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  • Register Now for National Rural Transportation Conference

    Posted on: March 4th, 2013 by Carrie Kissel

    Registration is now open (https://nadowp NULL.memberpoint NULL.com/WebPortal/Conference/RegistrationProcessOverview NULL.aspx?id=26) for the National Rural Transportation Peer Learning Conference..., April 24 – 26, 2013 in Greenville, SC.  This conference will bring together 150 transportation professionals from rural and small metro regions and

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  • Future Transportation Funding Options Studied

    Posted on: February 11th, 2013 by Carrie Kissel

    As states across the nation are considering proposals for transportation funding within their borders, two new reports are considering vehicle-miles-traveled-based user fees as one option.  The Government Accountability Office released the report Review of the Highway Trust Fund: The Viability...

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  • Submit Your Projects: NADO’s Excellence in Regional Transportation Awards

    Posted on: February 6th, 2013 by Carrie Kissel

    The NADO Research Foundation and RPO America have opened the annual call for applications for the Excellence in Regional Transportation Awards.  Submit information about your initiatives in the online application (https://s NULL.zoomerang NULL.com/s/Excellence2013) until March 1. This awards program recognizes...

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  • Transportation for America Webinar: How to Use the 2012 Federal Transportation Bill to Strengthen Rural Economies

    Posted on: February 4th, 2013 by Carrie Kissel

    How does the new 2012 federal transportation bill affect rural communities?  Join Transportation for America on Wednesday, February 27th at 1 p.m. Eastern for an online presentation to learn how to use MAP-21 to fund rural transportation priorities and strengthen...

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  • NADO Participates in Transportation Research Board Conference

    Posted on: January 17th, 2013 by Carrie Kissel

    On January 13 – 17, NADO Associate Director Carrie Kissel participated in the 92nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (http://www NULL.trb NULL.org/AnnualMeeting2013/AnnualMeeting2013 NULL.aspx).  The conference attracted over 11,000 individuals to Washington, DC for information and networking on a...

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  • Las Vegas, NM: A Place with a Past (and Future)

    Posted on: January 9th, 2013 by Brett Schwartz

    ... Hollywood Meets Main Street While most Americans may not have heard of the small town of Las Vegas, New Mexico (http://www NULL.lasvegasnm NULL.gov/), many have traveled there –at least in their imaginations – while watching major Hollywood blockbusters such as

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  • Presentation: Southwestern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission

    Posted on: December 11th, 2012 by Brett Schwartz

    The US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities (http://portal NULL.hud NULL.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/sustainable_housing_communities) held its 2012 Sustainable Communities Grantee Convening December 3-5 in Washington, DC.  The convening brought together all the grantees from the Sustainable Communities...

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  • Vibrant Rural Communities Case Studies Series

    Posted on: December 10th, 2012 by Brett Schwartz

    The NADO Research Foundation’s Vibrant Rural Communities... case studies series highlights how rural regions and small towns across the country are growing local and regional economies and creating stronger communities. This series shows how small towns can leverage a wide

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  • On the Right Track: Guthrie, Kentucky to Showcase its Transportation History

    Posted on: December 10th, 2012 by Brett Schwartz

    The Crossroads of the South Fifty miles south of Greenville, Kentucky (previously featured here...), the Pennyrile Area Development District (PADD) (http://www NULL.peadd NULL.org/Default NULL.aspx) has been a partner in another transformative small town redevelopment project in Guthrie (http://guthrieky NULL.com/). 

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  • Video: Partnerships in Transportation, Economic Development, and Sustainable Regions and Communities

    Posted on: November 26th, 2012 by Kathy Nothstine

    At this NADO workshop in April 2012, David Cole delivered the opening address, offering his experiences and views on creative problem solving, building stronger state and local partnerships, and leveraging transportation investments and economic development initiatives to create stronger regions...

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