APTA 2026 AdWheel Awards Call for Entries Is Open!
11/10/2025
The call for entries for APTA’s 2026 AdWheel Awards is open. This annual program recognizes APTA members’ top marketing, communications, and customer experience (MCX) initiatives that advance the strategic interests of public transportation organizations.
Awards are given in three categories:
- Best Workforce Development Initiative
- Best Efforts to Increase Ridership or Sales
- Best Educational Initiative(All other non-workforce or non-ridership objectives, such as highlighting funding needs)
Learn more and submit entries here by Dec. 10. First Place winners will be notified mid-January and honored at the 2026 APTA MCX Workshop, Feb. 22-25 in Savannah, GA. Grand Award winners will be notified mid-summer and honored October 4-7 at APTA TRANSform & EXPO in Chicago, IL.
Find 2025’s 70 First Place winners here and the 15 best-of-the-best 2025 Grand Award winners here.