The Clean Air Campaign, Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and the region’s transportation management associations have issued a call for entries for the annual PACE Awards. Now in its 13th year, the PACE Awards program recognizes the success of employers, property managers, schools and individuals in advancing the promise of cleaner air and less traffic.
This year’s competition will once again honor the best commute options programs in the region for innovative practices that encourage more commuters to carpool, vanpool, ride transit, telework, bicycle and walk. Platinum Partner workplaces and Clean Air Commuter Champions whose actions have kept at least 50,000 pounds of pollution out of the air will also be recognized.
Award entry forms are available at the gacommuteoptions.com or by calling 1-877-9-GA-OPTIONS. Winners will be announced at the 2013 PACE Awards ceremony, to be held in November. The deadline for submissions is Friday, Aug. 30 at 4 p.m.
PACE Awards will be presented for the following categories:
• Best Overall Program – Private Sector Employers and Property Managers
• Government Champions – Public Sector Employers
• Most Innovative Commute Options Program – Private and Public Sector Employers and Property Managers
• Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner’s Award
• Telework Catalyst
• School Champions
• UPS Exemplary Diesel Idle Reduction Partner
For more about the Clean Air Campaign, visit cleanaircampaign.org.
