Regional and Community Planning
Find tools to assist planners, economic development practitioners and those interested in sustainable development initiatives
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NADO Research Foundation, NACo, and NARC to Co-Sponsor Webinar Highlighting New Housing Affordability Tool
There is more to housing affordability than how much rent or mortgage you pay. Transportation costs are the second-biggest budget item for most families, but previously there hadn’t been an easy way for people to fully factor transportation costs into...
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Webinar Recording and Slides: The National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System: An Introduction and Discussion of the RDO Role
Did you know that municipalities can get discounted flood insurance premiums for their residents when they implement public education, mapping, regulatory, and other strategies to reduce flood risks? They do this by participating in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)...
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Congratulations to the Winners of the 2014 NADO Photo Contest!
In this year’s inaugural NADO Photo Contest, 31 of our member organizations submitted over 140 images that showcased what makes their regions great places to live, work, and play. Images were judged in four categories: Strengthening the Built and Natural...
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Webinar Recording and Slides Now Available for Rural-Urban Connections Presentation
On July 24, the NADO Research Foundation hosted the webinar, “Strengthening Rural-Urban Connections to Support Competitive Regions.” Though geography, politics, and demographics often result in “rural” and “urban” communities being thought of as distinct and unrelated places, current economic and...
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Webinar Recording and Slides: The Regional Development Organization’s Role in Disaster Recovery
It has often been said that the impacts of natural disasters do not stop at jurisdictional boundaries, and recent events across the U.S. have certainly shown this to be true. Nearby cities, towns, and counties usually share the same vulnerabilities...
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Upcoming Webinar (7/24): Strengthening Rural-Urban Connections to Support Competitive Regions
(https://www2 NULL.gotomeeting NULL.com/register/519443570) Though geography, politics, and demographics often result in “rural” and “urban” communities being thought of as distinct and unrelated places, current economic and social realities reveal that an effective framework for understanding urban and rural is through...
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Strengthening Regional Economic Resilience through Business Continuity Planning: Webinar Available for Download
[Click here to download the webinar slides as a PDF.] The ability of businesses to withstand natural disasters is essential for the recovery and resilience of communities and regional economies as a whole. When businesses get back up and running...
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June 16 Webinar – The Nuts and Bolts of Designing a Regional Plan
It has taken years of coordinated effort and hard work, hours of community outreach and engagement, and countless phone calls, e-mails, and Facebook posts, but your organization and consortium has finally made it – you are ready to design and...
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Building Local Government Financial Resilience to Disasters: Workshop Materials
On June 4, 2014, the NADO Research Foundation, the Rural Policy Research Institute (http://www NULL.rupri NULL.org/) (RUPRI), and the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (http://www NULL.nwgrc NULL.org/) (NWGRC) came together to host Building Local Government Financial Resilience to Disasters in Calhoun,...
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Rural-Urban Connections Workshop Materials (Omaha, NE)
On May 15-16, 2014, the NADO Research Foundation hosted the workshop “Strengthening Rural-Urban Connections to Support Competitive Regions” which brought together participants from HUD Sustainable Communities grants (http://portal NULL.hud NULL.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/economic_resilience) and EPA technical assistance projects (http://epa NULL.gov/smartgrowth/) in a collaborative...