Momentum: Issue #76

July 19, 2021

ITS America Now Accepting Submissions for the 2021 Annual Awards Program

Awards season is here! While it’s not the red-carpet television and film awards, ITS America has officially kicked off its 2021 annual awards program and is now accepting submissions. The awards will culminate at the 2021 Annual Meeting in Charlotte, December 7-10.

This year’s awards include the highly competitive “Best of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)” Award and the new “Best of Mobility on Demand (MOD)” Award.

The Best of ITS Award recognizes organizations implementing the most advanced projects in the transportation and technology industry. This program aims to distinguish organizations whose transportation projects demonstrate specific and measurable outcomes and exemplify innovation. This year, ITS America will award a best partnership project winner and projects should fit in with meeting theme – Reimagining Transportation.

The Best of MOD Award will recognize an outstanding Mobility on Demand public-private partnership (P3) that is making a notable impact and leveraging emerging mobility systems to improve access.

For both awards, at least one partner must be a current member in good standing of ITS America. All entrants must be public-private partnerships and projects must be implemented in North America and deployed during 2020 or 2021. Full eligibility requirements, application criteria, and submission and scoring criteria are available here.

Volunteers from ITS America standing committees, MOD awards subcommittee, and staff will review entries and select the top finalists to present at the Best of ITS Awards Reception in Charlotte. Reception attendees will vote during the reception, and ITS America will announce winners that evening.

All submissions are due September 8 and finalists will be notified October 13.

The Outstanding State Chapters Awards will also be announced at the Annual Meeting; guidelines will be sent directly to state chapter representatives. For questions related to all awards, please contact Rachel Rettberg, Director, Meetings and Education: rrettberg@itsa.org. Good luck!

Let’s Transform the Future Together.

Technology evolves faster than we can imagine the future. Rapidly evolving transportation innovations are being developed and deployed that promise to entirely reshape the way our transportation network operates, facilitating vast improvements to transportation safety and overall mobility. The promise of these innovations is apparent, but the deployment and application of these technologies is not without challenges. While technology disrupts the transportation ecosystem with new innovations and ideas, government, communities, private companies, and researchers must race to catch up to and contend with ideas never thought possible. How do we accelerate change and safely embrace new technology while promoting collaboration across industry to advance shared societal goals? Through nonprofits like the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America).

ITS America and its members have been at the center of these innovations, advocating for transformational technology to save lives, promote sustainability, and improve access to mobility.

Join us.

As advocates for transportation innovation throughout the world’s largest transportation network, ITS America’s public, private and academic members are dedicated to championing smart mobility strategies to ensure safe and thriving communities.
Ramin Massoumi, Global Solutions Director – Mobility, arcadis
Private companies, public agencies and academic institutions committed to influencing the future of intelligent transportation come together at ITS America. Every day, our members advance technology solutions that save lives and improve mobility across the country – in cities, suburbs, and rural communities.
Malcolm Dougherty, National Practice Executive, Transportation, Michael Baker International
At ITS America, our public, private and academic sector members are committed to deploying intelligent transportation technologies to save lives and improve mobility on our nation’s roads. While transportation constantly evolves, we will do all we can to ensure it continues to be the engine that drives our nation’s economy and contributes to improving our quality of life.
Carlos Braceras, Director, Utah Department of Transportation