Is there a person, project, or MPO you’d like to recognize for outstanding work and/or achievements? Nominations for the 2023 AMPO Awards are officially open, but don’t delay! Submissions are due by Friday, July 21st.
Winners will be announced at the 2023 AMPO Annual Conference in Cleveland, September 26-29. You do not need to be present to win!
Outstanding Overall Achievement for a TMA MPO
AMPO honors the efforts of a TMA MPO that has successfully advanced and promoted metropolitan transportation planning as a result of the outcomes from a specific product(s) or project(s) and/or through excellence and innovation in an MPO’s holistic operation.
Outstanding Overall Achievement for a non-TMA MPO
AMPO honors the efforts of a non-TMA MPO that has successfully advanced and promoted metropolitan transportation planning as a result of the outcomes from a specific product(s) or project(s) and/or through excellence and innovation in an MPO’s holistic operation.
Excellence in MPO Coordination & Partnership
AMPO honors outstanding efforts in coordination and partnership, recognizing strong collaborative projects and practices among MPOs, transit agencies, state DOTs, etc.
Outstanding Elected Official Leadership
AMPO honors outstanding efforts in transportation planning and leadership of an elected official who has served as a champion for their community and has successfully advanced or promoted transportation planning in the public arena. Any member of an MPO Policy Board is eligible to be nominated for this Award.
Excellence in MPO Staff Achievement
AMPO fosters a healthy organizational culture within its own walls and wants to recognize an MPO who does the same. AMPO has core values that define the work we do: Knowledge, Impact, Collaboration.The Excellence in MPO Staff Achievement award has been updated in 2023 to acknowledge the achievement of an entire MPO staff who have demonstrated collaboration and teamwork in the transportation planning process that has resulted in significant and impactful contributions to their MPO region.
The Ronald F. Kirby Lifetime Achievement Award
Ron will be remembered as a leading expert in transportation planning and a key figure in the MPO community. The Ronald F. Kirby Lifetime Achievement Award honors the contributions and advancements that Ron made to transportation planning. With this award, AMPO honors outstanding efforts in transportation planning and leadership from an individual who has served as a champion of transportation planning and advanced or promoted the practice, not only within his or her local community, but throughout the greater MPO community. Any member/former member of an MPO staff is eligible to be nominated for this Award. Please note that while all nominations will be carefully and thoughtfully reviewed, given the prestige and meaning of this Award it is not necessarily bestowed annually.
Honorable Mentions
Please note that in some cases the AMPO Awards Committee may consider awarding honorable mentions for the categories of Outstanding Overall Achievement for a TMA MPO, Outstanding Overall Achievement for a non-TMA MPO, and Excellence in MPO Coordination & Partnership.
Submit your nomination today by clicking here.
