CONNECTING YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR VOICE AND YOUR FUTURE STATE OF THE SYSTEM Page 1 Page 2 LIST OF ACRONYMS 3DP – 3D Printing AASHTO – American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACS – American Community Survey ADP – Airport Development Plan BCO – Beneficial Cargo Owners BMIP – Bridge Maintenance Improvement Program BMS – Bridge Management System BOT – Board of Transportation CLT – Charlotte Douglas International Airport CPTA – Choanoke Public Transportation Authority CSC – Corridor Steering Committee CSX – CSX Transportation CUTR – Center of Urban Transportation Research DBPT – Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation DOA – Department of Aviation DOT – Department of Transportation ECHS – Executive Committee for Highway Safety TIGER - Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery FAA – Federal Aviation Administration FAK – Freight All Kinds FAST – Fixing America’s Surface Transportation FCAP – Facility Condition Assessment Program FHWA –Federal Highway Administration FMMU – Fleet and Material Management Unit FRA – Federal Railroad Administration GSO – Piedmont Triad International Airport HMIP – Highway Maintenance Improvement Program HSIP – Highway Safety Improvement Program HSP – Highway Safety Plan INFRA – Infrastructure for Rebuilding America ISTEA – Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act ITRE – Institute of Transportation Research and Education MaaS – Mobility as a Service MAP-21 – Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act MOPAR – Maintenance Operations and Performance analysis MPO – Metropolitan Planning Organization NACTO – National Association of City Transportation Official NCASP – North Carolina Airport System Plan NCDOA – North Carolina Division of Aviation NCDOT – North Carolina Department of Transportation NCPHFN- North Carolina Priority Highway Freight Network NCSPA – North Carolina State Ports Authority Page 3 NCTN – North Carolina Transportation Network NHS – National Highway System NHTSA – National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NS – Norfolk Southern Railway OSBM – State Budget and Management PART – Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation PCI – Pavement Condition Index PIP – Piedmont Improvement Program PRIIA – Passenger Rail Investments and Improvement Act RDU – Raleigh-Durham International Airport RMIP – Routine Maintenance Improvement Program RPO – Rural Planning Organization SHC – Strategic Highway Corridors SHSP – Strategic Highway Safety Plan STC – Strategic Transportation Corridors STI – Strategic Transportation Investment STIP – State Transportation Improvement Program SURTC – Small Urban and Rural Transit Center TAM – Transportation Asset Management TAMP – Transportation Asset Management Plan TAP – Transportation Alternatives Program TNC – Transportation Network Companies VMT –Vehicle Miles Traveled YVEDDI – Yadkin Valley Public Transportation Page 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................................. 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 KEY FINDINGS ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................... 13 1.1 OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................................................. 13 2. STATE OF THE SYSTEM - AVIATION ........................................................................................................................... 16 2.1 OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................................................. 16 2.2 AVIATION IN NORTH CAROLINA .............................................................................................................................................. 16 2.3 WHY AVIATION IS IMPORTANT TO NORTH CAROLINA ............................................................................................................ 19 2.4 TRENDS AFFECTING AVIATION ............................................................................................................................................... 22 2.5 REVIEW OF THE CURRENT PLAN ........................................................................................................................................... 25 3. STATE OF THE SYSEM - FERRY DIVISION ................................................................................................................. 29 3.1 OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................................................. 29 3.2 FERRY IN NORTH CAROLINA .................................................................................................................................................. 29 3.3 WHY FERRY IS IMPORTANT TO NORTH CAROLINA ................................................................................................................ 30 3.4 TRENDS AFFECTING FERRY ................................................................................................................................................... 33 3.5 REVIEW OF THE CURRENT PLAN ........................................................................................................................................... 35 4. STATE OF THE SYSTEM – PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ........................................................................................... 36 4.1 OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................................................. 36 4.2 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN NORTH CAROLINA ................................................................................................................... 36 4.3 WHY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS IMPORTANT TO NORTH CAROLINA ................................................................................ 39 4.4 TRENDS AFFECTING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ................................................................................................................... 41 4.5 REVIEW OF THE CURRENT PLAN ........................................................................................................................................... 43 5. STATE OF THE SYSTEM – PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE ................................................................................................... 49 5.1 OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................................................. 49 5.2 PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE IN NORTH CAROLINA ......................................................................................................................... 49 5.3 WHY PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE IS IMPORTANT TO NORTH CAROLINA ....................................................................................... 51 5.4 TRENDS AFFECTING PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE .......................................................................................................................... 56 5.5 REVIEW OF THE CURRENT PLAN ........................................................................................................................................... 59 Page 5 6. STATE OF THE SYSTEM – PASSENGER RAIL ........................................................................................................... 63 6.1 OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................................................. 63 6.2 PASSENGER RAIL IN NORTH CAROLINA ................................................................................................................................ 65 6.3 WHY PASSENGER RAIL IS IMPORTANT TO NORTH CAROLINA ............................................................................................... 66 6.4 TRENDS AFFECTING PASSENGER RAIL ................................................................................................................................. 67 6.5 REVIEW OF THE CURRENT STATE RAIL PLAN ....................................................................................................................... 69 7. STATE OF THE SYSTEM – FREIGHT ............................................................................................................................ 70 7.1 OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................................................. 70 7.2 FREIGHT IN NORTH CAROLINA ............................................................................................................................................... 70