C-U Sharing the Road Wins APWA Award

C-U Sharing the Road recently received an Exceptional Performance Award in the Journalism category from the Illinois Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA). The award will be received during a ceremony at the Illinois Chapter Annual Conference in Peoria on Friday May 6th.

The Exceptional Performance Award in Journalism recognizes individuals, teams or organizations whose outstanding contributions in the course of the performance raises the level of public awareness of the Public Works profession.  C-U Sharing the Road was recognized for presenting the story of a public works issue that projects a positive image in broadcast medium.

C-U Sharing the Road was a joint production of the cities of Urbana and Champaign.  The video is approximately 14 minutes long and was filmed on local C-U streets using local C-U bicyclists. The video was produced to introduce the public to the bicycle infrastructure that is being installed around both cities and to teach motorists and bicyclists how to interact with each other on the road. It can be viewed on the City of Urbana and City of Champaign websites and on YouTube. It is also regularly aired on Urbana Public Television and Champaign Government Television.