Browse by Tag: Transportation

  • Upcoming Webinar: TIGER Grants and Rural America, Part II

    Posted on: August 29th, 2011 by Kathy Nothstine

    The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced a new grant opportunity (http://www NULL.dot NULL.gov/affairs/2011/dot7611 NULL.html) for rural communities across the country. The Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program is a great opportunity for rural communities to leverage federal...

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  • Exploring the Role of Regional Transportation Projects as Rural Economy Drivers

    Posted on: July 29th, 2011 by Carrie Kissel

    (http://www NULL.ruraltransportation NULL.org/uploads/RegTransit NULL.pdf)The NADO Research Foundation has just released a new report on regional transit, developed through its Center for Transportation Advancement and Regional Development in July 2011.  With case studies in Alabama, Oregon, and Vermont, this report explores...

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  • 2011 NADO Regional Sustainable Forum

    Posted on: July 22nd, 2011 by Matthew Chase

    On July 25, 2011, the NADO Research Foundation is sponsoring a peer exchange, 2011 Regional Sustainable Development Forum: Building Resilient Regions, at the office of the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) in Kansas City, Missouri. Combined file of all forum presentations ...

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  • Land-Based Sustainable Development Strategies in Western North Carolina

    Posted on: June 21st, 2011 by Kathy Nothstine

    The NADO Research Foundation is sponsoring a two-part webinar series exploring how regional development organizations are incorporating sustainability principles into their regional planning processes. The first webinar of the series, “Land-Based Sustainable Development Strategies in Western North Carolina”, was held...

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  • New Report on Rural Transportation, Economic Development and Quality of Life

    Posted on: May 24th, 2011 by Kathy Nothstine

    The Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) has released a new policy brief, Rethinking Federal Investments in Rural Transportation: Rural Considerations Regarding Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act (http://www NULL.rupri NULL.org/Forms/RUPRI_Transportation_April2011 NULL.pdf) (PDF), which shows that America’s rural areas, small towns,...

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  • Fed Highway Admin Releases Livability Report

    Posted on: May 24th, 2011 by Kathy Nothstine

    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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  • International Transportation and Economic Development Conference

    Posted on: May 24th, 2011 by Kathy Nothstine

    NADO members recently participated in the International Transportation and Economic Development (ITED) conference, hosted by the Transportation Research Board’s Transportation and Economic Development committee.  The conference was held in Charleston, West Virginia from May 1-3. NADO members Lyle Wray, Executive...

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  • RPO and MPO Symposium Findings

    Posted on: May 9th, 2011 by NADO Admin

    National Symposium for Rural Transportation Planning Organizations and Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Assessing the Structure and Benefits of Collaboration....

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  • RPO Bill Introduced in House

    Posted on: April 20th, 2011 by NADO Admin

    On April 14, 2011, Representative Tim Walz (D-MN) and Representative Richard Hanna (R-NY) introduced H.R. 1565 (http://thomas NULL.loc NULL.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H NULL.R NULL.1565:), a bill to incorporate Regional Transportation Planning Organizations (RTPOs) into the statewide transportation planning process. Previously, on March 17,...

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  • Progress on Long-Term FAA Bill

    Posted on: April 20th, 2011 by NADO Admin

    On March 31, 2011, President Obama signed a two-month extension of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs (PL 112-7) until May 31, 2011. Congress passed this short-term reauthorization measure to allow the House and Senate additional time to complete a longer-term...

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