2013 AzTA/ADOT ANNUAL TRANSIT CONFERENCE

COMING TOGETHER – TRANSIT CONNECTS US

EXCELLENCE AWARDS

AzTA / ADOT Excellence Awards

• 9 Categories• 31 Overall Nominations• Wide Range of Diversity

Record Year for Nominations!

Outstanding Transit Organization

• Recognizes the organization (any size or type in Arizona) that has demonstrated outstanding innovation, creativity, customer service and operational improvements in providing public transportation services.

• Nominees:– Ryan Kooi, Vista Transit– Neal Young, City of Phoenix Transit System– Valley Metro– City of Scottsdale/Dunn Transit

AzTA / ADOT Excellence Awards

The Winner Is:

City of Scottsdale/Dunn

Transportation

Outstanding Transit Individual• Recognizes an individual that has provided outstanding leadership and/or

contributions to public transportation programs to the transit industry, to a jurisdiction or municipality, or to the private sector to improve the quality of transit services

• Nominees:– Denise Wolford, Town of Miami..Cobre Valley Transit– John Andoh, YCAT– Ryan Kooi, Vista Transit– Lieutenant Adrian Ruiz, COP PD– Farshid Akhavan, City of Phoenix Public Transit Planner III– Dan Harrigan, ADOT– Anita Hinojos, Town of Hayden– Nicole Patrick, ADOT

AzTA / ADOT Excellence Awards

The Winner Is:

Lieutenant Adrian Ruiz, City Of Phoenix Police

Department

Outstanding Special Needs Transportation Program

• Recognizes the outstanding provider of services for elderly persons and persons with disabilities, through improvements or innovations in operational efficiency and customer service

• Nominees:– Terry Delia, New Horizon, LHC– U of A Disability Cart Service– City of Phoenix Alternative Transportation Options,

Transportation for Seniors and People with Disabilities– Easter Seals Blake Foundation (Cheryl Wilson)

AzTA / ADOT Excellence Awards

The Winner Is:

University of Arizona

Disability Cart Service

Outstanding Rural/Small Urban Transit System

• Recognizes the outstanding provider of public transportation in rural or small urbanized areas through improvements or innovations in operations efficiency and customer service.

• Nominees:– Tom Hakeneworth, Four Seasons Transit/White Mountain

Connection– NAIPTA, Jeff Meilbeck/Erika Mazza– Mary Witkofski, City of Maricopa Express Transit (Comet)

AzTA / ADOT Excellence Awards

The Winner Is:

NAIPTA Jeff Meilbeck

and Erika Mazza

Outstanding Transit Innovation• Recognizes an individual(s), organization, or group that has

demonstrated innovative program creation, development, management and/or delivery for public transportation service, existing /new public transportation program or system, or transit resources.

• Nominees:– Total Transit, Virtual DAR– Vista Transit, Zonar Inspection System– Saguaro Transportation Services, Yuma--Sara Rides– City of Phoenix: Liquefied Natural Gas to Compressed Natural Gas Fuel – Maher Hazine, Deputy Public Works Director, City of Peoria, Dial a Ride– SkyTrain, City of Phoenix

AzTA / ADOT Excellence Awards

The Winner Is:

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport:

Sky Train

Outstanding Training Program

• Recognizes an individual(s), organization, or group that has demonstrated innovative program creation, development, management and/or delivery for a transit training program.

AzTA / ADOT Excellence Awards

The Winner Is:

Ron Romley Chino Valley

Transit

Outstanding Vendor

• Recognizes a private sector supplier which has demonstrated superior support to the transit industry through its business enterprise providing goods, services, or other support

AzTA / ADOT Excellence Awards

The Winner Is:

, Paula Dong Arizona

Bus Sales

Dave Barber Straight Transit Talk

• Recognizes an individual demonstrating excellence in transit advocacy with the general public, elected leaders, and/or within the community by consistently speaking succinctly to transit issues with clear, concise, factual, and to-the-point statements about public transportation

• Nominees:– Thelda Williams, Phoenix Councilwoman– Tom Hackenworth, Show Low

AzTA / ADOT Excellence Awards

The Winner is:

Councilwoman Thelda Williams

Friend of Transit

• Recognizes an individual, group, organization, or business that has demonstrated outstanding support of transit causes, promotes transit programs, and/or develops transit resources that builds the profession and its practitioners.

• Nominees:– Harry Mitchell, Former councilman, mayor, senator, and

congressman– Ron Barnes, Total Transit

AzTA / ADOT Excellence Awards

The Winner Is:

Congressman Harry Mitchell