The contest is comprised of two categories, General Transportation and Safety, and two age groups, K-12 and post-secondary/college/graduate level. ARTBA will award the top video in each category and age group, for a total of four winners, a $500 cash prize. The association says it may show the videos at its national convention in Tucson, Arizona, Oct. 4-6.
Videos can be between two and four minutes long and on “any aspect” of the two categories. ARTBA is providing the following suggested topics:
General Transportation
- S. Transportation Infrastructure 101
- How infrastructure is built and paid for
- What are the costs and financing needs of transportation infrastructure
- What are the impacts of congestion and changing travel demands
- What are the “man on the street” impressions of the industry versus reality
- Recent transportation and urban design/development patterns
Safety
- How are safety measures or programs being funded?
- What are the economic impacts of implementing more safety measures?
- What are the recent technologies used to improve safety in the transportation industry?
- Search for additional ideas at the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse at workzonesafety.org.
Submissions are due Aug. 31. More information is available at www.artba.org/video-contest or by contacting ARTBA’s Lital Shair Nada at 202-289-4434. Videos from last year’s winners can be seen here.