RTA Brunch event – 10 takeaways
It was wonderful to join nearly 300 regional colleagues from business, transportation, and government for our annual RTA Transportation Brunch gathering last week.
One of the highlights was our keynote address from Andrew Miller, Ph.D., who offered his perspectives on transportation innovation and on our polycentric market. His presentation was an excellent follow-up to the remarks from several members of our RTA Steering Committee, including RTA chair Sarah Gaskill with FUJIFILM Biotechnologies, Travis Crayton with the Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina, and past chair Harold Hicks with RTI International.
Here are a few brief takeaways from last week’s event presentations and panel discussion:
- Our market is foundationally polycentric, which requires a commitment to effective, reliable cross-regional connections for continued economic success.
- Driving will increase by 30%, and congestion will increase, because automation will make driving more attractive, for more trips, and for more people.
- Our region needs to deliver – quickly – on our mobility infrastructure investments. The longer projects take, the more uncertain and risky their completion becomes.
Please read this week’s blog to view all 10 summary takeaways, along with event photos and links to media coverage.
Please mark your calendar – RTA 25th Annual Meeting is next, and registration is open now.
We had a great Brunch event last week, with an opportunity to connect with a host of around 300 regional leaders in business, transportation, and government. While each major RTA event is different, they are increasingly having one thing in common: they are selling out.
To simplify event preparations for RTA members, we have now opened registration for our RTA 25th annual meeting, which will be held on Friday, January 29, 2027. If you are an RTA member, you have one or more tickets included with your membership. However, you do need to register, so please do so when the opportunity permits.
To register for the 25th annual meeting, please connect with my colleagues Jacob Rigg or Alea Morales. They can also answer any questions about the event.
Thank you, as always, for your ongoing support of regional business leadership on transportation.
Let’s get moving,
Joe Milazzo II, PE
RTA executive director
