Articles by: NADO Admin
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Sample Bylaws
Bylaws are a set of rules developed by a local authority to regulate its affairs and formalize the conduct of management over the area it governs. Below please find sample bylaws from NADO member regions: Ohio Valley Regional Planning Commission...
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Trailblazer Award
Beginning in 2010, all award-winning projects will be judged by a group of peers during networking receptions that take place each year at the NADO Annual Training Conference... and the National Rural Transportation Peer Learning Conference (http://66 NULL.132 NULL.139 NULL.69/pages/page
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Congratulations to the 2010 Innovation Award Winners
In 2010, 50 award-winning projects were selected (view the PDF award booklet here...). These projects address issue areas like economic development, human services, technology, aging and more. These organizations will be honored during a special roundtable reception held
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Natural Gas Drilling
(http://www NULL.ruraltransportation NULL.org/uploads/naturalgas NULL.pdf)Natural Gas Drilling in the Marcellus Shale: Economic Opportunities and Infrastructure Challenges. This issue brief examines the natural gas drilling boom in the U.S. and associated economic opportunities and infrastructure challenges, including strains on local transportation networks...
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Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS)
Successful economic development demands balance. From attracting private investment to training a workforce for a knowledge-based, global economy, identifying the needs of your region is paramount to implementing a cogent economic development strategy. Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS) offer a...
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Catalog of Award-Winning Projects
Please see the list of previous winners of the NADO Innovation Award in the PDFs below: 2010 Innovations Award Winners 2009 Innovations Award Winners 2008 Innovations Award Winners 2007 Innovations Award Winners 2006 Innovations Award Winners 2005 Innovation Award Winners...
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RPO and MPO Symposium Findings
National Symposium for Rural Transportation Planning Organizations and Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Assessing the Structure and Benefits of Collaboration....
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RPO Bill Introduced in House
On April 14, 2011, Representative Tim Walz (D-MN) and Representative Richard Hanna (R-NY) introduced H.R. 1565 (http://thomas NULL.loc NULL.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H NULL.R NULL.1565:), a bill to incorporate Regional Transportation Planning Organizations (RTPOs) into the statewide transportation planning process. Previously, on March 17,...
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Senate Panel Adopts EDA Bill
On April 14, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works adopted legislation (S. 782) (http://thomas NULL.loc NULL.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:S NULL.782:) that would reauthorize the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for five years. The measure, which was approved by voice vote, was...
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EDA Dear Colleague Letter Sent to House Leaders
Thank you to all NADO members who contacted their House members and asked them to sign the EDA “Dear Colleague” letter circulated by Rep. Mike Michaud (D-ME) on April 1. In total, 42 Representatives signed the EDA support letter to...