Articles by: Carrie Kissel
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Georgia Votes on Regional Sales Tax Initiative for Transportation Funding, With Mixed Results
On July 31, voters in Georgia made their choices about transportation funding in conjunction with the state’s primary elections, with their decisions having significant impacts for the state and causing ripples in the national conversation on infrastructure investment. Up for...
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New Search of RDO Websites
Organizations seeking information about their peers can use a Google Custom Search of all regional planning and development organizations. Access the search tool here. (http://www NULL.google NULL.com/cse/home?cx=007991868306729505908%3Akb-xin_4coc) If your organization’s website does not appear to be included or the URL...
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National Rural Transportation Conference Presentations
The speaker presentations, videos, and written session proceedings for the 2012 National Rural Transportation Peer Learning Conference have been posted at http://www.nado.org/events/rpo2012.... In addition, pictures of the mobile workshops and conference sessions have been posted to https://www.facebook.com/RPOAmerica (https://www NULL.facebook
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USDOT, FHWA, and FTA Release Environmental Justice Orders
On July 17, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a new circular, Environmental Justice Circular 4703.1 to lay out guidance to FTA grant recipients on complying with the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) order updated in May 2012. The FTA...
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Byways Economic Impact Tool
The Byways Economic Impact Tool is a Microsoft Excel-based software program with a user-friendly interface that allows even novice computer users to generate economic impact figures for their regions. Using information such as visitor counts and visitor spending, the tool...
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Project Prioritization: Conclusions
This research project indicates that more states are turning to regional-level transportation planning in non-metropolitan areas than has been seen in prior work conducted by the NADO Research Foundation. (12...) The findings also suggest that in spite of
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Project Prioritization: Case Study: Flexible Process Enables Yakima Valley Region to Quickly Respond to Changing Priorities
Under the State of Washington’s Regional Competitive Program, Surface Transportation Program (STP) regional funds must be allocated based on regional priorities. Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), regional transportation planning organizations (called RTPOs in Washington) and other approved entities have the authority...
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Project Prioritization: Case Study: North Central Pennsylvania’s Project Prioritization Process
In the 2007 – 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission set out to “define and develop a regional core transportation system that connects local and regional facilities with the state’s system and...
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Project Prioritization: Case Study: North Carolina Develops Statewide Performance-based Prioritization Process
In 2009, under direction from the new governor, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) commenced efforts to launch the state’s strategic prioritization process. NCDOT’s Strategic Planning Offce of Transportation (SPOT) was charged with developing a data-driven, transparent process. The...
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Project Prioritization: Statewide and Regional Transportation Improvement Programs
Of responding organizations who perform transportation activities in rural areas, 71 percent reported compiling a regional TIP or list of priority projects for consideration for the STIP. Over half of these organizations (56 percent) reported that their regional TIP or...