Regional Planning
Find tools to assist planners, economic development practitioners and those interested in sustainable development initiatives
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Webinar: Effective Strategies for Engaging Your Community
The National Association of Counties (NACo), in partnership with the NADO Research Foundation, hosted a webinar on June 12, 2012, to train planners and other stakeholders on how to engage their communities. The webinar was recorded and is available for...
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Visioning and Beyond: Developing Plans and Measuring Implementation
In this session at the 2012 National Rural Transportation Conference, Melissa Levy of Yellow Wood Associates and Peggy Reichert of Minnesota DOT shared their experiences in performance-based planning and led the audience in an exercise to identify indicators based on...
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Raising Local Funds through a Regional Sales Tax Initiative in Georgia
Note: The presentation summary below was initially written and published in 2011. In 2012, Georgia’s Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax was voted on by the public during the state’s primary elections, and passed in three fairly rural regions, out...
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Proactive Air Quality Efforts in Illinois and Iowa
On August 25, 2011, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation held the RPO America Peer Symposium in Washington, DC. This event was sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and was held in conjunction with the 2011 ...
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Addressing Transportation and Housing to Meet Demographic Change and Local Needs in Virginia
On August 25, 2011, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation held the RPO America Peer Symposium in Washington, DC. This event was sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and was held in conjunction with the 2011 ...
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Regional and State Planning Partnerships to Shape Policy, Planning, and Projects in Maine
On August 25, 2011, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation held the RPO America Peer Symposium in Washington, DC. This event was sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and was held in conjunction with the 2011 ...
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Growing Rural Innovation-Based Economies: Kansas Opportunity Innovation Network
This report is presented in two parts, a case study overview and a detailed description of steps performed & visualizations created to better understand regional economic development.
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Mobilize Maine: Asset-Based Regional Economic Development
The NADO Research Foundation has released a new report, Mobilize Maine: Asset-Based Regional Economic Development. Led by the state’s Economic Development Districts, Mobilize Maine is a proactive approach to revitalizing the economy by drawing on regional assets. This report highlights the efforts...
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Partnerships, Prosperity and Progress: Comprehensive Regional Approaches to Advancing Oklahoma’s Local Communities
The National Association of Development Organizations assisted the Oklahoma Association of Regional Councils with the development of this impact report. This report, which was published in January 2008, profiles the statewide impact of the numerous programs and projects that the...
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NADO Webinar: Land-Based Sustainable Development Strategies in Western North Carolina
June 21, 2011; 2:00 – 3:00 pm (EDT) 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, “Land-Based Sustainable Development Strategies in...