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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Congratulations to the 2015 NADO Photo Contest Winners!
The 2015 NADO Photo Contest saw 27 of our member organizations submit over 120 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 Environments,...
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Online Resource: Planning for Prosperity in Small Towns and Rural Regions
This website is home to capacity building materials developed by the NADO Research Foundation and its partners. It contains links to publications, webinars, workshop materials, and other information on community and economic development in small towns and rural regions.
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House Approves Short-Term Extension of Highway Trust Fund Through December 18
This week, the House of Representatives approved by a vote of 312 to 119 legislation to extended funding for the Highway Trust Fund through December 18. The current extension is set to expire on July 31. The legislation transfers $8...
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Senate Commerce Committee Approves Their Title of Surface Transportation Reauthorization Legislation
This week, the Senate Commerce Committee approved on a party line vote their title of surface transportation legislation, the Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015. The Commerce Committee has jurisdiction over reauthorization of highway safety, consumer protection, and...
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Regional Approaches to Resilience: A Tour of Resilience Work Around the Country
Disaster can strike anywhere. In recent years, the country has experienced record floods in the Midwest, drought in the West, tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in the Southeast, wildfires in the Southwest, and blizzards in the Northeast. In 2011 alone, the...
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New Eno Primer: Highway Trust Fund 101
The Eno Center for Transportation released the primer Highway Trust Fund 101 (https://www NULL.enotrans NULL.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/HTF-Primer NULL.AH_ NULL.EB_ NULL.FINAL_ NULL.pdf) (PDF) in June 2015. The primer answers such questions as “What is the Highway Trust Fund (HTF)? What constitutes HTF income?...
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Senate Committee Approves Six-Year Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill; Funding Remains Uncertain
This week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously approved the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, a six-year reauthorization of surface transportation programs. The bill would fund surface transportation programs at $278 billion,...
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Issue Brief: Creating Opportunity and Prosperity Through Strengthening Rural-Urban Connections
Metropolitan and rural America are highly connected and interdependent. To succeed, metropolitan America needs a healthy and sustainable rural economy and culture, and in turn rural America needs vibrant, well-functioning cities and suburbs to thrive and flourish.
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Materials Available from HUD Western Rural Grantee Gathering (Billings, MT)
On May 5-6, around 50 participants met in Billings, Montana for the “Sustainable Communities Initiative Western Rural Grantee Gathering,” organized by the Minnesota Housing Partnership (http://www NULL.mhponline NULL.org/) and the NADO Research Foundation through the Sustainable Communities Learning Network (http://sclearningnetwork...
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Moving toward Performance-based Transportation Planning in Rural and Small Metropolitan Regions
This new report uses case studies of states and rural and small metropolitan regions to identify tips to integrate performance measurement into transportation planning.