RTA Member Briefing: December 6
- December 6, 2024
- Posted by: Jacob Rigg
- Category: Member briefing
RTA Members,
In this week’s newsletter, we give an update on our member recognition initiative for advancing electrification, and celebrate one of the most remarkable months in RDU history in terms of new flight announcements.
Join these members in receiving recognition for supporting electrification in transportation
Several member companies and regional partners have already submitted information for recognition at next month’s Annual Meeting. Thank you to the Research Triangle Foundation, Arcadis, STV, and the Town of Morrisville for being the first members to provide us with information highlighting their efforts in advancing electrification in transportation. If you would like to join them in receiving recognition for your efforts at our Annual Meeting on January 24, please email Jacob. See below for example ideas.
- Reserved parking for electric vehicles
- Charging stations for electric vehicles
- Electrifying portions of fleet
- Adding solar panels and other renewable energy sources to improve grid resilience
- Subsidized purchase of electric vehicles (EVs), plug-in hybrid vehicles, or hybrid vehicles
- Subsidized purchases of electric vehicle charging equipment at home
- Subsidized purchases of electric bicycles (e-bikes)
- Support for grid and load management efforts
- Design of transportation electrification systems or chargers
- Support / endorse access user fee based approach for sustainable funding for transportation to replace state gas tax and provide a level playing field for Electric Vehicles (EVs)
- (you may also suggest other elements)
RDU Adds 5 New Flights In Less Than One Month
In the past three weeks, RDU International has announced 5 new nonstop flights, all to international destinations. In a recent blog, we noted that RDU is launching a new nonstop flight to Bermuda (via BermudAir) in April, and Calgary (via WestJet) in June. In addition to two new destinations, this also adds two new carriers to Raleigh/Durham International.
But those two new flights were last month’s news. As December began, our region gained three more destinations, to Vancouver and two Caribbean destinations. Read more in this week’s blog.
Let’s get moving,
Joe
