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RPO and MPO Symposium Findings
National Symposium for Rural Transportation Planning Organizations and Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Assessing the Structure and Benefits of Collaboration….
RDO Organizational Data Profiles
… Over the past year, the NADO Research Foundation has been compiling data on regional development organizations (RDOs) around the country and how they fit between the strata of state and local government.
Through our research we have developed a series
SACOG Peer Exchange
…In March 2011, the NADO Research Foundation convened a peer exchange hosted by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG). Through presentations, group discussions and site visits, participants learned about the region’s Blueprint Strategy for long-term sustainable growth and the
Executive Director Learning Lab
…In August 2010, NADO held an executive director’s learning lab as part of our Annual Training Conference. The purpose of the session was to take an inward look at how executive directors can better set, manage and achieve the goals
Integrating Land Use, Transportation and Economic Development in Pennsylvania
…Pennsylvania initiated a statewide effort to integrate land use, transportation and economic development at the regional level through a process known as LUTED, under which the state’s regional planning and development organizations developed regional visions and strategies to identify projects
An Improved Response to Post Disaster Economic Recovery
…This report identifies post-disaster economic recovery issues and provides recommendations on how federal partners can better assist local communities. Funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), this paper identifies capacity, resource and regulatory
Four Corners Rural Transportation Forum: Summary of a Peer Learning Exchange
(http://www NULL.ruraltransportation NULL.org/uploads/4corners10 NULL.pdf)In May 2010, a small group of regional transportation planning practitioners convened in Park City, Utah for two days of facilitated discussion and presentations. Participants shared information about best practices and emerging issues in their regions on…
Restoring Regional Economies in the Wake of Disaster
…This report focuses on the role of regional development organizations in the post-disaster economic recovery process, using information gleaned from NADO peer learning sessions and two case studies where regions suffered from hurricane and flood effects in 2008. Regional councils
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…
Transportation Planning in Rural America: Emerging Models for Local Consultation, Regional Coordination and Rural Planning Organizations
…This report builds on the NADO Research Foundation’s nearly ten years of studies into the emerging and evolving partnerships between state transportation agencies and regional development organizations with respect to facilitating and enhancing the involvement of rural local government officials