Nominations for
2024 ITE San Diego Section Awards
Call for Nominations:
ITE San Diego Section Awards
The period for submitting 2024 nominations has officially concluded. Thank you for your nominations.
Please direct any questions on the nomination process to Jordan Gray, Awards Co-Chair, at Jordan.Gray@mbakerintl.com.
Nomination Categories
Honoring Local Excellence awards
Following ITE San Diego Section tradition, we have the following awards available to honor those agencies and professionals making advancements in the local industry:
Public Agency of the Year:
To recognize a public agency that has made a significant contribution toward the development of sound transportation-based public policy, dedication to research to enhance the transportation profession, and the implementation of innovative transportation solutions within the County of San Diego.
Transportation Professional of the Year:
To recognize outstanding contributions to the ITE San Diego Section. The award is intended to acknowledge the personal commitment to the overall success of the section, personal sacrifices for the betterment of the organization, and recognized leadership in their field of expertise.
Young Transportation Professional of the Year:
To recognize outstanding contributions of our young members (35 years old and under) to the ITE San Diego Section. The award is intended to acknowledge the personal commitment to the overall success of the section, personal sacrifices for the betterment of the organization, and recognized leadership in their field of expertise.
Transportation Achievement Awards
Award categories for projects, programs, and studies are reflective of the five categories identified by the ITE International guidelines.
Complete Streets:
A program, study, or infrastructure project that achieves or facilitates traditional Complete Streets objectives: accommodates all/many modes of transportation, accessibility for all ages, more comfortable environment for all users.
Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO):
A program, study, or infrastructure project that achieves or facilitates traditional TSMO objectives: smoother and more reliable traffic flow, reduced congestion, improved safety, etc.
Safety:
A program, study, or infrastructure project that addresses existing or potential transportation safety concerns.
Planning:
Any study of a planned transportation project or program.
Traffic Engineering:
An exceptional transportation infrastructure project that creates a safe and efficient movement of people and goods on travel ways.
Winners of each category will receive the ITE San Diego Transportation Achievement Nominee Award in their respective category at our ITE San Diego Holiday Party. These nominees will then compete against other top programs and projects in the ITE Western District and potentially at the ITE International level. This gives ITE San Diego an opportunity to showcase our best transportation projects on an international stage.
Special Awards
In addition to the five project/program/study award categories, the highest scoring applications in all categories also automatically compete for our prestigious ITE San Diego Section awards:
Transportation Project of the Year:
Recognizing programs/projects that significantly enhanced the field of transportation planning and engineering within the County. Winning projects demonstrate comprehensive mobility transportation planning or engineering, implement state-of-the-art design principles, or are innovative projects within the County.
Technical Document of the Year:
Recognizing the outstanding research and technical writing efforts of the members of our transportation community.
Eligibility
Agencies: Nominees should be within San Diego County and demonstrate commitments to achieving and implementing transportation ideals and strategies that benefit the public.
Professionals: Nominees should be involved with ITE and promote the advancement of the organization or transportation objectives in the industry.
Young Transportation Professionals: Nominees should be less than 35 years old on or before 7/31/2024. Nominees should be involved with ITE and promote the advancement of the organization or transportation objectives in the industry.
Projects/Programs/Studies: Nominations should consider accomplishments that occurred from 8/1/2023 through 7/31/2024 within San Diego County.
Submission Details
There is no cost for entry or limit to the number of nominations that may be submitted for consideration.
The Awards Selection Committee will choose their most deserving individuals and/or projects that have made a notable contribution to the enhancement of the local and/or regional transportation industry from the eligible nominations received.
The Awards Selection Committee reserves the right to not offer an award in every category, based on qualifications and achievements listed in the application. If a nomination is deemed more suitable for a different category, the applicant will be contacted for approval to make application adjustments.
Nominations are to be submitted through the ITE San Diego Section website at https://sandiegoite.org/awards by end of day on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2024. Please direct any questions on the nomination process to Jordan Gray, Awards Co-Chair, at Jordan.Gray@mbakerintl.com. All nominations should be submitted with images that can be used in the awards presentation or future Western District nomination applications.
