WINNER 2009 - LIFTSHARE

The winner of the RTPI/TPS Transport Planning Network Award 2009 "Excellence in Delivery – Recognising Good Practice" was announced at the 2009 Planning Convention as liftshare. The winner was Ali Clabburn, founder and director of liftshare.

     Winner Ali Clabburn accepting the Award from RTPI President Martin Willey

A quote from the winner....

Ali Clabburn, founder and MD of liftshare, said: “To be awarded by the RTPI for our contribution to sustainable transport is a real privilege. Our work is often commended for being green and innovative, but our impact on transport at a local level is really profound in many areas, and we are delighted to see the transport planning aspect of our service recognised and held up as best practice.”

About the project

Liftshare is a pioneering social enterprise that helps individuals to travel more sustainably by sharing their journeys. Liftshare’s online network matches people with similar journeys so they can travel better together – saving money, cutting their carbon footprint, having fun and making the world a better place. Liftshare.com is completely free to use and makes it easy to share any car journey.

Over 310,000 people have already joined the liftshare network meaning every day around 40,000 fewer car trips are made. The scheme funds itself by helping businesses and communities set up their own online journey-matching tools to encourage local car-sharing and more sustainable mobility within local communities. The team then provides ongoing support services to help them market and monitor their scheme effectively. Liftshare are unique in being totally focused on helping people, rather than on the financial reward – and people recognise this genuine dedication to a greater goal.

The liftshare system, which winner and Ali Clabburn founded in 1998, was the first of its kind anywhere in the world. Before its launch, the concept of car-sharing itself was relatively unexplored in the UK. They are thus pioneers in the field, and their involvement with US markets has indicated that our innovative technology far out-performs theirs and still inspires others to try similar schemes.

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The original criteria

Projects should be unique, innovative, informative and inspiring and should demonstrate the following:

• An outstanding contribution to promoting sustainable transport at a local level, or to meeting the climate change agenda; OR
• Demonstration of a key role taken in a project, working collaboratively to improve links between land use and transport planning; OR
• Have taken a lead in driving forward transport innovation technology; OR
• Have taken a unique approach to consultation and/or communication in a transport project/study. 

The entries were judged by members of the RTPI/TPS Transport Planning Network Advisory Group and the Network Manager. The winner will be presented with their award at the Planning Convention.

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Author:

Nicola Gough

Publisher:

The Royal Town Planning Institute

Date:

23-Jun-09

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