Transportation
Here you will find resources for transportation professionals. Also visit Rural Transportation.org, NADO & RPO America’s information clearinghouse for regional transportation planners.
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Rural Transportation Technical Assistance Reports
From late 2017 to early 2019, the NADO Research Foundation and project partner Small Urban, Rural, and Tribal Center on Mobility (a consortium led by the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University) conducted technical assistance related to rural transportation...
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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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LOT Coalition Requests Sustained Investments for Transportation Programs
This week, the Local Officials in Transportation (LOT) Coalition sent a letter to House and Senate Appropriations committees requesting continued investments in transportation programs. Funding priorities outlined in the letter include Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBGP), Federal Transit Administration...
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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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NADO Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary With a Highly Successful Annual Training Conference in Anchorage
NADO marked its 50th Anniversary by hosting the 2017 Annual Training Conference in Anchorage, AK on September 9 – 12, 2017. Over 500 attendees, representing 38 states and the District of Columbia, came together to learn, share best practices, network,...
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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. ...