Transport

Sponsored by Dr Simon Norton

This award is for campaigners working anywhere in the UK to improve or create alternative and sustainable solutions to meet the transport challenges of our time.

Winner

Claire Prospert

‘Newcastle Cycling Campaign’

Claire would like to establish a cycling campaign for Newcastle with a focus on bike commuting. She wants to coordinate the efforts of residents and local organisations involved in cycling and enable employers to become cyclist-friendly. Claire wants to lobby the local government to create better provisions for cycling, relating to bike security, improving bike infrastructure and increasing awareness of cycling among the community.

Finalists

Terence Kirby

‘Promoting the Use of Public Transportation’

Terry is working to maintain and improve public transport facilities in Leicestershire County. He believes that this campaign is more important than ever as the government is enforcing public cuts.  A life-long, dedicated transport campaigner, Terry has already achieved many transport campaign successes. Recently, Terry was instrumental in saving twenty-five bus routes in Leicestershire from being closed. Terry is committed to sustainable transport and wants to create greater awareness about the necessity of public buses and trains.

Anita Turpin

‘The Three Rivers Way’

Anita is working to champion the creation of a shared-use route linking four rural villages on the rivers of the northern Norfolk Broads. Anita aims to create a safe route for walking, cycling and mobility scooters, encouraging active travel over short distances, supporting sustainable tourism, and encouraging healthy outdoor exercise. Anita has gained the support of 1,500 local members and has developed good relationships with Parishes, the district and county council, the Broads Authority and the Environment Agency.

Judges

Stephen Joseph

Stephen has been Executive Director of Transport 2000 for twenty-two years. He has previously worked for a range of organisations, including the British Youth Council, the Civic Trust and the Town and Country Planning Association.  He was awarded an OBE for services to transport and the environment as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the National Transport Awards.

Blake Lee-Harwood

Blake is a life-long campaigner who has worked for a wide variety of groups over the past twenty years, including Friends of the Earth, RSPB, VSO and Greenpeace UK. Since 2007, he has been an advisor on campaign strategy and implementation for a variety of clients, and is currently advising Asda/Walmart on environmental sustainability and labour standards. Blake has also been a climate change consultant working with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and DfID on strategy and campaign development around climate change.

Simon Norton

Simon is a mathematician at Cambridge University with a particular interest in sustainable transport. He is also Co-Coordinator of the Cambridgeshire and West Suffolk branch of Transport 2000, the national environmental transport campaign.