RECEIVE nominations for the eighteenth annual Transportation Agency Excellence awards to honor individuals, businesses, groups or projects for their efforts to improve the transportation system in Monterey County; and

SELECT awards recipients for the eighteenth awards ceremony to be held during the January 2019 Transportation Agency Board Meeting. 

The Transportation Agency released a call for nominations for the "18th Annual Transportation Excellence Awards" in October 2018 to encourage and appreciate efforts made by Monterey County residents, businesses and employees to improve transportation in Monterey County. Fourteen nominations were submitted to the Agency in December for consideration for the awards ceremony scheduled during the January 2019 Transportation Agency Board meeting. 

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Each year, the Transportation Agency for Monterey County seeks nominations for the Agency's "Transportation Excellence Awards" to show its appreciation to the local community for its outstanding efforts to improve transportation in Monterey County. The program has award categories for individuals, businesses/groups, programs or projects. Examples of potential awards include but are not limited to:

• Transportation employees who excel at their jobs and go the extra mile to promote the most efficient use of the transportation system.
• Innovative activities that promote more efficient use of the local transportation network.
• Citizens or organizations that have made significant efforts to inform and educate the public about transportation issues.
• Successful efforts to improve transit services and encourage the use of alternatives to driving alone.

The following individuals, programs and projects were nominated for consideration for the 2018 Transportation Excellence Awards: 

Special Individual Award Recognition

• State Senator Anthony Cannella - Transportation Leadership

Individual Award

• Jennifer Cline - Volunteer, MST Navigator Program
• Chris Lopez - Chief of Staff, Supervisor Salinas, County Supervisor-Elect

Group

• Monterey County "No on Prop 6" Leaders

Program

• Taxi Voucher Program  - Monterey-Salinas Transit

Projects

• Alta Street Rehabilitation Project – City of Gonzales
• Castroville Bicycle Pedestrian Path and Railroad Crossing Project – County of Monterey
• Ciclovia Gonzales – Monterey County Health Department
• Fremont/El Sausal Safe Routes to School – City of Salinas
• Lighthouse Avenue Signal Synchronization – City of Monterey
• “MST Real Time” – Monterey - Salinas Transit
• Mud Creek Landslide – Caltrans, District 5
• “Ride the 40s on Us” - Monterey-Salinas Transit
• West Broadway Urban Village Infrastructure Improvement Project – City of Seaside