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2 0 1 6 N C A M P O C O N F E R E N C E
GDOT hosted the 2016 North Carolina Association of
Metropolitan Planning Organizations (NCAMPO) annual
conference in Greensboro May 11-13.
More than 370 transportation professionals from
across the state attended, representing metropolitan
planning organizations, rural planning organizations,
the NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT), the
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the consultant
community, transit agencies and other organizations.
While many transportation planners, engineers, and
consultants were in attendance, the conference was also
well attended by elected officials, transit administrators,
land-use planners, and students who convened to learn
more about a variety of transportation topics.
The conference featured 54 high quality technical
sessions with a focus on “innovations in transportation,
timely updates from FHWA and NCDOT officials, and
guest speakers Nick Tennyson, the state transportation
secretary, and Bennett Pierce, a senior market manager
at Battelle, the world’s largest nonprofit research and
development organization. Conference attendees also
took tours that highlighted transportation achievements
in Greensboro.
GDOT Planning Manager and NCAMPO President
Tyler Meyer, the GDOT planning staff and other GDOT
divisions did much of the work to put on the conference.
Congratulations to Tyler and the many other GDOT staff
who made the 2016 NCAMPO Conference a huge success.
GDOT Hosts 2016 NCAMPO Conference