The Best Innovation Entry Criteria

This award recognises ground-breaking innovations (non-data / non-digital) in the transport decarbonisation space - including in urban planning, design, transport-oriented development, Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs), integrated public transport networks, mobility hubs, workplace parking levies, road pricing, congestion charging, and other systemic or infrastructure innovations. (Note: technology, data or digital solutions should instead apply to the Best Data & Digital Innovation award.)

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Entry Requirements:

 

At a minimum, entries should include:

• Name, role and organisation of nominee / submitting entity

• Title / name of the innovation / project

 

Summary / description of the innovation

• Context / challenge addressed

• What is novel or different

• Key mechanisms, design features or governance model
   

Implementation timeline and status

• When was it started?

• Has it been deployed?

 

Pre- and post-intervention data, carbon impact and metrics

• Measured or modelled carbon emissions reduction

• Other metrics (e.g. modal shift, traffic reduction, energy saved, emissions avoided)

• Baseline and comparative data

 

Scalability, replicability and transferability

• Could this be applied in other geographies / contexts?

• What adaptations might be needed?

 

Co-benefits and wider impacts

• Social / equity benefits (e.g. accessibility, inclusion)

• Health, air quality, safety, congestion, economic benefits

• Long-term resilience (e.g. climate adaptation)

 

Stakeholder engagement, governance and funding model

• Who funded / supported it?

• Community consultation, institutional collaboration

• Maintenance, governance, monitoring strategy

 

Supporting evidence

• Photos, maps, visuals, diagrams

• External references, testimonials or peer reviews

• Links to reports, evaluations or publications