METRO has extended the deadline for submissions for the 2025 Innovative Solution Awards, which will be featured online as well as in the Fall issue of the magazine.

The new deadline is April 30.

Are You and Your Partner Innovative?

Are you a bus or passenger rail operator that has recently partnered with a solutions provider within the last year to implement a new innovation at your operation that has helped you save money, run more efficiently, improve safety, streamline operations, improved customer satisfaction, or increased ridership? Perhaps you even did something that wasn’t listed that your peers should know about.

Tell us what you did and how it has positively impacted your business.

Applications can be submitted either by the operation or the solutions provider and is open to bus operations, ranging from public transit to motorcoach and paratransit to shuttle services. It is also open to passenger rail operators and their supplier partners.

Winners Announced this Fall

The submissions will be judged by the METRO team, with winners recognized later this year.

Last year’s winners included:

• Lawrence Transit/Spare/Swiftly/Transit App – Increased Efficiency

• FAST Transit (Fairfield, Calif.)/ Chillicothe Transit System (Ohio)/The Routing Company – Mobility

• Denver Regional Transit District/Masabi/Transit App – Customer Experience

• Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (Tampa, Fla.)/INIT – Fare Collection

• University of Wisconsin-Madison Transportation Services/Urban Solar – Sustainability

This is a great opportunity to highlight the successes of your operation or company.

The call for nominations deadline is April 15.

For more info, contact Alex Roman at alex.roman@bobit.com or call (310) 533-2589.

Click here to submit your application.