Here’s the press release from the N.C. Department of Transportation:
Blackburn Named NCDOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Division Director
Trivedi appointed Deputy Director
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Transportation has appointed Lauren A. Blackburn, AICP, as the new director of the Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation. Blackburn begins her duties on April 30 and will supervise the day-to-day operations of the division, which oversees various aspects of bicycling and walking in North Carolina including funding, project planning, mapping and signing, and safety education.
“Lauren joins a qualified staff, and together, their combined experience will enhance our department’s ability to support a safe bicycle and pedestrian network that serves as an asset to economic development and public health,” said NCDOT Deputy Secretary for Transit Paul Morris.
Blackburn comes to NCDOT from Davidson, where she most recently served as the town’s planning manager. She has worked in the planning department for more than six years overseeing transportation planning and land development activities. During Blackburn’s tenure, the town was nationally recognized as a leader in bicycle and pedestrian planning and transportation.
Prior to her work in Davidson, Blackburn was a research associate with the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute. She received a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from the University of Arkansas and a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
NCDOT has also appointed Kumar Trivedi, PE, to serve as deputy director of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Division.
Trivedi has worked for NCDOT more than 18 years, including 12 years with the Bicycle and Pedestrian Division where he has held the roles of interim director and senior facilities design engineer. He has managed hundreds of bicycle and pedestrian projects throughout North Carolina and spearheaded special projects including the 2011 Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Summit and Statewide Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan.
Trivedi is a 1990 graduate of North Carolina State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. In addition, he is a registered Professional Engineer.
For more information on the Bicycle and Pedestrian Division of NCDOT, visit www.ncdot.gov/bikeped.
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