The Best Innovation in Healthy Streets Award can include technology innovations such as air quality improvement solutions e.g. green walls and infrastructure, active travel infrastructure, such as bike parking and cycle schemes. The Innovation award can also include creative ideas to make streets feel more like ‘people places’ such as local art projects, innovative seating and shade provision, slowing vehicle speeds and original ideas in engineering and street design, which are not always considered ‘technology’ based innovations.
Purpose of the innovation / technique – safety, engineering, wayfinding, promotion etc.
How has it been implemented?
What was the overall budget and what outputs have been delivered to date?
Cost-benefits – Any quantifiable evidence of how much was spent and what outcomes delivered to show value for money
Opportunity to introduce elsewhere – demonstrate how the innovations can be replicated
Evidence of influencing people dwelling on the street to interact, play etc or a wider range of people using the street on foot or by bicycle
Innovation – is this an entirely new approach or adapted from elsewhere?
Best Cycling & Walking Infrastructure Plan Award
This award is aimed at the best cycling and walking infrastructure plan that has influenced healthy streets projects in a city, town, region, borough, community or national park which has been opened, built or launched since 2014.
A summary of the objectives for the active travel network within the region
Summary of what projects will be implemented to achieve the objectives
Overview of the baseline – what is the current position?
How will it be implemented?
What is the overall budget and what the expected outputs and outcomes?
Cost-benefits – Please supply any details you can on the proposal value for money
What are the planned increases in modal share for active travel? How have you arrived at this figure?
What are the health targets? Modal share for active travel, air quality?
Best Behaviour Change Initiative Award
This award recognises marketing campaigns that engage with their target audiences, have a measurable impact, are replicable elsewhere and are great value for money. They can be single medium or multi-channel. The key question will be: does it work well?
The target group for your marketing campaign and how you tailored the campaign to meet their needs
The level of engagement and results you achieved, such as how many people you reached, follow-up contact, social media traffic and levels of behaviour change achieved
Campaign spend and resourcing, including cost per head, benefits to the user and to other stakeholders, such as local authority, an employer, the NHS and so on
Active Travel Workplace of the Year Award
This award recognises the workplace in Great Britain and Ireland that has gone furthest to enable active travel amongst their staff, clients and the general public. This can be a large or small office, warehouse, NHS, school or university. Applicants in this category will be awarded scores based on how much support is offered to staff and visitors to be active on their travels, what incentives there are and where help and assistance is provided, including onsite facilities.
What facilities are available at the workplace – lockers, cycle parking, towels, drying room etc.
What are the levels of active travel among staff? How has this increased? How does it compare with similar local businesses?
What assistance and incentives are available – rewards, cycle to work scheme etc. What are the results? Percentage of staff cycling, reduction in car dependency etc.
What are the policies to discourage staff from driving? E.g. reduction of parking availability or increased parking costs
What has the organisation done to encourage transport authorities to provide high quality walking and cycling infrastructure for staff, visitors and deliveries? E.g. offered partnership working, lobbied for street improvements? Supported policies to reduce car parking?
What has the organisation done to reduce the amount of vehicle journeys generated by servicing the business e.g. freight consolidation, low-emission last-mile deliveries
Best Healthy Streets Local Policies Award
This award is to recognise the local authority that has implemented the most health enhancing transport and public realmpolicies. This is open to local government organisations, including Cities, county councils, districts and boroughs.
Details of relevant policies
Long term vision of the authority for active travel, air quality improvements, inclusive street environments and reduced motor traffic dominance etc
Policy to support active travel within authority
Workplace travel plan policy
Where possible list modal share and changes over last 2 year period
List health-enhancing investments from the authority over last 2 year period
What are the key outputs and the outcomes that have been achieved
Provide evidence of resident satisfaction
Best Modal Shift Award
This award will recognise achievements in increasing public transport useage, influencing behaviour change, increasing active travel and reductions in car dependent trips.
The target group for your initiative and how you tailored the initative to meet their needs
The level of engagement and results you achieved, such as how many people you reached, follow-up contact, social media traffic and levels of behaviour change achieved
Project spend and resourcing, including cost per head, benefits to the user and to other stakeholders, such as local authority, an employer, the NHS and so on
Evidence of reductions in motorized vehicle journeys, modal shift to active travel, public transport, low emission vehicles, take-up of car club memberships
Healthy Streets Champion of the Year Award
This award is for the individual who has made an outstanding personal contribution to delivering a wholistic approach to delivering street environments that are welcoming to all and which encourage walking and cycling (the two top level indicators of a Healthy Street). This can be a politician, business leader, academic, local advocate for active travel and media and sport personalities that have pushed the agenda forward.
Name and role of nominee
Achievement in championing inclusive streets and public realm in which people choose to walk and cycle
Examples of the nominee doing outstanding things (beyond or outside of the responsibilities of their day job) to enable a wider range of people to enjoy walking and cycling in a Healthy Street environment.
Commitment to the cause of inclusive, fair and healthy public spaces
Testimonials illustrating a high level of respect, influence and outcomes
Best Air Quality Improvement Project Award
This award recognises achievements in the improvement of air quality through both hard and soft measures.
Overview of strategy and objectives
Summary of what projects will be implemented to achieve the objectives
Overview of the baseline – what is the current position?
How will it be implemented?
What is the overall budget and what are the expected outputs and outcomes?
Cost-benefits – Please supply any details you can on the proposal value for money
What are the planned impacts on air quality? How have you arrived at this figure?
What are the air quality targets?
What are the co-benefits? E.g. increased active travel, more attractive streets, slower or quieter vehicles
Impact of campaigns such as car-free days, travel planning and resident incentives
Healthy Street Proposal of the Year Award Award
This award will recognise exceptional quality in the design and strategy of design proposals for Healthy Street improvements in Great Britain & Ireland, considering street design, access, active travel choices, safety, improved, air quality and livability. Abstracts should demonstrate the biggest impacts of both soft and hard measures.
A summary of the objectives for the street improvement noting active travel, air quality, modal share, businesses, residents etc.
Summary of what projects will be implemented to achieve the objectives
Overview of the baseline – what is the current position?
How will it be implemented?
What is the overall budget and what the expected outputs and outcomes?
Cost-benefits – Please supply any details you can on the proposal value for money
What are the planned increases in modal share for active travel? How have you arrived at this figure?
What are the objectives for capturing health and social improvements? Modal share for active travel? air quality? Near misses, reduced vehicle speeding? Reduced antisocial behvaiour? Reduced noise? Range of people using the street on foot or cycle? Time spent dwelling on the street? Perceptions of the street?
Best Healthy Street Photo of the Year Award
Only one photograph can be supplied per individual / organisation
The entrant must be the sole author and owner of the copyright of the image that has been entered.
The entrant permits the use of image by organisers Landor LINKS and its awards partners. Image owners will be referenced if used.
Images may be optimised or cropped but you not allowed to remove or add key elements.
Images should capture the essence of a Healthy Street or a particular focus on one or more of the 10 Indicators of a Healthy Street.
Award Entry has now closed for 2017
The shortlist will be announced on Friday 28th July. If you have any queries in the meantime, contact Daniel Simpson on 0207 091 7861 or email
To register your interest in the Healthy Streets Awards 2018, please email
