Thursday, October 1, 2015

Alamo Area MPO Chairman given the 2015 Transportation Champion Award

Photo by State Representative
Ina Minjarez
During the 11th Annual State of the District Luncheon the San Antonio Mobility Coalition, Inc. - SAMCo awarded Councilman Ray Lopez with the 2015 Transportation Champion Award. 

As the Chairman of the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, Councilman Lopez strives to plan for the future transportation needs for the City of San Antonio and the surrounding areas. 



The SAMCo Transportation Award is the highest honor bestowed by the organization for exceptional service, and is not awarded every year.

Past winners, and the year awarded by SAMCo, include: 

John Kelley, Former Texas Department of Transportation San Antonio District Engineer - 2003

Tom Griebel, Founding President San Antonio Mobility Coalition, former Executive Director for the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority - 2004

Sam Dawson, Founding Chairman, San Antonio Mobility Coalition, 2005

The Honorable Nelson W. Wolff, Bexar County Judge, 2007

The Honorable Jeff Wentworth, former State Senator, District 25, 2012

Mr. Jim Reed, Past Chairman, San Antonio Mobility Coaliation, and Founding Chairman Transportation Advocates of Texas, 2013

Howard Hicks, transportation advocate, 2014