KC Streetcar is award winning

The running list of awards and accolades for the KC Streetcar project keeps growing.  The total list so far includes:

• EDC-KC Cornerstone Award
• Envision Platinum Sustainable Infrastructure Award
• Best Regional Project in Transit by Engineering News-Record
• 2016 Sustainable Success Story, Mid-America Regional Council
• 2016 MOVITE Transportation Achievement Award
• KCATA Rosa Parks SPIRIT Community Partner Award
• Singleton Yard Designated with LEED Gold Certification
• ACEC of Missouri Grand Conceptor Award
• 2017 National ACEC Engineering Excellence Award: Grand Award
• 2017 Capstone Award: Judges Special Recognition
• ASCE 2017 Innovation in Sustainable Engineering
• APWA National Project of the Year in Transportation (Valued at more than $75 million)
• APWA KC Metro Chapter Project of the Year in Transportation (Valued at more than $75 million)
• 2017 Excellent in Sustainability (Sustainable Transportation Project)
• Midwestern District ITE 2017 Transportation Achievement in Design Award
• 2017 KC Family Favorite Award Winner (KC Parent magazine)
• 2017 Global Light Rail Project of the Year (valued at more than $50 million)

 

 

Best Regional Project of the Year

 

The Kansas City Streetcar project is the proud recipient of the Best Regional Project in Transit by Engineering News-Record (ENR).  The award recipients will be honored at the ENR Midwest Best Projects event Nov. 30 in Chicago.  The award was submitted by HDR Engineering, Inc., who served as the project’s lead design firm. Stacy-Witbeck and Herzog Contractors, known as the KC Streetcar Constructors, was the joint venture responsible for building the infrastructure for the KC Streetcar.

 

Transportation Achievement Award

 

The Kansas City Streetcar project was also selected as the 2016 MOVITE Transportation Achievement Award Winner and will be honored at the annual meeting in October. MOVITE, or the Missouri Valley Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), is the international professional society for those engaged in the planning, design and operation of streets, highways and other transportation facilities.