Transport 2006

This award is for campaigners working anywhere in the UK to improve access at a local level or creating alternative solutions to meet the transport challenges of our time.

Sponsored by Simon Norton

Winner

Alison Miller

S.A.F.E Justice (Support Abroad for Equal Justice) Foundation

Alison lives in West Yorkshire. She formed the S.A.F.E Justice Foundation following the death of her son in a road traffic accident in Spain five years ago. Due to legal and administrative complications within Spain she was unable to bring a prosecution against the parties involved in her son's death. She subsequently organised a campaign to persuade Foreign Office and consular services to provide information for British nationals abroad about the procedures they need to follow if they are affected by a road traffic accident abroad. This covers matter such as time limits, burial advice, criminal proceedings and re-patriation of the deceased.

Finalist

Dr Susie Morrow

Wandsworth Cycling Campaign

Susie Morrow has been an active member of Friends of the Earth for many years. She works part time as a research development officer at the Wimbledon School of Art. She is campaigning to improve conditions for cycling, through education of all road users and enforcement of traffic law. She wants to embed the idea of sustainable transport into planning. This would mean planners, as a matter of course, would have to address the needs of cyclists in the decision making process. The Wandsworth Cycling Campaign has already resulted in the introduction of cycle tracks across Wandsworth and Tooting Commons.