People & Teams Awards
2026 Finalists

• Nottingham Electric Bus Project - ITP by Haskoning

Nottingham have upgraded their entire single deck bus fleet to Battery Electric Vehicles as part of the Nottingham Electric Bus Project, resulting in projected emission savings of 3,800 tonnes of Co2 per year, whilst reducing operational costs and high levels of passenger satisfaction.
 

• Oxford’s Electric Bus Transformation - Oxfordshire Bus Enhanced Partnership

The introduction of 159 electric buses in Oxford has saved 7,233 tonnes of CO₂ annually and has also resulted in a 24% reduction in roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations, reduction in city noise, and measurable health and economic benefits for residents.

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• The Electric Universal Bus Service - University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge’s electric Universal bus service initiative demonstrates the feasibility of higher education institutions procuring tailored bus services and highlights the importance of route, frequency, vehicles, fares, and branding in encouraging sustainable journeys.

• Pathway to net zero asphalt surfacing - AtkinsRéalis

Through collaboration with National Highways and industry partners, eight innovative trials were completed, achieving over 180,000 kg Co2 reduction and utilising over 6,300 tonnes of reclaimed asphalt. 
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• Reliability-based Partial Factor Structural Assessment for the South Wales Trunk Road Agent (SWTRA) - AtkinsRéalis

AtkinsRéalis conducted reliability-based partial factor assessments for four bridges in South Wales, reducing the need for strengthening whilst saving money and emissions. 

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• Llanbedr Transport Improvements -  Cyngor Gwynedd / WSP

The Llanbedr study utilised the Infrastructure Carbon Tool and the Low Carbon Transport Infrastructure Benchmarking Tool to inform data-driven decision-making and prioritise reducing traffic carbon emissions.

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• Decarbonising StreetLighting - Right Light Right Place Right Time - East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Using thermal cameras to precisely determine where best to prioritise, East Riding utilised high-reflectivity signage, solar-powered studs and LEDs to achieves 40-60% whole-life carbon reduction.

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• ECB Eco - M1 Scheme 4 - Extrudakerb Ltd

Extrudakerb delivers the UK’s first ultra-low-carbon slipformed concrete barrier system, achieving a 53.5% reduction in embodied carbon and saving approximately 925.8 tonnes of CO2.

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• Islington’s PFI Partnership Lantern Replacement Programme: Conversion of Street Lighting to LED for Energy Reduction

Islington upgraded 11,373 streetlights to energy-efficient LEDs, achieving a 60% reduction in connected load and an estimated annual saving of 737 tonnes of CO₂.

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• Livelab2: Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), Liverpool City Council and Colas ltd Project Team - Cold Mix Asphalt

By eliminating the need for heating during production and application, they have developed a cold-mix asphalt that reduces CO2 emissions by over 85% compared to conventional asphalt. 

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• Liverpool City Region Combined Authority - LED Traffic Signals Retrofit / Upgrade

Replacement and retrofit of halogen traffic signals with LED's has reduced Liverpool's Carbon output by 1,362 tonnes per annum. 

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• Hercules Road: Greening the Grey - London Borough of Lambeth, WeAreWaterloo Business Improvement District & South Bank and Waterloo Neighbours; Civils and build contractor: Ringway; Planting and seating contractor: Father Nature.

In Lambeth, 300m2 of dormant grey carriageway was transformed to 5 green islands with trees, low level planting, seats and community space.

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• M5 J26 - Chelston Link Road - Somerset Counci & AECOM

Somerset Council’s M5 J26 refurbishment used in-situ rubblisation and recycled, durable asphalt—to cut over 300 tonnes of carbon while delivering a faster, safer, cost-efficient upgrade. 

• Bradford City Centre Transforming Cities Walking and Cycling Scheme - Bradford City Council

The Transforming Cities scheme in Bradford has significantly improved the city centre, with cyclist traffic tripling and pedestrian traffic more than doubling since its completion. The scheme achieved a 15/15 CCS ‘care for the environment’ score through innovative practises like using low-temperature asphalt and recycled materials.
 

• Citisense and Enfield Council, Borough Wide Monitoring

Using a network of traffic sensors and environmental monitors to evaluate interventions like School Streets and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods. The Enfield Boroughwide Monitoring Programme provides a scalable model for UK authorities aiming to reduce carbon emissions and improve public health.
 

• Citisense and the London Borough of Newham - The West Ham Park Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN8)

In Newham, By combining monitoring, community engagement, and evidence-based design, has resulted in reduced vehicle movements, increased active travel, and improved air quality, contributing to long-term sustainable travel choices.
 

• Lighting the Way: Solar-Powered Paths for a Safer, Smarter, Greener Milton Keynes - Clearview Intelligence

Solar-powered, low-level lighting, improving safety, accessibility, and year-round use while delivering substantial carbon savings and a scalable blueprint for sustainable transport.
 

• Decarbonising StreetLighting - Right Light Right Place Right Time - East Riding of Yorkshire Council

In East Riding, the development of a carbon assessment tool, the use of DDN cable technology and low-energy lighting have resulted in significant carbon and cost savings, and the project’s model is being replicated across the country.
 

• Kennington Oval Reimagined - Lambeth Council

The Kennington Oval School Street included traffic filters, planters, art, and play features, which resulted in a 34% reduction in motor traffic, a 41% increase in cycling, and a significant boost in biodiversity. 
 

• Liverpool Live Lab Programme 

Liverpool City Council is implementing various projects to reduce carbon emissions and improve active travel. These projects include the use of luminescent road markings, permeable pavements, adaptive traffic lighting and advanced tactile paving systems and low-carbon asphalt mixes. 
 

• Sustainable Community led transport solutions for Ullswater valley - Sustainable and Integrated Transport Cumbria

SITU projects, including the Ullswater Hopper bus service and the Eamont Way walking route, connect visitors and residents to sustainable transport options, reducing car journeys and promoting car-free travel.

• Driving change - eCSOV leading the change in the SOV sector - Bibby Marine

Bibby Marine’s electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel is the world’s first zero-emission hybrid service vessel, combining cutting-edge battery technology with dual-fuel methanol engines to dramatically reduce CO2 emissions.
 

• Waterloo Freight Hub Trial - Cross River Partnership

The Waterloo Freight Hub Trial is a cross-sector decarbonisation project, retrofitting underused undercroft arch space into an efficient zero-emissions logistics hub for cargo bikes.
 

• eLOV rolling Hub - eLOV Ltd.

The eLOV rolling hub combines an electric van and cargo bike for last-mile delivery, meaning less vans at door drops and zero emission deliveries.
 

• First-of-its-Kind Kerbside Management Project on Walworth Road - Grid Smarter Cities and Southwark Council

This award-winning bookable loading bay scheme, reduces congestion, improve delivery efficiency and reduces carbon emissions from idling vehicles and clashing deliveries.  

• Shared Mobility - Bikely

Bikely is a community-driven shared mobility model using e-hubs to provide access to zero-emission cargo bikes. The project has reduced carbon emissions by an average of 70% per delivery, displacing over 1,500 car/van miles, and completing all deliveries with zero emissions.
 

• Clean Air Neighbourhoods - Citisense, London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham and Partners

The Clean Air Neighbourhood project uses digital enforcement, real-time monitoring, and data integration to reduce private vehicle use, encourage active modes and improve air quality leading to a 23% reduction in vehicular traffic.
 

• Saving carbon through electric pedal power – Colchester City’s eCargo bike journey - Colchester City Council

Colchester City Council has pioneered a five-year project that provides a fleet of 49 eCargo bikes. They've travelled over 100,000 miles and resulted in a carbon saving of over 30 tonnes of Co2.
 

• Beat the Street Brockmoor and Pensnett - Dudley Council Public Health

Beat the Street is a 12-month community-wide programme which improves the health and wellbeing of entire towns and cities by getting people of all ages to make car-free journeys.
 

• Somers Town Green Mobility Hubs - London Borough of Camden

The Somers Town Green Mobility Hubs has delivered an integrated network of shared mobility transport options and public realm improvements enabling safe, accessible active travel for a largely car-free community.
 

• Widening Participation in Cycling - London Borough of Islington

Islington's “Widening Participation in Cycling” programme has seen a significant increase in active travel to school, with 79% of pupils actively travelling in 2023/24.
 

• Helping achieve a Zero-Carbon Manchester Through Active Travel - Manchester City Council

Manchester City Council’s active travel programme combines evidence-led planning, infrastructure like the Chorlton–Deansgate Cycleway, and community-focused initiatives such as School Streets and cycle hangars to create safer, healthier streets and embed walking and cycling as everyday choices.
 

• West of England Mobility Hubs - Meristem Design, West Midlands Combined Authority, AECOM, AtkinsRéalis and WSP

Meristem Design and partnering consultancies delivered the largest Mobility Hub network in the UK, achieving Gold Accreditation from CoMoUK and winning Mobility Hub of the Year Award at the CiTTi Awards 2025.
 

• Peterborough School Streets Programme - Peterborough City Council

Peterborough School Streets programme is an initiative to close streets outside schools to improve the local environment by reducing vehicle trips and encouraging active travel to school
 

• Lower Lea Crossing: Active Travel integration in support of the Silvertown Tunnel - Project Centre

A collaboratively delivered upgrade of the Lower Lea Crossing that creates a continuous and safe walking and cycling corridor, driving long-term modal shift and measurable carbon reduction.
 

• Local Travel Points - Trueform and West Midlands combined Authority

Trueform's Local Travel Point Mobility Hubs  provide a focal point in the transport network that integrates different  sustainable modes and wayfinding strategies that maximize connectivity whilst reducing the overall carbon impact.
 

• Voi In Cambridge - Voi Technology

Voi Technology’s shared e-scooter and e-bike scheme in Cambridge has delivered millions of low‑emission trips that replace short car journeys, cutting an estimated 265 tonnes of CO2 while improving access and reducing pressure on road space.

• Bedfordshire Hospitals - Catch the Bus Month Travel to Work Incentive - Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bedford Borough Council, Central Beds Council and Luton Council

Bedfordshire Hospitals encouraged car drivers to swap their car for FREE bus travel during Catch the Bus Month in September 2025.
 

• BetterPoints Sheffield - BetterPoints

This app-based incentive scheme has inspired thousands of Sheffielders to drive less, cutting carbon emissions and improving public health.
 

• Bikeability Club: The Digital Platform Pedalling Post-Cycle Training Behaviour Change - The Bikeability Trust

Bikeability Club extends cycle training beyond the school gate through personalised feedback, gamified learning and family involvement, driving sustained active travel and long-term carbon reduction
 

• The West Ham Park Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN8) - Citisense and the London Borough of Newham

Traffic and environmental data, analysed through the SmartLenz platform, informed community engagement efforts and targeted interventions to encourage sustainable travel choices. 
 

• Zero Emissions Network - decarbonising local transport - City of London, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham and Westminster

The Zero Emissions Network inspires lasting behaviour change through hire schemes, cargo bike trials, grants, leases and training to build a low-carbon future.
 

• Decarbonising the Commute: East Midlands Gateway’s blueprint for sustainable transport - ITP by Haskoning & SEGRO

Logistics Park saves over 8,000 tonnes of commuter-emissions over seven years by embedding sustainable commuting from first occupation
 

• HomeRun STEP Partnership with Essex County Council

The Step platform modelled over 210,000 pupil journeys, revealing that prioritising the top 10% of schools by sustainable travel potential could yield a 5x increase in behaviour change, cutting CO2 emissions by 16.7k tonnes.
 

• Deliver Educate Maintain - eLOV Community CIC

This community engagement initiative promotes sustainable transportation through bike deliveries, maintenance workshops, and educational events. 
 

• Hackney Parking and Enforcement Plan (PEP) 2022–27 – Driving Change for a Net Zero Future - London Borough of Hackney

Hackney's Parking and Enforcement Plan introduces evidence-based policies, including emissions-based charging and expanded EV charging, and has achieved measurable carbon reductions.
 

• Air Aware: Community air quality monitoring and behaviour change campaign - London Boroughs of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and City of London Corporation 

The Air Aware Community Monitoring Campaign aimed to increase public understanding of air pollution and encourage low-emission choices.
 

• Jalan & Maen: Community-Led Behaviour Change for Active Travel, Safety, and Sustainable Mobility - Kultum—Kultur Bertumbuh

A grassroots, diasporic-led programme using digital tools, play-based engagement, and co-designed walking audits to shift everyday travel behaviours and build low-carbon mobility cultures in cities.
 

• Manchester City of Cycling - Manchester City Council

Manchester City of Cycling brought partners and communities together through inclusive events, free bike repairs, grassroots grants, to create safer, healthier streets and embed cycling as a normal, accessible choice.

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• Meters for Trees - PayByPhone

The Meters for Trees initiative sees parking meters replaced with trees - significantly reducing carbon emissions by removing cash collection journeys.
 

• Joyriders Britain CIC - Southwark Cycles

A community-led cycling programme in Southwark enabling women and families from under-represented communities to replace short car and bus journeys with everyday cycling
 

• Peshawar Sustainable Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Project - TransPeshawar (The Urban Mobility Company)

Peshawar’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, introduced alongside a Bicycle Sharing System, has led to a significant modal shift from private to public transport, reducing CO₂ emissions by 31–32,000 tonnes annually
 

• TfWM Active Travel Public Engagement - Transport for West Midlands

This Project aimed to increase walking, cycling, and wheeling by prioritising practical journeys, such as commuting and shopping while providing cycle adaptations and free mechanic services to address barriers. 
 

• Reducing our Carbon Impact through Cycle Hire - West Midlands Combined Authority

This project has encouraged cycle hire within the West Midlands region for the past 2 years and this has resulted in reduced car trips with proven carbon reduction and health impacts

• Kerbside Strategy Dashboard – data driven kerbside management and decarbonisation - Appyway and the London Borough of Lambeth

Kurbi enables Lambeth to track progress towards its 25% kerbside reallocation target, supporting decarbonisation efforts by accelerating the delivery of sustainable infrastructure and reducing private car dependency
 

• Clean Air Neighbourhoods - Citisense, London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham and Partners

The Clean Air Neighbourhood project uses digital enforcement, real-time monitoring, and data integration to reduce private vehicle use, encourage active modes and improve air quality leading to a 23% reduction in vehicular traffic.
 

• Sub-national Transport Body Carbon Assessment Playbook – Quantified Carbon Reduction/Policy Builder Tool - City Science Corporation Limited

The Policy Builder tool balances analytical depth with usability, giving Local Transport Authorities the confidence to plan interventions that can drive real carbon reduction.
 

• Data-Led Decarbonisation: AI Behavioural Analytics, Digital Ecological Monitoring and Passive Visibility Systems for Low-Carbon Highway - East Riding of Yorkshire Council

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has created a pioneering digital ecosystem that brings together behavioural AI, ecological intelligence, visibility analytics and carbon modelling to redefine what decarbonised streetlighting can look like.
 

• HomeRun STEP Partnership with Essex County Council

The Step platform modelled over 210,000 pupil journeys, revealing that prioritising the top 10% of schools by sustainable travel potential could yield a 5x increase in behaviour change, cutting CO2 emissions by 16.7k tonnes.
 

• First-of-its-Kind Kerbside Management Project on Walworth Road - Grid Smarter Cities and Southwark Council

This award-winning bookable loading bay scheme, reduces congestion, improve delivery efficiency and reduces carbon emissions from idling vehicles and clashing deliveries.  
 

• Meters for Trees - PaybyPhone

The Meters for Trees initiative sees parking meters replaced with trees - significantly reducing the Council's carbon emissions by removing cash collection journeys.
 

• VEV-IQ: Optimising Energy. Cutting Carbon. Keeping Fleets Moving. - VEV Services LTD

VEV-IQ is a fleet electrification platform, that uses smart charging and predictive energy modelling to optimise power use, cut costs and maximise carbon savings.
 

• Western Gateway STB Spatial Planning Tool - WSP

WSP’s Spatial Planning Tool was developed to support authorities in the Western Gateway region to meet new ambitious housing targets, aligning spatial planning with transport decarbonisation objectives.
 

• Transport for Wales Carbon Assessment Playbook - WSP

The Transport for Wales Carbon Assessment Playbook is the first national digital carbon tool, providing an interactive evidence base for local authorities and Welsh Government.  

• The West Ham Park Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN8) - Citisense and the London Borough of Newham

Traffic and environmental data, analysed through the SmartLenz platform, informed community engagement efforts and targeted interventions to encourage sustainable travel choices. 
 

• Trips - Cyclehoop

Cyclehoop’s Trips is the UK’s first on-demand cycle parking network, providing secure Bikehangars in repurposed car parking bays across Glasgow’s city centre.
 

• Birmingham New Street retrofit relighting project - Designplan Lighting, Network Rail, and Q-Sustain

Replacing fluorescent lighting with LED gear trays in Birmingham New Streets Station achieved a 67-tonne annual carbon emissions reduction.
 

• Right Light, Right Place, Right Time – A New Model for Low-Carbon Highway Visibility - East Riding Council

In East Riding, the development of a carbon assessment tool, the use of DDN cable technology and low-energy lighting have resulted in significant carbon and cost savings, and the project’s model is being replicated across the country.
 

• Waterloo Business Cycle Hangar - London Borough of Lambeth

Lambeth has enabled for Small and Medium Enterprises to rent out bespoke on-street cycle hangars, providing a secure storage solution to encourage cycling to work
 

• Manchester City Council Priority Junctions Design Framework - Manchester City Council

This design framework prioritises accessibility and safety,  generating significant carbon savings by promoting active travel.
 

• Innovation in Transport Decarbonisation - Marston Holdings & London Borough of Brent 

The London Borough of Brent and Marston Holdings have implemented a fully electric, multi-modal enforcement fleet of cars, vans, mopeds, and bicycles saving 25-30 Tonnes of CO2 emissions per year
 

• Greater Manchester's Streets for All Design Guide - Transport for Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester's "Streets for All Design Guide", emphasises sustainable drainage systems, active travel, and green infrastructure to enhance resilience against climate change and promote ecological diversity. 
 

• Sustainable Design, Circular Manufacturing, and Market-Leading Active Travel Solutions - Rediweld Traffic Products

Rediweld’s commitment to sustainability extends to their manufacturing process, utilising recycled rubber and energy-efficient methods to create street furniture that promotes active travel and decarbonisation
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• Car-free days out: making the journey part of the adventure - Good Journey

Good Journey is working with tourism partners to pioneer a scheme across Britain that promotes, incentivise and enable car-free journeys so that more visitors can visit by train, bus, bike and foot.
 

• GM Ringway - a public transport-integrated walking trail - GM Ringway Association

The GM Ringway is a 200-mile leisure walking trail connecting Greater Manchester’s residents and visitors with green spaces, waterways and heritage sites. It's been specifically designed to be accessed by the local public transport network.
 

• Keswick to Threlkeld Railway Trail - Lake District National Park Authority

The Keswick to Threlkeld Railway Trail is a flagship active travel route in the heart of the Lake District National Park which offers a low-carbon leisure travel option, decreasing car trips and associated emissions.
 

• Ride Leicester Programme - Leicester City Council

Supported by various partners, the Ride Leicester Programme programme provides free cycling events and training, promoting active travel and reducing carbon emissions by discouraging car use for short trips. 
 

• Cyclists Welcome - National Trust

The “Cyclists Welcome” project aims to encourage car-free journeys to National Trust properties. Over 100 properties have been involved in initiatives like installing cycle parking and improving information for cyclists.
 

• RHS Garden Wisley Shuttle Bus Scheme - Royal Horticultural Society

The RHS ran a shuttle bus which aimed to improve accessibility and reduce CO2 emissions from car travel, ultimately leading to the Garden being integrated into the public bus network.

• Believ - Inclusive charging infrastructure in East London

Believ’s East London accessibility programme delivers inclusive EV chargers through co-design with local authorities and Motability, ensuring disabled drivers and blue badge holders can access charging as part of the transition to zero-emission transport.
 

• Brighton & Hove Citywide On-Street Charging Programme – Delivering the UK’s Largest, Most Inclusive Public EV Charging Network

A pioneering 6,000-unit on-street charging programme that removes barriers to EV adoption, accelerates carbon reduction, and delivers the UK’s most equitable, reliable, and scalable public charging network through innovative infrastructure, sustainable design, and a unique long-term council partnership model.
 

• London Borough of Hackney's EV charge point programme

Hackney Council created one of the densest EV charging network in the UK with 2,500 charge points, which have prevented the equivalent of 670 homes-worth of Co2 emissions in the last year.
 

• Manchester City Council - Delivering an equitable transition to Electric Vehicles for Manchester

Delivering EV charging using multiple programmes and funding streams to target groups who are often under-served by private sector investment. 
 

• Q-Park

Q-Park’s successful rollout of electric vehicle charging points in UK city centres relies on resilient hardware and responsive customer service. Q-Park also utilises Smappee’s energy management system to optimise energy usage and identify inefficiencies.