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IJORTHNCDOT TPD NEW*cj Cy O <br /> 9 <br /> h Y <br /> 99T �e0 <br /> 0 <br /> �FNTOF TRANSIR <br /> Q <br /> NCDOT <br /> • Newsletter March 2023 <br /> Traffic Forecasts (TF) <br /> "Connecting people, products <br /> Project Level Traffic Forecasting is an essential part of the planning and places safely and efficiently <br /> process. The traffic forecast informs the design of STIP projects. with customer focus, accounta- <br /> Three are currently no traffic forecasts underway in the region bility and environmental sensi- <br /> Burlington-Graham MPO CTP tivity to enhance the economy <br /> and vitality of North Carolina...." <br /> The BGMPO CTP final adoption was June 8, 2022. NCDOT TPD is <br /> working on the more-detailed documentation of each highway recom- - NCDOT Mission Statement <br /> mendation. Final maps and a list of recommendations can be found at <br /> htti)s://connect.ncdot.gov/projects/planning/Pages/CTP-Details.asi)x? <br /> study id=Burlington-Graham. FHWA News <br /> N.C. Freight Plan FHWA News <br /> The Statewide Multimodal Freight Plan Update was adopted by USDOT Responds to Road- <br /> NCDOT Board of Transportation on February 7, 2023. The plan way Safety Crisis <br /> can be viewed on the following website: https:Hconnect.ncdot.gov/ In response to the unacceptable <br /> projects/planning/Statewide-Freight-Plan/Pages/default.aspx increases in roadway fatalities, <br /> USDOT has committed to the <br /> Multimodal Planning Grants 2024 National Roadway Safety <br /> The N.C. Department of Transportation is accepting applications for Stratecl (NRSS), a compre- <br /> the 2023 Multimodal Planning Grant Program, which provides plan- hensive strategy of priority ac- <br /> ning funds for identifying bike and walking paths and transit connec- tions to significantly reduce seri- <br /> tions. ous injuries and deaths while <br /> working toward zero roadway <br /> The plans would address a comprehensive strategy, rather than a fatalities. At its core, the NRSS <br /> single project, for expanding bicycle and pedestrian opportunities in adopts a Department-wide Safe <br /> a community. The plans may address facilities, programs, policies System Approach focused on <br /> and design guidelines that encourage safe walking and bicycling. five key objectives: safer peo- <br /> The deadline for applications to be submitted electronically is 5 p.m. ple, safer roads, safer vehicles, <br /> April 10. Award recipients are expected to be notified by July. safer speeds, and post-crash <br /> care. One year after the launch <br /> of the strategy, recent ef- <br /> forts include: <br /> A 2023 report documenting <br /> progress on 29 actions and <br /> announcing 14 new ones for <br />