Encouraging transport safety and reliability with new
operations & maintenance and safety award categories
As part of ongoing efforts to foster a safer and more reliable transport system, the Land Transport Excellence Awards (LTEA) 2019 will feature two new award categories: “Best Land Transport Operations & Maintenance Initiative” and “Most Innovative / Effective Safety Programme by a Public Transport Operator”. These two categories recognise organisations that have demonstrated excellence in operating and maintaining Singapore’s land transport infrastructure, and promoting safety awareness among users of and workers in the public transport sector.
2 Given out every two years, the LTEA celebrates organisations and individuals in the land transport industry that have played a pivotal role in developing a commuter-centric land transport system that enables active mobility and encourages public transport.
3 The Awards seek to set new benchmarks and elevate the branding of industry players as they work together to enhance commuters’ travel experience. The Awards are also a platform to showcase best-in-class industry practices.
4 Since the inaugural LTEA in 2008, more than 90 award recipients have been honoured for their exemplary commitment and dedication towards developing a high-quality and commuter-centric land transport system.
5 All 16 award categories for LTEA 2019 are now open for nominations. The closing date for submissions is 31 May 2018. Please refer to the Annex for a complete list of the award categories. For more information on the Awards, please visit: http://www.lta.gov.sg/transportawards
Award Categories for Land Transport Excellence Awards 2019
| No | Award Title | Award Description |
| 1 | Best Land Transport Operations & Maintenance Initiative NEW
| Recognises and honours the organisation(s) that has demonstrated excellence in operations and maintenance through implementing initiative(s) that has led to significant enhancements to efficiency, safety and reliability in public transport & road infrastructure. |
| 2 | Best Managed Rail / Road Infrastructure | Recognises and honours the most outstanding organisation(s) that has excelled in the development of Rail/Road Infrastructure and delivered a quality product. |
| 3 | Best Managed Electrical & Mechanical Systems | Recognises and honours the most outstanding organisation(s) that has excelled in the provision of Electrical & Mechanical systems for land transport infrastructure. |
| 4 | Best Design Rail / Road Infrastructure | Recognises and honours the most outstanding organisation(s) that has exemplified design excellence in Rail/Road infrastructure. |
| 5 | Best Design Land Transport Integration | Recognises and honours the most outstanding organisation(s) that has exemplified design excellence in Land Transport Integration with adjacent developments. |
| 6 | Safety and Environmental Excellence | Recognises and honours the most outstanding organisation(s) that has consistently achieved a track record for good corporate wide safety and environment practices on land transport development. |
| 7 | Safety and Environmental Excellence | Recognises and honours the most outstanding organisation(s) that has consistently achieved a track record for good corporate wide safety and environment practices on land transport development. |
| 8 | Most Innovative/ Effective Safety Programme by a Public Transport Operator NEW | Recognises and honours the most outstanding contributions by organisation(s) in the Public Transport industry that has proactively implemented innovative and effective safety programme to promote safety awareness among users of and workers in Public Transport with the aim of achieving zero accident. |
| 9 | Best Car-Lite Advocate | Recognises and honours the most outstanding organisation(s) for developing, promoting or implementing sustainable mobility initiatives within their developments (e.g. shuttle bus services, end-of-trip facilities, incentives for car-pooling, walking and cycling-friendly features within the development, first and last mile connection from development to transport nodes, flexible working hours/compressed working weeks, PMD/bicycle sharing services, travel demand action). |
| 10 | Land Transport Advocate Award | Recognises and honours the most outstanding grassroots group(s) or individual(s) who have played a pivotal role in promoting a better understanding of LTA policies/initiatives. |
| 11 | Friend of Land Transport | Recognises and honours the most outstanding group(s) or individual(s) that initiates and/or supports implementations on sustainable mobility plan. |
| 12 | Best Service Partner | Recognises and honours the most outstanding organisation(s)/partner(s) in land transport that exemplified and delivered outstanding customer service. |
| 13 | Outstanding Service Individual | Recognises and honours the most outstanding individual(s) in the public transport industry who has consistently exemplified and delivered outstanding customer service. |
| 14 | Most Innovative Solution | Recognises the product or service that demonstrates the innovative use of technology to deliver the smart solution(s) in the land transport industry. |
| 15 | Young Innovator | Recognises individual(s) who has demonstrated the use of technology to innovate and deliver smart solution(s) resulting in land transport transformation. |
| 16 | Best Collaboration Partner | Recognises the partner(s) who has demonstrated the highest level of commitment to deliver smart solution(s) that contributes towards land transport. |
