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CTS Distinguished Public Leadership Award

Purpose

This award was established in 1998 by the Executive Committee to recognize public leaders who through their vision, leadership and knowledge have influenced innovative transportation policy directions that benefit society. The first recipient of this award was State Senator Keith Langseth in recognition of his leadership in sponsoring legislation that has helped develop Minnesota’s transportation system and his ongoing support for transportation research and education programs.

The Distinguished Public Leadership Award recognizes public leaders who have influenced innovative transportation policy directions that benefit society through their vision, leadership, and knowledge.

2011 Recipient

Peter Bell “inaugurated probably the most robust period of aggressive transit planning and expansion in the history of the Minneapolis–St. Paul metro region,” said Curt Johnson, the 2007 recipient. Bell, who chaired the Metropolitan Council from 2003–2011, said he knows of “no region that is growing, developing, [or] thriving without a world-class transit system.” He also predicted the Central Corridor light-rail transit line will serve as a huge spur for economic growth and development.

Past Recipients