Lancashire County Council Awards 2008 and earlier
National Transport Awards 2008 shortlist
Hyndburn Greenway has been shortlisted for a national award. The project which saw the creation of a cycleway across Scaitcliffe Lodge and "On the Move" cycle rides has been shortlisted in the best cycling scheme category in the National Transport Awards.
The cycle route is largely off-road and runs through the borough linking Rishton, Great Harwood, Accrington and Baxenden using the canal towpath, cycle paths and an old railway. The scheme has also been praised for setting up a series of special rides for people with doctor's referrals.
The Greenway was constructed in partnership between Lancashire County Council, Hyndburn Borough Council and Sustrans, the sustainable transport charity. The route is said to stand out from the competition because of the way it crosses the causeway across the "lake" - the former lodge on the edge of Accrington town centre.
County Coun Matthew Tomlinson, Cabinet Member for Environment and Transportation, said: "This is a fantastic project and the route looks really striking."
IHT North West Transportation Project of the Year May 2008
Eaves Green Link Road scheme has been named North West Transportation Project of the Year 2008 by the Institution of Highways and Transportation (IHT).
The scheme was constructed between December 2006 and November 2007. Its value was £4 million and included a new 1.4km road and a three-span bridge over the River Yarrow. It was opened 15 weeks early with over 100,000 accident-free man hours worked.
The project provides significant community benefits, and the local community was involved and kept informed of progress throughout. Some elements of the project were redesigned to reduce construction time and there was significant use of recycled materials. Local environmental enhancements included creation of habitats for great crested newts and installation of bat boxes.
Work to assist and communicate with local residents, businesses and the large school next to the site were also addressed proactively and jointly, including regular ‘surgeries’. The works scored 99% in the Considerate Constructors Scheme audit and also received a Silver Award in the ICE 2008 Community Award.
FE Success in Green Gown Awards
April 2008
Lancaster and Morecambe College won the Colleges and Smaller Institutions category for its whole-college approach to sustainability including their Travel Plan.
The judges were impressed with the inclusive, values-led approach at Lancaster and Morecambe College. The long-term thinking of this winning entry was also commended.
The Green Gown Awards are now in their fourth year and have become the benchmark of sustainability excellence in the Further and Higher Education sector.
Beacon Council for Improving Accessibility 2008
Awarded in March 2008
Lancashire is working hard with its partners to improve accessibility to essential services – learning, health, jobs and shopping for affordable, healthy food. Our efforts were recognised by the award of Beacon Council for Improving Accessibility.
The judges said, “Accessibility issues are embedded in the work of the whole council and are reflected in its work with partners, particularly the health sector. Lancashire has effective analysis and understanding of who those in greatest need are and where they are located. There is good linkage between the corporate accessibility direction of social inclusion and the transport orientated LTP work. Accessibility is tackled as an issue which includes transport but is not limited to it.”
Civitas Awards
Lancashire County Council, Preston City Council and South Ribble Borough Council are working together to deliver a project to promote sustainable transport through the Civitas programme. The project has already won two awards and provides a good role model for other cities.
EC CIVITAS New Mobility Culture Leadership Award 2004
At the CIVITAS Forum in 2004 in Rotterdam, Lancashire County Council was runner up in the CIVITAS award for “New Mobility Culture Leadership”
This recognised the innovative work which we have done in Preston in developing UTMC systems to actively manage the highway network, not just by controlling traffic but by sharing travel information, distributing it to a wider audience so that the travelling public can see in real time the current network situation, and influencing time of journey, modal choice and route.
It also recognised partnership working with bus operators to develop Real Time Passenger Information systems, with quality bus corridors linked to UTMC giving bus priority when needed at traffic signal junctions. Through the introduction of bus management systems, bus operators have interactive links with the UTC control centre and this information is used jointly to make journeys easier, more reliable and safer.
EC CIVITAS Cities in Motion Award 2006
The European Commission presented the CIVITAS Award “Cities in Motion” for a Demonstration City to the Lancashire CIVITAS partnership of councils and private firms based around Preston at the 2006 CIVITAS Forum in Burgos. The award was given in recognition of our success in translating stated policies into concrete achievements and providing evidence of contributing to the development of European Transport Policy. Political commitment and citizen involvement were key requirements. The award recognises ambitious policy making, clear political support and leadership, technical competence and timely implementation of sustainable transport measures.
2. ACoRP Awards 2006
Most Enhanced Community/Small Station September 2006
Dolwyddelan Station has been named the UK’s Most Enhanced Community Station by the Association of Community Rail Partnerships (ACoRP).
Runners Up
2nd Parbold Station, West Lancs CRP, Lancs County Council and Northern Rail
3rd Burscough Bridge Station, West Lancs CRP and Northern Rail
3. DfT Transport Efficiency Group 2006
Bob Linnard accepted the accessibility map from LTP2 as an example of good practice.
4. Bus Industry Awards 2006
Viacom Outdoor Bus Marketing Campaign of the Year
Winner Burnley & Pendle Travel/The Witch Way
Runner up Translink
Accessibility: Claudia Flanders Memorial Award
Winner GMPTE Travel Training Initiative
Runner Up Rossendale Transport/County Rider