Early Bird Registration for the National Regional Transportation Conference Ends Soon
This year, National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) and Rural Planning Organizations America (PRO America) are co-hosting the 4th National Summit on Rural Road Safety with the National Center for Rural Road Safety. This joint event will feature the usual multimodal rural/small metro transportation peer training content from NADO’s National Regional Transportation Conference plus special content specific to rural safety issues. Join your peers at the summit in Oklahoma City, September 12-14, 2023, or virtually. Early bird registration for in-person attendees ends on August 18. Registration rates will increase $100 after the 18th. 

10 reasons not to miss the National Summit on Rural Road Safety:

  1. Talk directly with U.S Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration representatives about the popular Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grants and other programs.

  2. Learn how states and their regional partners are working together on transportation planning and on implementing programs from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

  3. Share resources, information, and strategies to reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries.

  4. Networking opportunities with other state/regional/tribal transportation and development planners, transit professionals, as well as safety practitioners from a range of stakeholder organizations around the country.

  5. Throughout the conference, attendees can take advantage of one-on-one or small group office hours with subject matter experts on a whole range of topics related to rural transportation issues.

  6. Amp up your rural and small metro public involvement efforts in an interactive workshop.

  7. Learn about data resources and data collection strategies for rural and small metro communities and regions.

  8. Share strategies for convening partners and building coalitions on rural transportation issues.

  9. Discuss emerging issues and trends related to a range of transportation modes, including bicycle and pedestrian, rural transit and mobility, freight, and more.

  10. Take home information to use in your rural and small metro region on transportation planning, programs, and service delivery.

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Joe has thirty-one years of experience having served in city, county, regional, national association, and government management since 1991. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Policy Analysis from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a candidate for a master’s degree in Public Administration from UNC-Chapel Hill.

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