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NADO Staff Address Sustainable Communities Initiative Working Group
On Wednesday, December 7, NADO Associate Directors Carrie Kissel and Kathy Nothstine provided an update on NADO Research Foundation work to the Rural Implementation Group. This working group was formed to implement the principles of the Sustainable Communities Initiative (SCI)...
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APA Seeks Applications for Community Planning Assistance
The American Planning Association is seeking applications from local communities for the Community Planning Assistance Team (CPAT) initiative. The CPAT gives communities with limited resources an opportunity to engage, educate, and empower its citizens in order to accomplish a planning...
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National Endowment for the Arts Our Town Grants Available
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced the guidelines for the 2012 Our Town (http://www NULL.arts NULL.gov/national/ourtown/index NULL.php) grants. Our Town supports creative placemaking projects that contribute toward the livability of communities and help transform them into lively, beautiful,...
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Transportation Project Prioritization and Performance-based Planning Efforts in Rural and Small Metropolitan Regions
In September 2011, the NADO Research Foundation released the new report Transportation Project Prioritization and Performance-based Planning Efforts in Rural and Small Metropolitan Regions... (PDF). This report provides an overview of the state of the practice in non-metro regional transportation
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New Partnership for Sustainable Communities Report: Supporting Sustainable Rural Communities
The HUD-DOT-EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities and the USDA have released Supporting Sustainable Rural Communities (http://www NULL.epa NULL.gov/smartgrowth/publications NULL.htm#huddotepa), a report that discusses how the four agencies are collaborating to support rural communities. This publication highlights how small towns and...
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Inland Ports: Linking Freight and Regional Economic Development
This report highlights examples where intermodal facilities connecting rail and truck streamline freight movement and position their regions for economic impact.
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2011 Trailblazer Award Winners
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 ...
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EPA Smart Growth Implementation Assistance Program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently accepting letters of interest for the Smart Growth Implementation Assistance (SGIA) program. The SGIA program is an annual, competitive solicitation open to state, local, regional, and tribal governments (and non-profits that have...
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Regional Food Systems Infrastructure
Many regional development organizations (RDOs) and councils of governments are exploring how they can support regional food systems infrastructure. In recent years, an emphasis on eating locally grown food has flourished as many Americans have sought to direct more of...
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Connecting the DOTs
This report is an entertaining yet highly informative guidebook for creative problem solving, building stronger state and local partnerships, and understanding the unique opportunities that transportation and economic development projects bring to regions and communities.
