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TRANSACTIONS NEWSLETTER ONLINE

June 2002

Call for Award Nominations

MTC Awards
Jack Desrocher
After a two-year break, MTC's Transportation Awards Program is back. The program recognizes innovations that improve the transportation network; educational programs that promote safety, the use of transit and the like; activities that encourage alternatives to driving alone; volunteers who help brighten our daily commutes; efforts to boost smart growth; and members of the media who do an exceptional job of informing the public.

Nominations also are invited for four special awards. The Doris W. Kahn Accessible Transportation Award honors a person or organization whose efforts have benefited the elderly or persons with disabilities; the John F. Foran Legislative Award honors a state or federal legislator whose work has had a positive effect on transportation; and the Greta Ericson Distinguished Service Award recognizes quality leadership in the transportation profession.

A new category this year is the David Tannehill Special Employee Award, named for a longtime MTC planner who passed away in late 2001. The award is intended for a transportation employee who goes beyond the call of duty.

The deadline for nominations is Friday, July 12, 2002. For an application form or to submit your nomination online, visit the MTC Awards page or call the MTC Public Information Office at 510.817.5757.

Speaking of Awards...
The California Transportation Foundation in May honored MTC's Web-based transit trip planner (see story) with a 2002 Tranny Award for transit management.

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