Articles by: Carrie Kissel
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WealthWorks Evaluation Framework
Photo courtesy by Joe Klementovich Photography, klementovichphoto.com Rural wealth creation is an approach to community and economic development that is demand-driven, focusing on market opportunities that capitalize on a community’s existing assets or underutilized resources. Wealth creation is intentionally inclusive,...
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Transportation Financing and Value Capture Webinar: 2/27
Do you have a transportation infrastructure project in search of a financing source? Are you working with local partners to develop a pipeline of shovel-ready projects? Do you need a stronger understanding of existing financing tools in order to shape ...
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Registration Open: Virtual Peer Exchange on Economic Development Engagement in Transportation Planning
Are you interested in boosting the engagement of business and economic development stakeholders in your transportation planning processes? Do you need to better understand their perspectives on transportation infrastructure? Want to pick up some tips on communication and engagement strategies...
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Integrating Economic Resilience in Performance-based Transportation Planning
Using information from dozens of regional planning and development organizations and their partners, the report suggests a framework for considering economic resilience and the input of economic development stakeholders throughout a performance-based planning process.
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2017 Regional Transportation Peer Exchange Summary
The summary documents discussion themes such as evolving RTPO planning with new practices and recent successful developments; connecting transportation planning and economic resilience; opportunities and concerns from transformative innovation; and more.
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NADO Staff Participate in Arizona Rural Transportation Summit
On October 18 – 20, NADO Executive Director Joe McKinney and Associate Director Carrie Kissel participated in the Arizona Rural Transportation Summit (https://www NULL.azrts NULL.org/) in Prescott, Arizona. The summit was hosted by the Northern Arizona Council of Governments and...
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FHWA Performance Measure Rules Take Effect
On May 19, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (https://www NULL.fhwa NULL.dot NULL.gov/) (FHWA) published a notice in the Federal Register (https://www NULL.federalregister NULL.gov/documents/2017/05/19/2017-10092/national-performance-management-measures-assessing-performance-of-the-national-highway-system)that the Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Freight Movement on the Interstate System,...
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Webinar Materials Available: Access vs. Isolation: Preserving Rail Connectivity
On April 21, 1 – 2:00 p.m. ET, the NADO Research Foundation held the free webinar Access vs. Isolation: Preserving Rail Connectivity. As regional economies change over time, the demand for transportation facilities and services also evolves. Nationally, coal’s share...
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2017 Excellence in Regional Transportation Awards Announced
Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 Excellence in Regional Transportation Awards! These organizations will be recognized at a special roundtable reception during the 2017 National Regional Transportation Conference (http://www NULL.nado NULL.org/events/rpo2017/), occurring June 28 – 30 in Denver, Colorado. ...
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Learn More about Recent NADO RF Publications
The NADO Research Foundation has released a flyer showcasing recent publications on economic development, regional and rural transportation, resilience, and other regional economic development and planning topics.