Expand focus on first/last mile connectivity for movement of people and goods, including more adaptable transit and micromobility options and transportation demand management programs, and new collaboration and planning partnerships with communities on land use and housing decisions.

Collaborate with partners to define and identify vulnerable populations, and develop and institute new programming and performance measures that support multimodal investment in these communities.

Revise design standards and policies to accommodate emergency vehicle access and expand coordination and funding partnerships with demand response and medical transportation services.

Expand local and regional transit services in growing, high-demand areas, focusing on connecting households to employment opportunities, medical and education locations, and existing and future statewide transportation systems.

Expand safe and reliable multimodal connections to these locations and deploy emerging technologies, prioritizing low emissions technologies and new partnerships.

Maintain and strategically expand roadway capacity and operations across STCs, including new technology infrastructure to facilitate connected/autonomous vehicle adoption and statewide broadband access, passenger and freight rail and other intercity passenger services.

Partner with neighboring states and coalitions to improve intercity passenger mobility.

Continue and expend partnerships to research, pilot and implement emerging transportation, low-emissions, communications and information technologies.

Form planning, programming and project delivery policies and guidelines to promote the use of technology in all aspects of a project/asset life cycle, prioritizing policies that support statewide emissions reduction targets.

The STCs will represent the backbone of emerging transportation management and operations technology, including electric vehicle charging locations, connect/autonomous vehicle infrastructure and broadband infrastructure.

Partner with logistics firms to optimize supportive infrastructure, curb management, data, routing and the expansion of autonomous delivery.

Advance safety solutions in all environments and for all modes, especially in underserved communities and multimodal locations and corridors.

Develop programs and partnerships to deploy both vehicle and infrastructure safety technologies to identify and mitigate high-risk crash locations and improve transportation system user behavior.

Engage local businesses and trade associations to identify transportation solutions that leverage specialized business and manufacturing processes through transload, cross-dock or other value-add goods movement.

Assess workforce competencies and needs to identify, develop and promote transportation career curriculum and skill-based programs, that evolve and adapt to industry change.

Create professional and certification programs to facilitate a variety of on-site and distance learning opportunities coordinated through university transportation centers and state trade associations.

Coordinate with the North Carolina high schools and technical colleges to fund, promote and establish transportation workforce centers of excellence.

Develop a unified framework of policies, protocols and standards to help NCDOT and its partners plan, prepare and adapt to natural and man-made hazards and events.