Transportation & Infrastructure
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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New Report on Rural Transportation, Economic Development and Quality of Life
The Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) has released a new policy brief, Rethinking Federal Investments in Rural Transportation: Rural Considerations Regarding Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act (PDF), which shows that America’s rural areas, small towns, and small cities require...
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RPO America
RPO America, a program affiliate of NADO, serves as the national professional association for rural transportation practitioners. To learn more click here. Resource Library and RPO Models International Transportation and Economic Development Conference ...
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Turning Renewable Energy into an Economic Development Opportunity
This report looks at how rural and small metropolitan communities are developing and implementing renewable energy practices that are having significant impacts on their regions. August 2007, 6 pages Click here to view Turning Renewable Energy into an Economic Development ...
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Clean Water for Virginia’s Coal Counties: A Case Study in Regional Leadership, Partnerships and Strategic Investment
This report, released in November 2007, explores how the Lenowisco Planning District Commission (PDC) and the Cumberland Plateau PDC have formed partnerships with local officials and community leaders to address pressing water quality and treatment needs throughout this highly rural...
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Getting Started in Regional Energy and Fuels Planning: Sharing the Land-of-Sky Experience
This report examines how the Land-of-Sky Regional Council in Asheville, North Carolina worked with its local governments and other partners to design a framework for a regional clean energy and alternative fuels planning and business development project. The report was...
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Taking on Water: The Role of Regional Development Organizations in Helping Local Partners Manage and Protect Water Resources
The NADO Research Foundation’s Center for Regional Development and Environmental Stewardship developed this report, which examines the increased role of regional development organizations in working with local partners to create, preserve and manage regional water resources. This report was released...
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Pennsylvania’s Energy Partnership: Regional Approaches to Efficiency, Conservation and Innovation
This NADO report, released in August 2009, showcases the efforts of the state’s seven Local Development Districts, along with state and local partners (including Penn State University), to plan and implement new energy efficiency and conservation initiatives. The report also...
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Four Corners Rural Transportation Forum: Summary of a Conference
In August 2009 and May 2010, a small group of regional transportation planning practitioners convened in Sedona, Arizona (2009) and Park City, Utah (2010) for two days of facilitated discussion and presentations. Participants shared information about best practices and emerging...