CSUMB staff member Megan Tolbert received an Excellence Award from the Transportation Agency for Monterey County at its Jan. 26 meeting.

Tolbert was among the outstanding individuals, projects and programs to be honored at the agency’s ninth annual awards presentation.

The honorees “have shown exceptional hard work and dedication in improving transportation in Monterey County,” a statement on the agency’s website said.

In conferring the honor, TAMC said: “Ms. Tolbert has been a strong advocate for alternative transportation in Monterey County. Not only has she been an asset to the Transportation Agency as a transportation planner for CSUMB, but her work with Monterey Green Action has been key to promoting the use of bicycles as a viable transportation alternative. She has taken a lead role in educating the public on the importance of rail projects in Monterey County.”

Tolbert joined the university as a transportation planner in January 2010. After earning a degree in natural resources planning at Humboldt State in 2002, she has been working on the Monterey Peninsula as an environmental planner and sustainability advocate for governments, non-profits and private industry, including EMC Planning Group in Monterey, Monterey Green Action and the city of Monterey.

At the university, she develops and implements transportation management programs, including vanpools, ridesharing, public transit, shuttles, electric vehicle infrastructure and bicycle and pedestrian accessibility.

To learn more, visit TAMC’s Facebook page.