The NCDOT Mobi Awards
Multimodal Investments Transforming Communities

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  • The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Mobi Awards recognize multimodal projects that play an important role in creating vibrant communities in North Carolina. 

    Multimodal projects serve at least two modes of transportation such as rail, aviation, bicycle, pedestrian, highways, public transportation and ferries. Examples include greenways, streetscape projects, and bridges with walking paths.    

    Multimodal projects are important to North Carolina’s future because they connect people to places, provide alternative modes of travel and make the state more accessible, attractive and competitive. 

    The NCDOT Mobi Awards support the N.C. Department of Transportation's mission to leverage the state's transportation infrastructure and ensure a strong economy for future generations.​

  • 2022 Mobi Awards

    NCDOT Mobi Award Winners Honored  

    The communities that earned top honors in the 2022 NCDOT Mobi Awards were recognized at a luncheon on May 4 at the Raleigh Marriott City Center.

    The 2022 NCDOT Mobi Book​ has detailed descriptions and pictures of all this year’s​ entries. A video of the the ceremony and photos​ are also available.


    Rural Category Winner

    City of Creedmoor Cross City Trail
    Creedmoor

    Nominated by the City of Creedmoor

    The Cross City Trail completes a four-phase, greenway throughout Creedmoor. It opened in September 2020 and provides a separate, ADA-accessible, bicycle and pedestrian path that connects Lake Rogers Park to downtown Creedmoor and new housing subdivisions along N.C. 56. ​​

    MOBI - Creedmoor Cross City Trail from NCDOT Communications on Vimeo.

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     Honorable Mentions

    • East Fork Pedestrian Bridge and Sidewalk​

    • Dillsboro Bridge


    Large Urban Category Winner

    CityLYNX Goldline Streetcar Project (Phase 2)
    Charlotte 
    Nominated by the Charlotte Area Transit Agency

    Phase 2 of Charlotte’s CityLYNX Gold Line Streetcar Project is a 4-mile dual track streetcar system using new hybrid technology streetcars. The project, which was completed in August 2021, includes 17 stops with public art integrated into the shelters and new streetcar vehicles. 

    MOBI - CityLYNX Gold Line from NCDOT Communications on Vimeo.

    Honorable Mentions

    • Fayetteville Greenway Network

    • Hector H. Henry Greenway – Riverwalk


    Urban Category Winner

    CCX - The Carolina Connector
    Rocky Mount
    Nominated by Rocky Mount Metropolitan Planning Organization

    The Carolinas Gateway Partnership, CSX, and the N.C. Department of Transportation partnered to construct a state-of-the-art, 300-acre intermodal facility near Rocky Mount. The facility, which opened for business in November 2021, allows trucks to bring cargo containers to a rail yard, where they are transferred to trains for transport. 

    MOBI - The Carolina Connector from NCDOT Communications on Vimeo.

    Honorable Mentions

    • Little Sugar Creek Greenway

    • Franklin Street Temporary Lane Reallocation


    Small Urban Category Winner

    Old Fayetteville Road Multiuse Path
    Leland
    Nominated by Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization

    The Old Fayetteville Road MUP is a one-mile multi-use path that provides bicycle and pedestrian access to educational, recreational and civic destinations along Old Fayetteville Road in Leland. 

    MOBI - Old Fayetteville Road from NCDOT Communications on Vimeo.

    Honorable Mentions

    • Runway 6 Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System

    • Old Cullowhee Bridge


    Innovation Category Winner

    CityLYNX Goldline Streetcar Project (Phase 2)
    Charlotte 
    Nominated by the Charlotte Area Transit Agency

    Phase 2 of Charlotte’s CityLYNX Gold Line Streetcar Project is a 4-mile dual track streetcar system using new hybrid technology streetcars. The project, which was completed in August 2021, includes 17 stops with public art integrated into the shelters and new streetcar vehicles. ​

    MOBI - CityLYNX Gold Line from NCDOT Communications on Vimeo.


    Honorable Mentions

    • Fayetteville Greenway Network

    • Little Sugar Creek Greenway​ 


    Most Voted Project

    Runway 6 Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System
    Lexington
    Nominated by the Davidson County Airport

    This project included the installation of a special lighting system at the end of Runway 6 at the Davidson County Airport in Lexington. The lighting system was installed in July 2021. It provides pilots with enhanced visual guidance for landing aircraft in poor visibility conditions. 

    MOBI - Davidson County Airport from NCDOT Communications on Vimeo.

  • Award Categories

    • Rural: The smallest communities including the smaller counties with population under 10,000.*
    • Small Urban: Small-to-medium communities or counties with population between 10,000 and 50,000.*
    • Urban: Medium-to-large communities or counties with population between 50,000 and 100,000.*
    • Large Urban: Large communities with population above 100,000.*
    • Innovation: All projects will be entered into this category. The project that wins is the one that the judges determine took the most innovative approach to planning programming or implementation of the facility or service.
    • MVP (Most Voted Project): The public has an opportunity to vote on the project they think is the most valuable to a community. All projects are automatically entered through the application process. Applicants are encouraged to post links to their projects on their community’s social media channels and list serves, so people will know how to vote for a project. The project with the most votes wins.

    *For these categories, the community should be selected based on where the project has the greatest impact or is largely located.  Find out which category​ your community is in, based on Census data.


    Eligibility Criteria

    To be eligible, nominations must come from North Carolina towns, cities, counties, universities/colleges, metropolitan planning organizations, rural planning organization, public transportation systems or transit authorities, airport authorities or councils of government.

    Projects should already be constructed and put into operation (or service must have started). Projects entered for the first time this year must have been completed between Jan. 1, 2017, and the application deadline of Feb. 10, 2022. However, participants with projects entered in previous Mobi Award competitions (2019 and 2020) that did not win are eligible to re-enter this year’s competition.

    Applications will be accepted from Jan. 10-Feb. 10, 2022.

    To be eligible, projects must have combined two or more of the following modes of transportation:​
    • Aviation
    • Bicycle/Pedestrian
    • Ferry
    • Public Transportation
    • Rail
    • Roadway
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  • Timeline

    Applications accepted: Jan. 10-Feb. 10, 2022.

    Finalist notification: March 2022.

    Winners announced: Noon May 4, 2022, during a luncheon at the Raleigh Marriott City Center, 500 Fayetteville St.​

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2020 Mobi Awards Winners
2020 Mobi Awards Ceremony Video
2020 Mobi Awards Ceremony Book
2019 Mobi Award Winners
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Event Hosts

 

The NCDOT Mobi Awards luncheon is hosted by the N.C. Department of Transportation and co-hosted by NC Go!, the North Carolina Triangle Chapter of Women’s Transportation Seminar and the N.C. State University Institute for Transportation Research and Education.

  • Sponsorship Opportunities

    Sponsorship opportunities are now available until March 25, 2022. To become a sponsor, please fill out this form.

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