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Project Prioritization: Planning Tools and Techniques
Regional transportation decisionmaking can be aided by technology and information tools that enhance the planning process. Only 13 percent of respondents have access to a rural, regional travel demand model, while 73 percent do not, and another 13 percent do...
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Project Prioritization: Rural Transportation Leadership
Some organizations have committees that address rural transportation planning. The most common are technical committees (55 percent) and policy committees (53 percent). Other common committees include public transportation or human services transportation (transit) committees (30 percent), and bicycle/pedestrian or trails...
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Project Prioritization: RPO Characteristics
The NADO Research Foundation received responses from 184 organizations that conduct either small metropolitan or rural regional-level transportation planning. This included 180 responses from rural and small metropolitan RDOs located in 30 states, as well as responses from an additional...
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EDA: Summary of 2011-2012 House Floor Roll Call Votes
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Economic Development Administration Summary of 2011-2012 House Floor Roll Call Votes Updated May 11, 2012 During the 112th Congress (2011-2012), the U.S. House of Representatives has held four floor votes on funding issues related to...
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EDA Action Alert: VOTE “YES” ON THE MICHAUD AMENDMENT
VOTE “YES” ON THE MICHAUD AMENDMENT TO RESTORE FUNDING FOR THE U.S. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION ACTION NEEDED: Urge your Representatives to vote “yes” on the Rep. Michael Michaud (D-ME) amendment to restore a proposed $38 million cut to the U.S....
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Project Prioritization: Introduction
In early 2011, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation conducted a scan of regional planning and development organizations to determine common regional planning activities conducted in non-metropolitan and small metropolitan areas, as well as how rural regions...
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NADO Policy Conference Features Special Guest Speakers
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Transportation Deal Reached; Draft Conference Report Includes Regional Transportation Planning Organizations
After nearly 20 years of effort, NADO and its members have made substantial progress in promoting Regional/Rural Transportation Planning Organizations as part of the final SAFETEA-LU reauthorization conference report filed late last night. While we still have many hours of...
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2010 Know Your Region Training
Training Modules Below are links to the original Know Your Region training curriculum developed by Western Carolina University. Modules one through six are available in a narrated PowerPoint presentation. Click the appropriate link to view and listen to each module....
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NADO Issues Action Alert on EDA
Click here... to download a PDF of the NADO EDA Action Alert ACTION NEEDED: Urge your Representatives to vote “yes” on the Rep. Michael Michaud (D-ME) amendment to restore a proposed $38 million cut to the U.S. Economic Development Administration