto, Ontario — F.G. Gardiner Expressway East Dismantling Project
   

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