IPMI Recognizes Excellence in Parking, Transportation, and Mobility
Award winners will be recognized at the IPMI Conference & Expo, June 9-12, 2024.
The International Parking & Mobility Institute (IPMI) recognizes parking, mobility, transportation, and mixed-use projects and programs that showcase creativity, innovation, sustainability, and customer experience with the 2024 Awards of Excellence.
IPMI’s Awards of Excellence program showcases outstanding facilities and innovative programs to further the parking, transportation, and mobility industry. Entries are reviewed by a panel of expert judges from every industry segment and ranked across a wide spectrum of criteria.
“The 2024 Awards of Excellence winners exemplify the best our industry has to offer. They demonstrate creativity, efficacy, and the customer-first approach you strive for in parking and mobility,” said IPMI CEO Shawn D. Conrad, CAE. “These projects, and the teams that execute them, meet the needs of the communities they serve and provide results that move the parking, transportation, and mobility industry forward. We are honored to recognize them with these awards.”
The 2024 Apex Awards winners are:
- Apex Award for Architectural Design: Bramalea GO Station Parking Building, submitted by Arcadis.
- Apex Award for Architectural Design: Noah Hillman Downtown Garage, submitted by Walker Consultants.
- Apex Award for Mixed-Use Facility Design: Abbott Northwestern Hospital Purple Ramp, submitted by Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
- Apex Award for Stand-Alone Facility Design: Virginia Hospital Center Outpatient Pavilion Parking Garage, submitted by Walker Consultants.
- Apex Award for Surface Parking Facility Design: Varsity Parking Lot Expansion, submitted by North Carolina State University.
- Apex Award for Innovation in a Mobility, Transportation, or Parking Program (sub-category: Accessible Parking and Transportation Equity): Universal & Employee Transit Pass Program, submitted by the University of Minnesota Parking & Transportation Services.
- Apex Award for Innovation in a Mobility, Transportation, or Parking Program (sub-category: Innovation and Technology): Parking on Plastic: UTA’s Plastic Roads Project, submitted by the University of Texas at Arlington.
- Apex Award for Marketing and Communications: “My Buddy Charles” Video Campaign, submitted by the City of Columbus Division of Mobility & Parking Services.
- Apex Award for Surface Parking Facility Restoration: Campus Wide Parking Repairs, submitted by Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
- Apex Award for Sustainable Design: Maple Street Deck, submitted by Allentown Parking Authority.
This year’s Honorable Mention recipients are:
- Honorable Mention for Architectural Design: Kansas City International Airport Parking Garage, submitted by BNIM.
- Honorable Mention for Stand-Alone Facility Design: Downtown Mobility Center, submitted by Premium Parking.
- Honorable Mention for Surface Parking Facility Design: Terminal 10 Parking Facilities, submitted by WGI, Inc.
- Honorable Mention for Innovation in a Mobility, Transportation, or Parking Program (sub-category: Human Resources): Drive Safety Forward Campaign, submitted by LAZ Parking.
- Honorable Mention for Innovation in a Mobility, Transportation, or Parking Program (sub-category: Innovation and Technology): Terminal Link Interactive Mapping, submitted by DFW International Airport.
- Honorable Mention for Innovation in a Mobility, Transportation, or Parking Program (sub-category: Innovation and Technology): Digital Smart Zone Program, submitted by Populus.
- Honorable Mention for Innovation in a Mobility, Transportation, or Parking Program (sub-category: Innovation and Technology): Modernization of the Division of Mobility & Parking Services, submitted by the City of Columbus Division of Mobility & Parking Services.
- Honorable Mention for Innovation in a Mobility, Transportation, or Parking Program (sub-category: Mobility Programs and Services): Connecting Communities through Micromobility, submitted by the Miami Parking Authority.
- Honorable Mention for Marketing and Communications: ZipBy App Launch, submitted by Easypark.
- Honorable Mention for Marketing and Communications: Travel Smarter, Park Smarter Campaign, submitted by the Houston Airport System.
This year’s award winners will be featured in the June issue of Parking & Mobility magazine. They will be honored in-person at the 2024 IPMI Parking & Mobility Conference & Expo, June 9-12 in Columbus, Ohio. The 2025 IPMI Awards of Excellence competition will open in September 2024. Please visit IPMI’s website for details.
The International Parking & Mobility Institute (IPMI) is the world’s largest association of professionals in parking, mobility, and transportation. IPMI works to advance the parking and mobility profession through professional development, certification, research and data collection, advocacy, and community building. With experts worldwide in dozens of specialties, IPMI helps parking, mobility, and transportation function efficiently so people, businesses, and communities can keep moving.
