OPTA Excellence Awards 2025-Nominations Now Open!

Awarded to a Mobility Manager whose advocacy, innovative collaborative

efforts and dedicated public service best represents the spirit and professionalism of mobility management.

Awarded to any transit employee who has had a significant impact within a community. Examples include, but not limited to, a heroic act while in the line of duty or organizing an employee food drive for less fortunate individuals.

Awarded to one recipient for noteworthy accomplishments in the field of public transit.

The OPTA Collaborative Excellence award recognizes a program, business, academic institution or individual which has demonstrated an exemplary partnership or an innovative collaboration within the public transit industry for a sustained period of three months or more.

Awarded to transit professionals and stakeholders under the age of 40 to celebrate the future of transit in Ohio. Nominations will be judged based upon achievement in transit and leadership within their specific communities.

Award recognizes individuals or transit agencies reaching significant milestones in the transit industry. Milestones can be very diverse and could include an individual who has given a significant number of years of service or has implemented a system-wide program that has had a major impact.

Awarded to one recipient for noteworthy accomplishments in the field of public transit.