NADO.org » 2011 Awards http://www.nado.org National Association of Development Organizations Mon, 13 May 2013 18:38:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=236 2011 Trailblazer Award Winners http://www.nado.org/2011-trailblazer-award-winners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2011-trailblazer-award-winners http://www.nado.org/2011-trailblazer-award-winners/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:39:17 +0000 Kathy Nothstine http://www.nado.org/?p=3038 Congratulations to the winners of the 2011 NADO Trailblazer Award!  For the second year, all NADO Innovation Award and Excellence in Regional Transportation Award-winning projects were judged by a group of peers at the NADO Annual Training Conference and the National Rural Transportation Conference.  The top winners selected by the peer judges were honored as Trailblazers, projects that show significant evidence of unique innovation.

During NADO’s 2011 Annual Training Conference in Miami, four projects were selected from among the 60+ Innovation Award winners to receive Trailblazer Awards.  Two additional projects were selected as Trailblazer Award winners at the National Rural Transportation Conference in Washington, DC from among the16 Excellence in Regional Transportation Awards Winners.

The 2011 NADO Trailblazers are:

  • Florida Regional Councils Association, Statewide Regional Evacuation Study Program
  • Northeast Michigan Council of Governments, U.S. 23 Heritage Route
  • Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission, Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley Regional Development District and Ohio Mideastern Governments Association, Connecting Appalachia Middle-Mile Fiber Optic Network
  • Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development, Inc., Southern Oregon Angel Investment Conference
  • Lower Savannah Council of Governments (SC), Cross County Connection
  • Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (VA), Roanoke Valley Greenways

NADO would like to thank Lisa Dawson (Northeast Oregon EDD); Rick Hunsaker (Region XII COG, IA); Jeff Kiely (Northwest New Mexico COG); Bethany Remmers (Northwest Regional Planning Commission, VT); Gena McCullough, Bi-State Regional Commission, IL); Betty Riley (South Central Oregon EDD); and Shawn Seager (Mountainland Association of Governments, UT) for serving as 2011 Trailblazer Award judges.

]]> http://www.nado.org/2011-trailblazer-award-winners/feed/ 0 Congratulations to the Winners of the NADO 2011 Excellence in Regional Transportation Award! http://www.nado.org/congratulations-to-the-winners-of-the-nado-2011-excellence-in-regional-transportation-award/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=congratulations-to-the-winners-of-the-nado-2011-excellence-in-regional-transportation-award http://www.nado.org/congratulations-to-the-winners-of-the-nado-2011-excellence-in-regional-transportation-award/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:13:34 +0000 Jennifer Walsh http://www.nado.org/?p=2192 The NADO Research Foundation sponsors an annual award program to honor innovative and excellent approaches to regional transportation planning and program implementation. Congratulations to this year’s Excellence in Regional Transportation Award recipients!  Winners will be honored at the Awards Reception at NADO’s National Rural Transportation Conference, to be held in Washington, DC from August 24 – 26, 2011.  The reception will provide an opportunity for all conference attendees to learn more about the winning projects in an informal setting.  This year’s awards recipients are listed below. Click here for the descriptions of the award-winning projects, and recipients’ contact information (PDF).

Georgia

  • River Valley Regional Commission, Rural Georgia Safe Routes to School Initiative

Iowa

  • MIDAS Council of Governments, Rural Intelligent Transit Systems
  • Region XII Council of Governments, Regional Retro-reflectivity Compliance
  • Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission, Flint River Trail

Minnesota

  • Region Nine Development Commission, Mankato Area Transportation and Planning Study (MATAPS)

Missouri

  • Mo-Kan Regional Council with Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Government and Green Hills Regional Planning Commission, Northwest Missouri Regional Road Safety Audit Program
  • Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments, Regional Sidewalk Assessment

North Carolina

  • Centralina Council of Governments, Lake Norman Regional Bicycle Plan (LNRBP)
  • Western Piedmont Council of Governments, Regional Transit Authority Development and Implementation

Ohio

  • Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, The Planning Framework for the Evacuation of the Transportation Needs Populations in Central Ohio

Pennsylvania

  • North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission, Corridor Safety Analysis

South Carolina

  • Lower Savannah Council of Governments, Cross County Connection
  • Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments, Volunteer Transportation – Elderly and Individuals with Disabilities

 Texas

  • Brazos Valley Council of Governments, The Brazos Valley Transportation Partnership

Vermont

  • Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission, Woodstock Full Circle Electric Trolley

Virginia

  • Roanoke Valley Alleghany Regional Commission, Roanoke Valley Greenways – Interactive Map
]]> http://www.nado.org/congratulations-to-the-winners-of-the-nado-2011-excellence-in-regional-transportation-award/feed/ 0 Congratulations to the 2011 NADO Award Winners http://www.nado.org/congratulations-to-the-2011-nado-award-winners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=congratulations-to-the-2011-nado-award-winners http://www.nado.org/congratulations-to-the-2011-nado-award-winners/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:08:29 +0000 Kathy Nothstine http://www.nado.org/?p=2128 Click here for the list of Innovation Award winners (PDF) Click here for the project descriptions and contact information of the Innovation Award ...]]> Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the NADO Innovation Award and the Excellence in Regional Transportation Award!

NADO’s Innovation Award honors projects in a variety of regional development program areas. The Excellence in Regional Transportation Award, a program of NADO’s RPO America and the NADO Research Foundation’s Center for Transportation Advancement and Regional Development, recognizes noteworthy projects and practices in rural and small metropolitan transportation planning, programming and service delivery.  This year’s award winners encompass a vast range of program areas, and demonstrate unique partnerships, creative thinking, and strategic leveraging of resources to deliver results.

The 2011 NADO Innovation Award winners will be honored at the Showcase Reception at NADO’s Annual Training Conference, to be held in Miami, Florida from October 8 – 11, 2011.  The 2011 NADO Excellence in Regional Transportation Award winners will be honored at the Awards Reception at NADO’s National Rural Transportation Conference, to be held in Washington, DC from August 24 – 26, 2011.  Plan to attend these events to learn more about the winning projects!

]]> http://www.nado.org/congratulations-to-the-2011-nado-award-winners/feed/ 0