APTA Honors 2024 Awards, Hall of Fame Winners at TRANSform!
10/7/2024
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APTA honored 13 organizations and leaders with the 2024 APTA Awards at the APTA Honors Luncheon, held Oct. 1 during TRANSform. The association also inducted three new members into the APTA Hall of Fame.
The 2024 APTA Honors Awards recognize those in the public transportation industry in North America who have demonstrated significant leadership, are outstanding role models of excellence, and whose accomplishments and innovations have greatly advanced public transportation.
Organization Awards
Outstanding Public Transportation System
Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority, Birmingham, AL Fewer than 3 million annual passenger trips.
SamTrans, San Carlos, CA More than 3 million but fewer than 15 million annual passenger trips.
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, San Jose, CA More than 15 million but fewer than 50 million annual passenger trips.
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), Atlanta, GA More than 50 million annual passenger trips.
Excellence in Inclusive Collaboration Award (jointly honoring a public transit agency, DBE, and private-sector prime firm)
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, St. Petersburg, FL; H.W. Lochner; and Jones Worley.
Innovation Awards
Calgary Transit, Calgary, AB, CANADA.
Montgomery County Ride On, Rockville, MD.
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV.
TriMet, Portland, OR.
Individual Awards
Distinguished Service Award
Shannon G. Hardin, president, Columbus City Council, Columbus, OH.
Outstanding Chief Executive Officer
Dawn Distler, Metro Regional Transit Authority, Akron, OH.