From the Chair

Chair’s Message #3: May 28, 2025: 2025 Midyear Meeting Information, 2026 NCUTCD Officer Elections, NCUTCD Budgetary Issues, Limits on Proposed Changes, Revising Proposed Changes for Council Consideration, Revising Proposed Changes for Council Consideration, Social Media Coordinator, and Current NCUTCD Leadership.
Chair’s Message #2: April 8, 2025: 2025 Midyear Meeting Information, Council Delegate Multi-Tasking, Revised Proposed Changes, Sponsoring Organizations Comments on Spring 2025 Proposed Changes, Revising Proposed Changes for Council Consideration, NCUTCD Leadership Meeting, Social Media Coordinator, Terminology Updates, Future NCUTCD Meetings, and Current NCUTCD Leadership.
Chair’s Message #1: January 20, 2025: 2025 Annual Meeting Review, Upcoming Deadlines and Events, Spring 2025 Review Cycle, Files for Revising Proposed Changes, 2025 Midyear Meeting, 2026 Annual Meeting, Social Media Coordinator, Technical Terminology, Current NCUTCD Leadership, Operating Procedures Updates, NCUTCD Value, and MUTCD News.

Chair’s Message #4: October 23, 2024: 2024 Midyear Meeting Update, Proposed Changes Being Reviewed by Sponsoring Organizations, 2025 Annual Meeting, 2025 Midyear Meeting, Current NCUTCD Leadership, MUTCD News, and In Memoriam.
Chair’s Message #3: July 8, 2024: 2024 Midyear Meeting, Between Midyear and Annual Meetings, 2025 Annual Meeting, Leadership Transitions, Parliamentary Procedure, and 2025 Midyear Meeting.
Chair’s Message #2: June 5, 2024: 2024 Midyear Meeting, Proposed Changes, Length of Friday General Session, ARTBA CTE-NCUTCD Reception, Bylaws and Operating Procedures, NCUTCD Survey, Leadership Meeting with FHWA, NCUTCD Leadership Changes, Formatting Proposed Changes, and Joint Task Force Enhancements.
Chair’s Message #1: January 16, 2024: Officer Election, Bylaws and Operating Procedures, Resolutions, Short and Long Term Review of New MUTCD, MUTCD Future, Terminology, and Dick Luettich Memories.

Chair’s Message #5: December 21, 2023: New MUTCD Initial Response, NCUTCD Review Actions, Links to Related Documents, New Edition Name, and MUTCD Final Rule Pool
Chair’s Message #4: December 4, 2023: Remembering Dick Luettich, 2023 MUTCD Final Rule, NCUTCD Review of Final Rule and Potential Council Action, Examples of Objectionable Final Rule Content, MUTCD Final Rule FAQ, NCUTCD Action on New MUTCD After the Initial 30-Day Period, MUTCD Final Rule Pool, 2024 Annual Meeting, NCUTCD Elections, Revisions of Bylaws and Operating Procedures, PROWAG, and 2024 Midyear Meeting
Chair’s Message #3: July 19, 2023: Midyear Meeting Summary, MUTCD Rulemaking, Final Rule Pool, PROWAG Rulemaking, Bylaws/Operating Procedures Update, Proposed Changes to MUTCD, Elections and Reappointments, and Future NCUTCD Meetings
Chair’s Message #2: May 22, 2023: 11th Edition MUTCD, June 2023 Meeting, Bylaws and Operating Procedures Update: Related Terminology, In Memoriam: Jim Pline, Jim Sparks, Special Recognition, Future NCUTCD Meetings
Chair’s Message #1: January 31, 2023: Tom Hicks, January 2023 Meeting, June 2023 Meeting, Future NCUTCD Meetings, Bylaws and Operating Procedures Revision, MUTCD 11th Edition Final Rule, Leadership Transitions, NCUTCD Contact Information, and Final Rule Pool

Chair’s Message #3: November 28, 2022: January 2023 Meeting, MUTCD 11th Edition Final Rule, Final Rule Pool, June 2023 Meeting, June 2024 Meeting, NCUTCD Strategic Plan, NCUTCD Merchandise
Chair’s Message #2: July 12, 2022: June 2022 Meeting Review, Newest Honorary Member, MCUTCD 11th Edition Final Rule, Final Rule Pool, MUTCD 12th Edition Planning, January 2023 and June 2023 Meeting Previews, NCUTCD TCD Research Journal, NCUTCD Leadership News, Communication with Chair, and NCUTCD Merchandise.
Chair’s Message #1: March 28, 2022: January Meeting Review, NCUTCD Election Results, Rules of the Road Activity, 12th Edition Planning, Future Meeting Plans, NCUTCD TCD Research Journal, MUTCD Status: 11th Edition and Beyond.

Chair’s Message #4: December 6, 2021: January 2022 NCUTCD Meeting, NCUTCD Elections, NCUTCD Rules of the Road, MUTCD Strategic Planning, Future Meetings, Special Notes.
Chair’s Message #3: October 5, 2021: NPA Status, January 2022 NCUTCD Meeting, NCUTCD Elections, NCUTCD Rules of the Road, MUTCD Strategic Planning.
Chair’s Message #2: May 7, 2021: NCUTCD NPA Review Summary and Future Activities.
Chair’s Message #1: February 9, 2021: MUTCD NPA, NCUTCD & MUTCD NPA, NPA Docket Comment Processing, Announcements, NCUTCD Meetings, and NCUTCD Honorary Members.

Chair’s Message #6: December 11, 2020: January 2021 NCUTCD Meeting, MUTCD NPA, June 2021 NCUTCD Meeting.
Chair’s Message #5: September 15, 2020: MUTCD NPA, January 2021 NCUTCD Meeting, Proposed Recommendations, NCUTCD Terminology, Future NCUTCD Meetings, NCUTCD Leadership Biography: Bill DeSantis.
Chair’s Message #4: June 24, 2020: June 2020 Meeting Recap, NCUTCD IT Issues, MUTCD NPA, January 2021 NCUTCD Meeting, Future NCUTCD Meetings, NCUTCD Leadership Biography: Tom Honich.
Chair’s Message #3, June 4, 2020: June 2020 NCUTCD Meeting, June 2021 NCUTCD Meeting, January 2021 NCUTCD Meeting, MUTCD NPA, NCUTCD Leadership Biography: Rick Campbell.
Chair’s Message #2, April 8, 2020: June 2020 Meeting Cancelation, MUTCD NPA, Future NCUTCD Meeting Information, NCUTCD Announcements, NCUTCD Leadership Biography: John Fisher.
Chair’s Message #1, February 5, 2020: Anticipating the NPA, June 2020 Meeting Information, Future NCUTCD Meeting Information, NCUTCD General Information, January 2020 Meeting Summary, NCUTCD Leadership Biography: Gene Hawkins.

Chair’s Message #4, November 20, 2019: January 2020 Meeting Information, Future NCUTCD Meeting Information, Executive Secretary Transition, and NCUTCD Activities and Actions.
Chair’s Message #3, July 2, 2019: June 2019 and January 2020 Meeting Information, Future NCUTCD Meeting Dates, NCUTCD Activities and Actions, Expected MUTCD NPA, and Administrivia.
Chair’s Message #2, May 20, 2019: Expected MUTCD NPA, June 2019 and January 2020 Meeting Information,, NCUTCD Activities and Actions, and Administrivia.
Chair’s Message #1, January 28, 2019: Thoughts from the Chair, January 2019 and June 2019 Meeting Information, Expected MUTCD NPA, NCUTCD Activities and Actions, and Administrivia.

Chair’s Message #6, December 4, 2018: MUTCD Updates and Actions, January 2019 and June 2019 Meeting Information, NCUTCD Activities and Actions, NCUTCD Member Activities, and Administrivia.
Chair’s Message #5, October 26, 2018: MUTCD Updates and Actions, January 2019 and June 2019 Meeting Information, NCUTCD Activities and Actions, NCUTCD Member Activities, and Administrivia.
Chair’s Message #4, July 9, 2018: June 2018 and January 2019 Meeting Information, NCUTCD Activities and Actions, NCUTCD Member Activities, and Administrivia.
Chair’s Message #3, June 6, 2018: Number of sponsor comments on proposals, June meeting information, member activities, schedule of meetings, and ARTBA social event information.
Chair’s Message #2, April 18, 2018: MUTCD Updates and Actions, June NCUTCD Meeting Information, NCUTCD Activities and Actions, and Administrivia.
Chair’s Message #1, February 7, 2018: Welcome, Chair/VC appointments, advisory groups, automated vehicles, RRFB, improvements, Ray Pusey, impacts, Council actions.

Hawkins Ten Thoughts: Information I distributed to NCUTCD members regarding my thoughts and goals as the new chair of the NCUTCD.