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	<title>NADO.org &#187; Agnieta Sharpe</title>
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		<title>RPO America Annual Business Meeting and National RPO Council of Peers Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.nado.org/rpo-america-annual-business-meeting/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rpo-america-annual-business-meeting</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agnieta Sharpe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this session at the <a href="http://www.nado.org/events/RPO2013/"   >2013 National Rural Transportation Conference</a>, Kathy Ruffalo of Ruffalo &#38; Associates gave a special guest presentation.
View her presentation below:
MAP-21 Update &#8211; Kathy Ruffalo

View more presentations from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/rpoamerica"   target="_blank" >RPO America...</a>.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this session at the <a href="http://www.nado.org/events/RPO2013/"   >2013 National Rural Transportation Conference</a>, Kathy Ruffalo of Ruffalo &amp; Associates gave a special guest presentation.</p>
<p>View her presentation below:</p>
<p><strong>MAP-21 Update</strong> &#8211; Kathy Ruffalo</p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/20269546" height="400" width="476" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>
<p>View more presentations from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/rpoamerica"   target="_blank" >RPO America</a>.</p>
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		<title>Closing Plenary: Future Directions for the Federal Surface Transportation Program</title>
		<link>http://www.nado.org/closing-plenary-future-directions-for-the-federal-surface-transportation-program/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=closing-plenary-future-directions-for-the-federal-surface-transportation-program</link>
		<comments>http://www.nado.org/closing-plenary-future-directions-for-the-federal-surface-transportation-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agnieta Sharpe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this session at the <a href="http://www.nado.org/events/RPO2013/"   >2013 National Rural Transportation Conference...</a>, speakers included Harlan Miller, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Planning, Stefan Natzke, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Human Environment, and Stuart Thompson, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Safety.
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this session at the <a href="http://www.nado.org/events/RPO2013/"   >2013 National Rural Transportation Conference</a>, speakers included Harlan Miller, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Planning, Stefan Natzke, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Human Environment, and Stuart Thompson, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Safety.</p>
<p>View their presentations below:</p>
<p><strong>Future Directions for the Federal Surface Transportation Program</strong> - Stefan Natzke</p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/20269545" height="400" width="476" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>
<p>View more presentations from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/rpoamerica"   target="_blank" >RPO America</a>.</p>
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		<title>Workshop: Getting a Perspective on the Human Landscape</title>
		<link>http://www.nado.org/workshop-getting-a-perspective-on-the-human-landscape/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=workshop-getting-a-perspective-on-the-human-landscape</link>
		<comments>http://www.nado.org/workshop-getting-a-perspective-on-the-human-landscape/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agnieta Sharpe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In this workshop session at the <a href="http://www.nado.org/events/RPO2013/"   >2013 National Rural Transportation Conference...</a>, speakers included Jeff Moore, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet &#8211; Department of Highways, District Three Bowling Green and Anne Morris, Anne Morris and Associates, LLC.
View their presentations below:
What]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this workshop session at the <a href="http://www.nado.org/events/RPO2013/"   >2013 National Rural Transportation Conference</a>, speakers included Jeff Moore, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet &#8211; Department of Highways, District Three Bowling Green and Anne Morris, Anne Morris and Associates, LLC.</p>
<p>View their presentations below:</p>
<p><strong>What is Social / Environmental Justice and Why Should We Care</strong> &#8211; Anne Morris</p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/20269537" height="400" width="476" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.nado.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Morris_Exercise_1.pdf"   >Workshop Exercise (PDF)</a><br />
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<p>Community Profile: this is a 15 minute exercise where small groups analyzed the special “needs” of communities and its unique citizens as to “effective engagement”.  Examples include Sesame Street, Great Land of Oz, and Hundred Acre Wood.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>What is Really Happening in the Community: Validating Official Data</strong> - Anne Morris</p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/20269544" height="400" width="476" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>State of the Practice in Community Engagement: Tales from the Field</strong> &#8211; Jeff Moore</p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/20269536" height="400" width="476" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>
<p>View more presentations from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/rpoamerica"   target="_blank" >RPO America</a>.</p>
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		<title>Healthy, Active Transportation</title>
		<link>http://www.nado.org/healthy-active-transportation/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=healthy-active-transportation</link>
		<comments>http://www.nado.org/healthy-active-transportation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agnieta Sharpe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this session at the <a href="http://www.nado.org/events/RPO2013/"   >2013 National Rural Transportation Conference...</a>, speakers included Rachel Beyerle, Easter Seals Project Action and Elijah Sharp, New River Valley Planning District Commission (VA).
View their presentations below:
The Transportation Connection to Healthy Living in]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this session at the <a href="http://www.nado.org/events/RPO2013/"   >2013 National Rural Transportation Conference</a>, speakers included Rachel Beyerle, Easter Seals Project Action and Elijah Sharp, New River Valley Planning District Commission (VA).</p>
<p>View their presentations below:</p>
<p><strong>The Transportation Connection to Healthy Living in Small Urban &amp; Rural Communities</strong> - Rachel Beyerle</p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/20269512" height="400" width="476" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>New River Valley’s Bikeway, Walkway, Blueway Plan </strong>- Elijah Sharp</p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/20269548" height="400" width="476" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>
<p>View more presentations from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/rpoamerica"   target="_blank" >RPO America</a>.</p>
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		<title>Plenary Session: RPO America Peer Symposium</title>
		<link>http://www.nado.org/plenary-session-rpo-america-peer-symposium/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=plenary-session-rpo-america-peer-symposium</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agnieta Sharpe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In this session at the <a href="http://www.nado.org/events/RPO2013/"   >2013 National Rural Transportation Conference...</a>, speakers included Jack Cebe, Alta Planning + Design, Pat Steed, Central Florida Regional Planning Council, Paul Black, Land-of-Sky Regional Council and French Broad River MPO (NC), and Chris Cummings,]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this session at the <a href="http://www.nado.org/events/RPO2013/"   >2013 National Rural Transportation Conference</a>, speakers included Jack Cebe, Alta Planning + Design, Pat Steed, Central Florida Regional Planning Council, Paul Black, Land-of-Sky Regional Council and French Broad River MPO (NC), and Chris Cummings, Oregon DOT.</p>
<p>View their presentations below:</p>
<p><strong>Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning in Rural Regions</strong> &#8211; Jack Cebe &amp; Jean Crowther</p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/20269517" height="400" width="476" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>A Coordinated Approach to Enhancing Mobility</strong> - Pat Steed</p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/20269510" height="400" width="476" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Planning for Transportation Infrastructure</strong> &#8211; Paul Black</p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/20269514" height="400" width="476" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>ConnectOregon</strong> &#8211; Chris Cummings</p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/20269520" height="400" width="476" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>
<p>View more presentations from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/rpoamerica"   target="_blank" >RPO America</a>.</p>
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		<title>Opening Plenary: Putting Federal Resources to Work to Create Vibrant Regions</title>
		<link>http://www.nado.org/opening-plenary-putting-federal-resources-to-work-to-create-vibrant-regions/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=opening-plenary-putting-federal-resources-to-work-to-create-vibrant-regions</link>
		<comments>http://www.nado.org/opening-plenary-putting-federal-resources-to-work-to-create-vibrant-regions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agnieta Sharpe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this session at the <a href="http://www.nado.org/events/RPO2013/"   >2013 National Rural Transportation Conference...</a>, speakers included Misty Casto, Buckeye Hills Hocking Valley Regional Development District and Second Vice President, Development District Association of Appalachia, Patrick Tyndall, Federal Highway Administration, South Carolina Division, John]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this session at the <a href="http://www.nado.org/events/RPO2013/"   >2013 National Rural Transportation Conference</a>, speakers included Misty Casto, Buckeye Hills Hocking Valley Regional Development District and Second Vice President, Development District Association of Appalachia, Patrick Tyndall, Federal Highway Administration, South Carolina Division, John Frece, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Wayne Leftwich, City of Greenville.</p>
<p>View the session presentation below:</p>
<p><strong>Connections for Sustainability</strong> &#8211; Wayne Leftwich</p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/20269534" height="400" width="476" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>
<p>View more presentations from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/rpoamerica"   target="_blank" >RPO America</a>.</p>
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		<title>Rural Transportation Safety</title>
		<link>http://www.nado.org/rural-transportation-safety-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rural-transportation-safety-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.nado.org/rural-transportation-safety-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agnieta Sharpe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In this session at the <a href="http://www.nado.org/events/RPO2013/"   >2013 National Rural Transportation Conference...</a>, speakers include Jesse Day, Piedmont Triad Regional Council (NC), Libby Thomas, University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, and Stuart Thompson, Federal Highway Administration.
View their presentations below:]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this session at the <a href="http://www.nado.org/events/RPO2013/"   >2013 National Rural Transportation Conference</a>, speakers include Jesse Day, Piedmont Triad Regional Council (NC), Libby Thomas, University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, and Stuart Thompson, Federal Highway Administration.</p>
<p>View their presentations below:<br />
<strong>FHWA Roadway Safety Data Program</strong> &#8211; Stuart Thompson</p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/20743620" height="400" width="476" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>
<p><strong>Speed Management Action Planning  for Randolph County, NC</strong> - Jesse Day &amp; Libby Thomas</p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/20269525" height="400" width="476" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>
<p>View more presentations from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/rpoamerica"   target="_blank" >RPO America</a>.</p>
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		<title>Freight and Economic Development: Understanding Freight Flows</title>
		<link>http://www.nado.org/freight-and-economic-development-understanding-freight-flows/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=freight-and-economic-development-understanding-freight-flows</link>
		<comments>http://www.nado.org/freight-and-economic-development-understanding-freight-flows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agnieta Sharpe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In this session at the <a href="http://www.nado.org/events/RPO2013/"   >2013 National Rural Transportation Conference...</a>, speakers included Paula Dowell, Cambridge Systematics and Mark Burton, University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
View their presentations below:
How Can Freight Corridors and Gateways Work for My Region? &#8211; Paula Dowell]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this session at the <a href="http://www.nado.org/events/RPO2013/"   >2013 National Rural Transportation Conference</a>, speakers included Paula Dowell, Cambridge Systematics and Mark Burton, University of Tennessee-Knoxville.</p>
<p>View their presentations below:</p>
<p><strong>How Can Freight Corridors and Gateways Work for My Region?</strong> &#8211; Paula Dowell</p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/20407461" height="400" width="476" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Metro Intermodal and Rural Communities</strong> &#8211; Mark Burton</p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/19775750" height="400" width="476" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>
<p>View more presentations from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/rpoamerica"   target="_blank" >RPO America</a>.</p>
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		<title>Meeting Mobility Needs through Regional Transit Solutions</title>
		<link>http://www.nado.org/meeting-mobility-needs-through-regional-transit-solutions/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=meeting-mobility-needs-through-regional-transit-solutions</link>
		<comments>http://www.nado.org/meeting-mobility-needs-through-regional-transit-solutions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agnieta Sharpe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In this session at the <a href="http://www.nado.org/events/RPO2013/"   >2013 National Rural Transportation Conference...</a>, speakers include Ginnie Kozak, Lowcountry Council of Governments (SC) and Doug Pilant, Tillamook County Transportation District (OR).

View their presentations below:
Regional Mobility in the Lowcountry - Ginnie Kozak]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this session at the <a href="http://www.nado.org/events/RPO2013/"   >2013 National Rural Transportation Conference</a>, speakers include Ginnie Kozak, Lowcountry Council of Governments (SC) and Doug Pilant, Tillamook County Transportation District (OR).<em id="__mceDel"><em id="__mceDel"><em id="__mceDel"><br />
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<p>View their presentations below:</p>
<p><strong>Regional Mobility in the Lowcountry</strong> - Ginnie Kozak</p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/20479195" height="400" width="476" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Northwest Oregon Transit Alliance Regional Transit Project</strong> &#8211; Doug Pilant</p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/19584740" height="400" width="476" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>
<p>View more presentations from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/rpoamerica"   target="_blank" >RPO America</a>.</p>
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		<title>Developing Long-range Transportation Plans</title>
		<link>http://www.nado.org/developing-long-range-transportation-plans/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=developing-long-range-transportation-plans</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agnieta Sharpe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In this session at the <a href="http://www.nado.org/events/RPO2013/"   >2013 National Rural Transportation Conference...</a>, speakers included Jake Gilmer, Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (VA) and Darrel Johnson, Virginia DOT.
View their presentations below:
Developing Long-Range Transportation Plans &#8211; Jake Gilmer &#38; Darrel Johnson

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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this session at the <a href="http://www.nado.org/events/RPO2013/"   >2013 National Rural Transportation Conference</a>, speakers included Jake Gilmer, Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (VA) and Darrel Johnson, Virginia DOT.</p>
<p>View their presentations below:</p>
<p>Developing Long-Range Transportation Plans &#8211; Jake Gilmer &amp; Darrel Johnson</p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/19584696" height="400" width="476" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>
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