NADO.org » Jonathan http://www.nado.org National Association of Development Organizations Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:14:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=192 Transit and Air Quality Make a Connection http://www.nado.org/transit-and-air-quality-make-a-connection/ http://www.nado.org/transit-and-air-quality-make-a-connection/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:27:05 +0000 Jonathan http://www.nado.org/?p=2746 This issue paper highlights how many regional development organizations are increasingly looking to public transportation as a way to resolve commuting challenges in their region, which has not only impacted rural and small metropolitan communities economically, but has also made an impact on the environment.

Released April 2007, 4 pages

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]]> http://www.nado.org/transit-and-air-quality-make-a-connection/feed/ 0 Ethanol Production Impacts Transportation System http://www.nado.org/ethanol-production-impacts-transportation-system/ http://www.nado.org/ethanol-production-impacts-transportation-system/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:22:52 +0000 Jonathan http://www.nado.org/?p=2743 Ethanol ...]]> The NADO Research Foundation’s Center for Transportation Advancement and Regional Development has released this news issue brief which examines the regional and local transportation impacts of the ethanol fuels industry.

Released July 2007, 6 pages

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]]> http://www.nado.org/ethanol-production-impacts-transportation-system/feed/ 0 Regional Alliance Pulls Toyota to Tupelo: PUL Alliance Efforts Attract New Jobs http://www.nado.org/regional-alliance-pulls-toyota-to-tupelo-pul-alliance-efforts-attract-new-jobs/ http://www.nado.org/regional-alliance-pulls-toyota-to-tupelo-pul-alliance-efforts-attract-new-jobs/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:19:19 +0000 Jonathan http://www.nado.org/?p=2740 The NADO Research Foundation’s Center for Transportation Advancement and Regional Development has released a new special report examining the multi-county alliance and transportation infrastructure that made the Northeast Mississippi region attractive to Toyota, which announced plans to build an automotive assembly plant there in early 2007.

Released August 2007, 12 pages

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]]> http://www.nado.org/regional-alliance-pulls-toyota-to-tupelo-pul-alliance-efforts-attract-new-jobs/feed/ 0 Southeast Tennessee Transportation: Positioning the Chattanooga Region in the Global Economy http://www.nado.org/southeast-tennessee-transportation-positioning-the-chattanooga-region-in-the-global-economy/ http://www.nado.org/southeast-tennessee-transportation-positioning-the-chattanooga-region-in-the-global-economy/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:11:51 +0000 Jonathan http://www.nado.org/?p=2737 This report explores the Chattanooga region’s multi-modal transportation system and its role in retaining the region’s economic competitiveness in the global marketplace. It describes the economic significance that both current and proposed transportation corridors play in moving goods and people across and through the region in an efficient and safe manner. It also demonstrates the importance of regionally-based strategies, intergovernmental and regional cooperation among state and local officials, and the need to link urban and rural portions of a region.

Released September 2007, 12 pages

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]]> http://www.nado.org/southeast-tennessee-transportation-positioning-the-chattanooga-region-in-the-global-economy/feed/ 0 Short Line Railroads: Saving an Endangered Species of Freight Transport http://www.nado.org/short-line-railroads-saving-an-endangered-species-of-freight-transport/ http://www.nado.org/short-line-railroads-saving-an-endangered-species-of-freight-transport/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:06:23 +0000 Jonathan http://www.nado.org/?p=2734 ...This report highlights the action of the Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board and the SEDA-Council of Governments to form rail authorities and save short rail lines that would have otherwise been abandoned. These lines continue to be]]> This report highlights the action of the Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board and the SEDA-Council of Governments to form rail authorities and save short rail lines that would have otherwise been abandoned. These lines continue to be critical for economic development, with rail infrastructure being central to creating and retaining jobs in each region.

Released April 2008, 20 pages

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]]> http://www.nado.org/short-line-railroads-saving-an-endangered-species-of-freight-transport/feed/ 0 Arrowhead Region: A Portfolio of Transportation Assets http://www.nado.org/arrowhead-region-a-portfolio-of-transportation-assets/ http://www.nado.org/arrowhead-region-a-portfolio-of-transportation-assets/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:41:01 +0000 Jonathan http://www.nado.org/?p=2729 This report showcases the role of the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission in supporting the Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Interstate Council (the MPO for the metro area), in partnership with the Northwest Regional Planning Commission in Wisconsin, and the Northeast Minnesota Area Transportation Partnership, the rural-based transportation planning body for an eight-county region. It also features an interview with Congressman James L. Oberstar (D-MN), Chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Released June 2008, 20 pages

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]]> http://www.nado.org/arrowhead-region-a-portfolio-of-transportation-assets/feed/ 0 Rural Local Officials Consultation Assessment Guide http://www.nado.org/rural-local-officials-consultation-assessment-guide/ http://www.nado.org/rural-local-officials-consultation-assessment-guide/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:35:19 +0000 Jonathan http://www.nado.org/?p=2726 This guide is intended to provide rural local elected and appointed officials, along with their regional planning organizations, with a framework for appraising the effectiveness, timeliness and results of their involvement and input into the statewide transportation planning and decision-making processes within their respective states.

Released September 2008, 24 pages

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]]> http://www.nado.org/rural-local-officials-consultation-assessment-guide/feed/ 0 Metropolitan and Rural Transportation Planning: Case Studies and Checklists for Regional Collaboration http://www.nado.org/metropolitan-and-rural-transportation-planning-case-studies-and-checklists-for-regional-collaboration/ http://www.nado.org/metropolitan-and-rural-transportation-planning-case-studies-and-checklists-for-regional-collaboration/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:45:20 +0000 Jonathan http://www.nado.org/?p=2721 ...This report provides case studies and checklists of possible actions that metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), rural transportation planning organizations (RPOs), state departments of transportation (DOTs), local government entities, and other planning partners may take to enhance their partnership efforts. January]]> This report provides case studies and checklists of possible actions that metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), rural transportation planning organizations (RPOs), state departments of transportation (DOTs), local government entities, and other planning partners may take to enhance their partnership efforts.

January 2009, 24 pages

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]]> http://www.nado.org/metropolitan-and-rural-transportation-planning-case-studies-and-checklists-for-regional-collaboration/feed/ 0 Role of Transportation Planning in the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Process: A Nationwide Scan http://www.nado.org/role-of-transportation-planning-in-the-comprehensive-economic-development-strategy-process-a-nationwide-scan/ http://www.nado.org/role-of-transportation-planning-in-the-comprehensive-economic-development-strategy-process-a-nationwide-scan/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:38:51 +0000 Jonathan http://www.nado.org/?p=2718 This research report identifies the extent and methods used by economic development districts to incorporate transportation plans, projects, stakeholders, and issues into the regions’ comprehensive economic development strategy (CEDS) documents. The research team also identified and described promising practices and case studies. This report was produced by the Center for Governmental Studies at Northern Illinois University under contract to the NADO Research Foundation’s Center for Transportation Advancement and Regional Development.

Released April 2009, 78 pages

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]]> http://www.nado.org/role-of-transportation-planning-in-the-comprehensive-economic-development-strategy-process-a-nationwide-scan/feed/ 0 2009 National Scan: Rural Transportation Planning Organizations http://www.nado.org/2009-national-scan-rural-transportation-planning-organizations/ http://www.nado.org/2009-national-scan-rural-transportation-planning-organizations/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:26:22 +0000 Jonathan http://www.nado.org/?p=2715 This report provides an overview of characteristics of rural planning organizations (RPOs) and similar organizations, based on a scan emailed to regional organizations in April and May 2009. Released June 2009, 8 pages Click here to view the 2009 National ...]]> This report provides an overview of characteristics of rural planning organizations (RPOs) and similar organizations, based on a scan emailed to regional organizations in April and May 2009.

Released June 2009, 8 pages

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