Overview

2026 National Regional Transportation Conference

July 20-22, 2026

(Monday-Wednesday)

Grand Hyatt Buckhead
3300 Peachtree Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30305

Registration

Registration Type Registration Rate
Early Bird (on or by June 17, 2026)
$499
Regular (after June 17, 2026)
$565
RPO America Subscriber**
$465
Mobile Workshop Add-On: Path400 Walking Tour
$35
Mobile Workshop Add-On: Transportation Technology
$50
EDA Atlanta Conference Add-On
$175

**If your organization paid an RPO America Subscription for 2026, you are eligible for a discounted registration rate of $465! Email Kar’ron Grant at [email protected] to take advantage of this perk or for more information on becoming an RPO America Subscriber.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Registrants who cancel their registrations by Friday, July 10, 2026, will receive a refund minus a $150 administrative fee.

Grand Hyatt Buckhead
3300 Peachtree Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
Room rate: $182 + tax

Hotel Reservation Cut-Off Date: Friday, June 19, 2026.*

*This rate is guaranteed until June 19. After this date, rooms and rates are subject to availability. Additionally, this rate applies only until our reserved room block is full, which could happen prior to June 19. We recommend making your reservation as soon as possible to secure this rate.

Agenda

The National Regional Transportation Conference will begin on the morning of Monday, July 20 and continue until midday on Wednesday, July 22. 

The conference will include a mix of session types, from peer presentations to training workshops and off-site tours. Click here to view the draft agenda as a PDF.

An additional version of the draft agenda can be viewed below.

The draft agenda shows sessions covering a range of rural and small metro transportation issues and planning practices occurring on all day on Monday, July 20, and Tuesday, July 21, and in the morning on Wednesday, July 22.

This year’s conference will offer two mobile workshops that can be added for an additional cost: 

Transportation Technology Mobile Workshop
July 20, 2:30-4:45 p.m.
$50
The tour will include the Glance® National Operations Center (NOC) and the Infrastructure Automotive Technology Laboratory (iATL) located in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Glance NOC is the first facility to support traffic operations and first responders across North America. The tour of the iATL includes the indoor Lab experience and outdoor demonstrations of Day One Safety Applications on the roadways of Alpharetta. 

Path400 Walking Tour  Mobile Workshop
July 21, 9:00-11:45 a.m.
$35 
Hosted by Livable Buckhead, this session invites attendees to explore the Path400 mixed use trail. Planning staff and hired consultants will share their experiences navigating partnerships, funding, land use, and transportation impacts related to path development. Come ready to walk approximately 2.5 miles in the Atlanta morning sun.

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