Greensboro Department of Transportation 2015-16 Annual Report

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GDOT Hosts 2016 NCAMPO Conference

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.

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