Institute for Transportation Research and Education - ITRE

The year 2023 was a time of frequent flying to and from the Fayetteville Regional Airport. Check out the animation from 2023 filed flight plans. Research done by the Institute for Transportation Research and Education - ITRE ✈️📊

Thank you for Flying FAY!

View here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd_rZD2v-u4

If you were involved in a multimodal project that was completed since 2019, be sure to enter the North Carolina Department of Transportation MOBI Awards! The application deadline is June 28–get more details and apply at https://connect.ncdot.gov/mobi

Sky-full of stories in 2023 - NC was truly a hub for flyers!

Shoutout to Institute for Transportation Research and Education - ITRE
for transforming the detailed flight plan data from all NC's airports into captivating visuals.

Dive in: https://bit.ly/4ckKY0b 🛫🔎📊

Earlier this week, our UAS team supported the North Carolina Department of Transportation / North Carolina Division of Aviation 2024 Hurricane Response Training at Sanford Community College. Participants learned hurricane response protocols such as media relations and submitting imagery to NCDOT's portal--and even had a chance to test their flying skills in the NIST test lane we set up.

The 2024 NC Traffic Safety Conference is off to a great start today in Greenville, with the opening session featuring remarks from Mark Ezzell, Director of NC Governor's Highway Safety Program, and Stacey Stewart, CEO of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)

Dr. Daniel Findley, ITRE Associate Director, was recently recognized with the Champion of Diversity & Inclusion Award at the NC State Engineering 2024 Women and Minority Engineering Program Awards: https://zurl.co/ZJq8

2024 Engineering Awards Banquet -- Digital Program The Shining Star Award is presented to the student who consistently supports the programs hosted by the WMEP office. This student willingly and sincerely gives their time and energy to support the mission and goals of WMEP. We can count on this student to help out whenever called upon.

ITRE’s Evan Arnold and Kai Monast shared their expertise in drones and public transportation with JoAnna Klein for NC State’s Long View Project, participating in an in-depth interview on the future of transportation alongside research ecologist Adam Terando.

It was a great conversation that led to one overarching question: Will We Build Cities for Humans or Machines?
https://zurl.co/ZWQ3

Will We Build Cities for Humans or Machines? In October 2023, JoAnna Klein interviewed research ecologist Adam Terando along with drone aficionado Evan Arnold and public transportation systems researcher Kai Monast about the future of transportation. As climate changes and advanced technology accelerates, they explored a unique opportunity to....

Starting in April of 2024, the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying is making a big update to PE Civil Exam Specifications to better test engineers on their specific discipline within civil engineering. Learn about the changes and how CCEE and Institute for Transportation Research and Education - ITRE are adapting 📝 https://loom.ly/q9HOlnA

Final prep for 2024 is underway, which means the BIG printer gets plenty of use! Several ITRE team members and our NC State faculty partners are presenting research and participating in committees, subcommittees, and workshops next week in DC: https://itre.ncsu.edu/2024-trb-transportation-research-board-annual-meeting/

Wishing you and your family a very happy holidays, from everyone on the ITRE team!

The Civil Engineering PE Exam is changing in April 2024!

NCEES is ending the breadth/depth aspect of the Civil PE Exam - starting in April 2024, there will no longer be a common morning/breadth portion. Each of the five disciplines will be different exams. As an example, only transportation discipline examinees will have any transportation questions (everyone else will not have any, but some disciplines will still have overlap). If you have any questions, please let us know. ITRE has been providing PE exam review courses for 40 years and we're working to continue to provide an effective course to help you pass the exam.

Brief video explaining the change: https://youtu.be/W2fLZN3uzM8

The updated specifications are available here: https://ncees.org/exams/pe-exam/civil/

NCEES making big changes to the Civil Engineering PE Exam in 2024 | Breadth and Depth Format Ending NCEES is ending the breadth/depth aspect of the Civil PE Exam - starting in April 2024, there will no longer be a common morning/breadth portion. Each of th...

Every road user is a loved one, so travel kindly this Thanksgiving (and every day)!

Still need to fulfill your Ethics / Rules of Professional Conduct PDH requirement? Our Ethics in Public Works class next Wednesday, Nov. 15 is the perfect way to do so before PE license renewal opens next month! https://zurl.co/nVOz

🎃 Wishing you and your family a safe and happy Halloween, from all of us at ITRE! 👻
Remember, there are lots of little boos and ghouls out and about this evening, so be especially careful on the road today! 👀

Last week, Jonah, Mary, and Kai visited the High Point Furniture Market to better understand how they provide transportation when 75,000 visitors descend on a city of 125,000 people. The market is held twice yearly, for a week in April and October, and consists of 12 million sq. ft. of show space over 13 city blocks!

Providing transportation for the High Point Market costs about $2 million per year, and is an operation of remarkable scale and flexibility that doesn't involve High Point's public transportation provider at all.

Our team identified several key structural elements that ensure smooth operations:

Transportation center:
All market transportation vehicles service the market transportation center, a purpose-built facility consisting of a covered area with 4 lanes and multiple bus bays. The facility was built with federal, state, and local funds in 2003, and is staffed to help with loading people on the proper vehicles and answer questions.

Dedicated busways:
Three blocks in the core of the market area around the transportation center are restricted to transportation and service vehicles identified with special placards. Access is managed by a team of traffic control specialists.

Operations center:
The Morehead Community Center is a parks and recreation center owned by the City of High Point. This facility serves as the operations and logistics headquarters and has space for vehicle staging. It is located a few blocks from the market area.

Airport tables:
Market staff are at the major airports to greet attendees and provide logistics support.

On board attendants:
In addition to drivers, the vehicles servicing hotels also have attendants to assist with market-goers’ transportation needs and coordinate information.

Transportation at High Point Market comes in many forms, including:
- Airport transportation and park and ride served by coach buses
- Downtown loops served by transit-style buses
- Scheduled hotel shuttles served by coach buses supplemented with vans
- On-demand hotel shuttles served by vans
- GoAnywhere/microtransit on-demand service provided by SUVs

🚂LET'S🚃DECARBONIZE🚃FREIGHT🚃RAIL!🚃

A new, innovative open-source software tool called A-STEP — Achieving Sustainable Train Energy Pathways —can be used to identify ways to reduce freight rail’s carbon footprint, expanding the use of lower emission power sources and guiding freight rail decarbonization decision-making. https://zurl.co/Ei3c

Finding a convenient charger for an EV isn't always easy–imagine needing one for your electric plane! Today's groundbreaking ceremony for NC's first multimodal charging station capable of charging electric cars and aircraft, hosted by North Carolina Department of Transportation, North Carolina Division of Aviation, BETA TECHNOLOGIES, and AFWERX at Raleigh Exec, is a huge step forward!

Raleigh Executive Jetport (TTA) is one of 15 airports nationwide to be part of a multimodal charging network developed by Beta Technologies. Within the next five years, Beta Technologies plans to add 60 multimodal charging stations to the network aiming to connect communities across the Eastern Seaboard and the Midwest.

Heading to the N.C. State Fair? Stop by the NC Public Schools School Bus to meet Buster and learn about bus safety, NC traffic laws, and grab a handout. Don't miss the school bus exhibit showing how safety and seat design have advanced over the last 60+ years to keep kids safe!

We are excited to announce a new partnership with Institute for Transportation Research and Education - ITRE to facilitate a traffic safety study pilot program. All roadway users 18+ in Apex are encouraged to take the quick survey here:

go.ncsu.edu/apex

This survey is anonymous and maintained by ITRE. The aggregate data will be shared with us upon the completion to help guide our educational outreach. This survey also supports the Town of Apex Government Vision Zero program. We know that roadway safety can only be achieved through collaborative efforts. Be part of the conversation.




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Come see us at the Washington-Warren Airport Drone Technology & Air Show this Friday and Saturday in Washington, NC! We're proud to represent NC State as a sponsor and exhibitor–and don't miss our flight demos each day at 12:15pm:

airport | KOCW Pilots First WASHINGTON-WARREN (OCW) Drone Technology & Air Show OCTOBER 13 & 14, 2023 HOSTED BY: Live drone demos and airshow performances! Cutting Edge Tech Expo! Content sessions with NCDOT & FAA on critical aviation issues! Panels re: cutting edge mission needs Workforce Development & Educational Opportuniti...

Today is ! Whether you’re going down the road or across the country, buckle your child in on every trip. For more info, visit www.nhtsa.gov/TheRightSeat.

Today, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a safety advisory recommending transit agencies improve safety for pedestrians, bicyclists and micromobility users. Bus-to-person crashes account for 37% of all bus transit fatalities!

Learn more and sign up for the Oct 5 webinar:

Bus-to-Person Collisions Safety Advisory 23-1 | FTA Overview Source: Improving Safety for Pedestrians and Bicyclists Accessing Transit ReportOn September 19, 2023, FTA issued Safety Ad

Most parents think their kids are buckled up safely, but let an expert check your kids' car seats so you know for sure. Twenty minutes with a certified technician could save your child's life in a crash. www.nhtsa.gov/TheRightSeat

Don't miss today's Triangle Business Journal story on the significant impact of regional airports on NC's economy in the Greater Triangle region (and beyond!)

"'Sometimes we forget about the 'port' part of the word 'airport,' said Daniel Findley, associate director of the Institute for Transportation Research and Education at N.C. State University, which compiled the 'state of aviation' report."

How Triangle's small airports make big impact on economic growth - Triangle Business Journal Regional airports across the Greater Triangle play a key role in driving economic growth beyond Raleigh and Durham.

Yesterday were thrilled to host "Different, Different World," a hands-on workshop where participants got firsthand experience with communication challenges that people who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind face in their everyday lives.

Each interactive station offered a different experiential learning opportunity, such as simulations of different levels of sight and/or hearing loss, and communication methods including American Sign Language, gesturing, and lip reading.

We enormously appreciate all of the presenters, facilitators, interpreters, and attendees who made the workshop such a success. Thank you to the NC DHHS Division of Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing for offering this unique and extraordinary training opportunity!

Free Southeastern Transport Research, Innov, Development & Education Center webinar, next Tuesday 8/29: Locating and Costing Congestion for School Buses and Public Transportation
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Members of the ITRE team will show how you can calculate the cost of congestion on transit and buses in your community: https://zurl.co/tELu