The Build a Better Mousetrap (BABM) national recognition program highlights locally relevant, innovative solutions and provides a platform to share innovations to everyday challenges that local and tribal transportation professionals encounter on local roads. These local road solutions range from the development of new project delivery or design processes to the invention of new tools, equipment, or modifications that increase efficiency, enhance safety, reduce cost, and/or improve the quality of transportation on local roads. (Link)

BABM is open to any government agency (town, borough, city, township, county, parish, state and tribal) in the United States and territories. Whether big or small, your innovations are worthy of celebration and may help another agency. Our center, AZ LTAP, accepts all submissions on behalf of our state for entry into the national competition. To submit an innovation, simply complete the form linked here: https://forms.gle/asebz6vUWmcn5VvQ9.

To have your innovation considered, your agency must complete the BABM Entry Form per innovation. We accept entries on a rolling basis, however, submission dates do impact which cycle of the national competition your innovation will be entered into. In addition to the entry form, agencies must also be ready and willing to provide:

• A minimum of (2) different high-resolution photographs (3 megapixels or more) in JPEG format. Other formats will not be accepted. If people appear in your photographs, each person appearing will need to sign a Photo Release Waiver that we will provide.
• An optional Spotlight Video can be submitted to demonstrate the problem, development, and working solution.