The American Public Transportation Association has named Metro, the mass transit system of the Illinois Quad-Cities, as a first-place winner in the 30th Annual AdWheel Awards competition.

The winning Metro promotional materials were an "It's Your Ride" brochure, the "Save Something Green" bus designs and the "Save Something Green" campaign. Metro will be recognized at a ceremony during the APTA annual meeting in October in Orlando, Fla.

Metro's winning materials were created in conjunction with Nehlsen Communications, a marketing and public relations firm in Moline.