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Development District Association of Appalachia Impact Brief
The Development District Association of Appalachia (DDAA) (http://www NULL.ddaa-ldd NULL.org) had developed a new publication with the assistance of NADO. The Executive Summary of the report focuses on the role of the DDAA’s Local Development District in fostering regional strategies,...
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Project Prioritization: Conclusions
This research project indicates that more states are turning to regional-level transportation planning in non-metropolitan areas than has been seen in prior work conducted by the NADO Research Foundation. (12...) The findings also suggest that in spite of
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Project Prioritization: Case Study: Flexible Process Enables Yakima Valley Region to Quickly Respond to Changing Priorities
Under the State of Washington’s Regional Competitive Program, Surface Transportation Program (STP) regional funds must be allocated based on regional priorities. Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), regional transportation planning organizations (called RTPOs in Washington) and other approved entities have the authority...
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Project Prioritization: Case Study: North Central Pennsylvania’s Project Prioritization Process
In the 2007 – 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission set out to “define and develop a regional core transportation system that connects local and regional facilities with the state’s system and...
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Project Prioritization: Case Study: North Carolina Develops Statewide Performance-based Prioritization Process
In 2009, under direction from the new governor, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) commenced efforts to launch the state’s strategic prioritization process. NCDOT’s Strategic Planning Offce of Transportation (SPOT) was charged with developing a data-driven, transparent process. The...
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Project Prioritization: Statewide and Regional Transportation Improvement Programs
Of responding organizations who perform transportation activities in rural areas, 71 percent reported compiling a regional TIP or list of priority projects for consideration for the STIP. Over half of these organizations (56 percent) reported that their regional TIP or...
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Project Prioritization: Spotlight: Kentucky’s Regional Concept Plans
Through the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s contracts with each of the state’s 15 Area Development Districts, a Regional Concept Plan is developed to inventory significant facilities and traffic generators in the rural portions of the state. In addition to this descriptive...
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Project Prioritization: Spotlight: Virginia’s Statewide and Rural Long-range Plans
As part of the Virginia DOT’s work to complete the 2035 Transportation Plan, the agency added long-range planning as a new element in the rural transportation work programs of Virginia’s Planning District Commissions (the state’s regional development organizations). The regional...
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Regional Long-range Transportation Plans
The long-range transportation plan (LRTP) is a key document in guiding investment decisions and programming that occurs in regional or statewide transportation improvement programs (TIPs or STIPs). A requirement for states and MPOs, it is becoming more common for rural...
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Project Prioritization: Regional Transportation Planning Activities
RPOs conduct a variety of planning activities as part of their rural transportation work programs. Most of the regional planning activities consider multiple modes, with the most common modes being highways and bridges, bicycle and pedestrian transportation, and public and...