About Publications
Reports and publications by the NADO Research Foundation that help you stay up to date and in the know
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Fed Highway Admin Releases Livability Report
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently released a new report that provides an overview of the current state of the practice relative to the implementation of livability principles within the context of the Federal-aid highway program. This research paper, The...
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Public Sector Business Loan Funds: Views and Recommendations from Practitioners
...In an effort to improve the understanding of the public business loan fund industry, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation and the Development District Association of Appalachia (DDAA) sponsored a convening of the nation’s leading loan fund
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Natural Gas Drilling
(http://www NULL.ruraltransportation NULL.org/uploads/naturalgas NULL.pdf)Natural Gas Drilling in the Marcellus Shale: Economic Opportunities and Infrastructure Challenges. This issue brief examines the natural gas drilling boom in the U.S. and associated economic opportunities and infrastructure challenges, including strains on local transportation networks...
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Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS)
Successful economic development demands balance. From attracting private investment to training a workforce for a knowledge-based, global economy, identifying the needs of your region is paramount to implementing a cogent economic development strategy. Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS) offer a...
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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....
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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
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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
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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
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Restoring Regional Economies in the Wake of Disaster
In December 2010, the NADO Research Foundation released Restoring Regional Economies in the Wake of Disaster.... The report focuses on the role of regional development organizations in the post-disaster economic recovery process, using information gleaned from NADO peer learning
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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...