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Strengthening Access to NC Ferries to Support Coastal Community Resiliency, Health, and Mobility

项目名称：	Strengthening Access to NC Ferries to Support Coastal Community Resiliency, Health, and Mobility
摘要：	The North Carolina (NC) Ferry system is a critical form of both essential and recreational transportation for millions of NC residents and visitors from around the world. At the same time, the ferry system faces challenges such as declining ridership, keeping pace with evolving technology, operations affected by extreme weather events, and lack of sustainable funding sources. The ferry system infrastructure in some places is not fully or efficiently utilized. For example, while all ferries allow walk-on passengers, many are oriented to vehicle transport, which does not maximize passenger occupancy. None of the current ferry terminals loffer public transit service and pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure is limited in many locations. Prior studies have examined NC ferry operations and made recommendations regarding the ways in which future passenger ferries can enhance ridership and improve operations, including by building connections to existing shuttle terminals and extending transit services. But these studies have been oriented to tourism and existing business owner interests and do not fully account for the broader community goals related to economic opportunities, health, and transportation access; nor do they account for the unique needs of marginalized populations. In this project, the project's transdisciplinary team will investigate ways in which innovations related to walking, bicycling, and micromobility, transit operations, and mobility on demand (MOD) services may be employed to support North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)'s work to ensure that transportation projects provide far-reaching and equitable benefits to communities, the economy, and the quality of life and health of North Carolinians. The project team will integrate a broad set of data about community transportation needs and multimodal connectivity options to develop a robust analysis to support short and long-term planning for ferry access and multimodal connectivity. This documentation of literature, stakeholder input, and new analysis will be supportive of decision-making at both the project and policy level regarding ferry integration with multimodal infrastructure and services and identify approaches that could leverage Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds, Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) funds, and other funding sources.
状态：	Active
资金：	195597
资助组织：	North Carolina Department of Transportation
项目负责人：	Kirby, John
执行机构：	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
开始时间：	20210801
预计完成日期：	20230731
主题领域：	Economics；Marine Transportation；Operations and Traffic Management；Passenger Transportation；Planning and Forecasting；Safety and Human Factors；Society