RTA 2026 brunch – less than two months away
Here is a reminder of an excellent engagement opportunity for our members and partners. Please register for our RTA 2026 Transportation Brunch event, which will be held on Friday, August 7, at the Westin RDU Airport hotel.
Our keynote speaker will be Andrew Miller, Ph.D., a consultant, advisor, and speaker on innovative mobility and smart cities. He writes a weekly newsletter, Changing Lanes, and was formerly the Director of Mobility for Sidewalk Labs, Google’s smart-city firm, where he led development of innovative mobility systems for a proposed “city of the future” on the Toronto waterfront.
As a reminder, one or more tickets are included with your RTA membership. Please click here for the event page, including registration and sponsorship options. Space is limited for the event; please let me know if you have questions.
The Carolina Hurricanes help our metro area score a regional branding win
The current on-ice success of our NHL Eastern Conference Champion Carolina Hurricanes, as they compete in the Stanley Cup Final, has been a journey to remember for hockey fans of all ages.
It has not been lost among us in the broader economic and community development arena of the importance of this Cup Final run to civic and regional branding. Excellent articles in the Triangle Business Journal and others speak to the economic impact and enhancement of overall visibility of our region.
This week’s blog post puts a finer point on why this Stanley Cup moment is arguably more important for Raleigh and the Research Triangle area than it would be for anywhere else in the United States from a metropolitan visibility and awareness standpoint. A large part of the answer is in the team’s first name, “Carolina.”
