Business View Magazine Apr-2023

126 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 4 major change is coming that will impact the future of transportation, requiring state agencies to reassess their approach to innovative mobility. In North Carolina, the nation’s ninth most populated state, transportation officials are working with stakeholders to expand and strengthen the state’s multimodal network to meet the evolving needs of the transportation system. The N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) envisions an equitable transportation system that meets the needs of all users while supporting efforts to reduce the impact of greenhouse gas emissions. But what exactly does that look like? Ideally, the future of transportation in North Carolina includes safe, reliable, and efficient multimodal infrastructure and services to ensure people without a vehicle – either by choice or due to their circumstances – can seamlessly access jobs, education, healthcare, and community resources just as those with a vehicle do each day. “There are more than 1 million people in North Carolina without a reliable source of transportation,” said Ryan Brumfield, director of NCDOT’s Integrated Mobility Division (IMD). A BILITY Keeping North Carolina moving, North Carolina Department of Transportation takes the lead