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Archived Presentation Materials Now Available for Create | Challenge | Change Conference
On July 31 – August 3, over 250 attendees participated in Create | Challenge | Change, a conference for economic development stakeholders in the EDA Denver Region that included best practice sessions, peer networking, mobile workshops, and professional development...
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Regional Rural Transportation Planning: State Models for Local Consultation, Regional Coordination, and Regional Transportation Planning Organizations
This new report presents information on the structures, membership, tasks, and funding for regional organizations conducting rural transportation planning work in about 30 states.
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Planning for Transportation Together: Collaborating to Address Transportation and Economic Resilience
Across the nation, state agencies and regional planning and development organizations are working together and with other partners to create jobs, improve access to employment, education, and essential services, and to advance quality of life in communities and regions.
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GIS and Technology Applications for Transportation Planning and Analysis
In this session of the 2016 National Regional Transportation Conference (http://www NULL.nado NULL.org/events/rpo2016), attendees learned about new trends and real-life practical applications from regional planning and economic development organizations. Presenters discussed one transportation model based upon economic modeling and forecasting,...
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Advancing Collaborative Planning: Summary of a Focus Group on Transportation and Economic Development
In March 2016, the NADO Research Foundation held a focus group on the link between transportation and economic development, and how state departments of transportation and regional planning and development organizations can work together to better plan for those issues in an integrated way.
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Recording and Presentation Slides Now Available for “Economic Diversification in Coal-Reliant Regions” Webinar
The decline of the coal industry is having major ramifications in communities and regions across the country that have been historically reliant upon this energy source for jobs, a tax base, and sense of identity. In light of these changes,...
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NADO Research Foundation to Host Upcoming Webinar on Economic Diversification in Coal-Reliant Regions
The decline of the coal industry is having major ramifications in communities and regions across the country that have been historically reliant upon this energy source for jobs, a tax base, and sense of identity. In light of these changes,...
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FTA Releases Transit Safety Proposed Rule, Guidance
On Friday, February 5, 2016, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) published a proposed rule for Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (https://www NULL.gpo NULL.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-02-05/pdf/2016-02017 NULL.pdf) (PDF) in the Federal Register. In addition, FTA released a guidance document on the National Public...
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Webinar Recording & Slides: NADO Webinar on USDA’s Strategic Economic and Community Development Program and How Rural Communities Can Apply
On January 12, the National Association of Development Organizations in partnership with U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development (http://www NULL.rd NULL.usda NULL.gov/) (USDA-RD) hosted an informational webinar on USDA’s new Strategic Economic and Community Development (SECD) program. Established under the...
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Webinar Recording & Slides: Regional Engagement for Green Infrastructure Decision Making & Implementation
On December 17, the NADO Research Foundation, in partnership with the University of Louisville Center for Environmental Policy & Management’s Environmental Finance Center (http://louisville NULL.edu/cepm), hosted a webinar titled Regional Engagement for Green Infrastructure Decision Making & Implementation. In cities,...
