NADO and RPO America are pleased to announce the 2023 Excellence in Regional Transportation Awards. The awards program honors and recognizes noteworthy projects and practices in rural, small metropolitan, and other regions that help meet regional needs through various program areas related to transportation, mobility, goods movement, planning and analysis, and more. The 2023 award winners include:
Arkansas
Western Arkansas Planning and Development District, SMILIES Rideshare
Georgia
Southern Georgia Regional Commission, VLMPO Electric Vehicle Readiness Strategy & Hahira Studies
Illinois
Greater Egypt Regional Planning & Development Commission, Greater Egypt Safety Study & Greater Egypt Regional Safety Study for Rural Municipalities
Iowa
East Central Intergovernmental Association/Regional Planning Affiliation 8, Rural County Transportation Program
10-15 Transit/Southern Iowa Public Transportation, Veteran’s Transport
Missouri
Southwest Missouri Council of Governments, Bolivar, MO Active Transportation Plan
Minnesota
Mid-Minnesota Development Commission, Free Fare Farmer’s Market Shuttle
North Carolina
Centralina Clean Fuels Coalition, PoleVolt Curbside Electric Vehicle Charging Project
New Mexico
Northwest New Mexico Council of Governments, Prewitt – Milan Transportation Master Plan
Oklahoma
Grand Gateway Economic Development Association, PICK Transportation
Southwest Oklahoma Regional Transportation Planning Organization/South Western Oklahoma Development Authority, Southwest Oklahoma Regional Multi Modal Transportation Plan
Oregon
Mid-Columbia Economic Development District, Gorge Regional Transit Strategy
Pennsylvania
Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission, Environmental Impacts of Long Range Transportation Planning in Northwest Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Appalachian Council of Governments, SC Highway 11 Corridor Study
Texas
East Texas Council of Governments, Bridging the Transit Gaps with GoBus
Heart of Texas Council of Governments, HOTCOG Rural Transit District is Singing the BLUEs
Utah
Southeastern Utah Association of Local Governments, Southeast Utah Transit Planning
