2018 BIKE TO THE FUTURE AWARDS NOMINATION FORM Celebrating the people, communities and projects leading the way to a more bike-friendly New Zealand
INTRODUCTION THE BIKE TO THE FUTURE AWARDS are an opportunity to acknowledge the dedication and contribution to cycling from champions across the country, as well as New Zealand s best cycling projects. These awards celebrate the pedal pushers, cycling leaders, communities and individuals who have put their energy and innovation into making cycling a safer, more attractive transport choice. You can take a look at last year s winners at nzta.govt.nz/biketothefutureawards. In 2018, the NZ Transport Agency and Cycling Action Network (CAN) are sponsoring the awards again, and we look forward to hearing about the innovative cycling initiatives and passionate cycling champions from across the country who are helping to make New Zealand an even greater place to cycle. AWARD CATEGORIES The judges will award a Supreme Award winner, a winner for each category, and where appropriate, Highly Commended Awards. BIKES AT WORK AND SCHOOL AWARD This category covers organisations including businesses and schools which have made significant efforts to encourage and support cycling for staff, customers, or students. BUILT EXCELLENCE AWARD This category covers excellence in design, engineering and construction of transport infrastructure which has had a significant impact on encouraging more people to cycle and create a more bike-friendly future. OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO A BIKE-FRIENDLY FUTURE AWARD This category recognises the outstanding contribution made by an individual to the promotion of cycling. REVOLUTIONARY AWARD This category covers initiatives and events which have educated, inspired, celebrated, promoted or encouraged cycling. They will have had a positive influence on changing attitudes towards cycling, irrespective of whether a person subsequently chooses to ride a bike. TAKING COMMUNITIES ON THE JOURNEY AWARD This category covers excellence in communication or community engagement activities related to a cycling project which resulted in a community welcoming new infrastructure. 1
PERIOD The nomination period is from 9 April to 26 April 2018. Please note you can choose to put a nomination forward for more than one category, however a separate form must be completed for each category. HOW WILL THE JUDGES DECIDE? The judges will make their decisions based on the Awards criteria. These criteria are covered by the questions in the further nomination details section on page 5 of this form. If the judges decide a nomination is better suited to another category they have the discretion to make this change. Please note that all decisions made by the judges are final. 2018 TIMEFRAMES 9 April 26 April 7 May 24 May Early June 31 July Nomination period Judging period Finalists are announced Award winners announced at the 2WALKandCYCLE conference dinner in Palmerston North. ELIGIBILITY FOR ENTRY Only projects or initiatives which have taken place, been completed, or are due to be completed within the period of 1 June 2017 to 31 May 2018 are eligible to be nominated. In the event of becoming a finalist, the NZ Transport Agency or CAN will be in touch to request further material including a 30-second video about your project for the purpose of promoting your work. In the event of winning an award, the nominee, or someone representing the nomination must be available to collect the award at the 2WALKandCYCLE conference dinner on Tuesday 31 July in Palmerston North. Incomplete nominations will not be considered. If you have any queries, please contact biketothefuture@nzta.govt.nz. 2
NOMINATOR DETAILS YOUR NAME YOUR ORGANISATION (IF APPLICABLE) YOUR PHONE CONTACT DETAILS YOUR EMAIL PLEASE NOTE EACH NOMINATION FORM CAN ONLY BE USED FOR ONE AWARD CATEGORY NOMINEE DETAILS (IF DIFFERENT TO ABOVE) NAME OF PERSON OR ORGANISATION CONTACT PERSON (IF DIFFERENT TO ABOVE) THEIR PHONE CONTACT DETAILS THEIR EMAIL IF SUCCESSFUL, WHO WILL RECEIVE THE AWARDS AT THE 2WALKANDCYCLE CONFERENCE AWARDS DINNER 2018? 3
PERSON / PROJECT DETAILS NAME OF PERSON AND/OR PROJECT please write as you wish it to be displayed on a certificate, award, and/or promotional material AWARD CATEGORY BEING ENTERED BIKES AT WORK AND SCHOOL AWARD BUILT EXCELLENCE AWARD REVOLUTIONARY AWARD TAKING COMMUNITIES ON THE JOURNEY AWARD OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO A BIKE-FRIENDLY FUTURE AWARD LEAD AGENCY OF THE WORK (IF APPLICABLE) ALL PROJECT PARTNERS THAT SHOULD APPEAR ON A CERTIFICATE/AWARD TO BE LISTED HERE (IF APPLICABLE) If the nomination is for a project, is the person/organisation being nominated the sole owner of the nominated project? Please tick. YES NO N/A If no, please provide details of all partners/organisations involved on page 6. Do you give permission for details of this nomination and accompanying supplied information to be shared in the public domain? YES NO 4
FURTHER NOMINATION DETAILS PLEASE PROVIDE A 200-300 WORD SUMMARY OF THE PERSON/PROJECT BEING NOMINATED, WHICH COVERS A description of the person/project including why you have nominated them for your chosen award category. Please include information relevant to the description of the award category being entered (see page 1). What makes this person/project unique and/or innovative? Did the person/project have any influence on a person or groups attitude towards cycling? If yes, please describe. Who/what was impacted by this person/project? If possible, describe how. Include any facts/figures to demonstrate the success of the nominees efforts (e.g. change in number of people riding, growth in numbers of people riding as a result of infrastructure, attendance at an event, feedback collected). Did collaboration with a community, another individual(s) or organisation play a part in the person/project s success? Tell us about any key partners and how you worked together to achieve success. Has your project received any coverage in the media? If so, could you please describe and attach/provide links to examples. 5
ADDITIONAL PARTNERS/ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED (TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED IF APPROPRIATE) NAME OF PERSON/ ORGANISATIONS CONTACT PERSON (if different from above) PHONE CONTACT DETAILS EMAIL NAME OF PERSON/ ORGANISATIONS CONTACT PERSON (if different from above) PHONE CONTACT DETAILS EMAIL NAME OF PERSON/ ORGANISATIONS CONTACT PERSON (if different from above) PHONE CONTACT DETAILS EMAIL 6
YOUR NOMINATION CHECKLIST PLEASE TICK TO INDICATE YOU HAVE INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS WITH YOUR ELECTRONIC NOMINATION IN THE FORMAT OUTLINED BELOW: COMPLETED NOMINATION FORM A 200-300 WORD SUMMARY OF THE PERSON/PROJECT BEING NOMINATED HIGH RESOLUTION JPEG IMAGES (AT LEAST 1MB) OF THE PROJECT AND THE LOGOS OF THOSE INVOLVED PLEASE EMAIL YOUR NOMINATIONS TO: biketothefuture@nzta.govt.nz NO LATER THAN 5PM 26 APRIL 2018 PLEASE NOTE Materials included with your submission will not be returned. Late entries will not be accepted or considered. The judges decision is final. 7