Overview

                

2022 National Regional Transportation Conference

July 19-21, 2022

Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza
4445 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111

See who is attending HERE.

View the conference program here (PDF).

As the COVID-19 Global Pandemic continues, NADO is both cautiously optimistic and prepared to manage this in-person conference in Kansas City with the health, safety, and well-being of our staff and conference participants as our top priority. NADO is committed to providing a safe, productive, and welcoming environment for the upcoming 2022 National Regional Transportation Conference.

As we plan, we will continue to assess the risks in Kansas City and the current status in the United States. In keeping with the Association's duty of care and the responsibility as host, NADO may implement safety requirements such as proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or negative test result, and indoor masking and physical distancing during the conference. We will continue to monitor and update safety precautions regularly and coordinate with trusted national resources, state and local public health agencies, and the host hotel.

Event background: This event provides peer-to-peer learning for regional transportation planners, state DOT representatives, and their local and private sector partners working in multiple transportation modes.

The conference provides training and networking opportunities on a variety of rural and small metropolitan transportation topics. With hands-on workshops, best practice panels, and facilitated networking sessions that feature peer trainers and expert speakers, the conference will offer training for organizations and individuals just beginning to work in transportation, as well as those with more experience.

Registration

Registration for this event started on May 02, 2022 and is currently Closed.

Registration is open! See rate details below. Email Krystal DeLeon, [email protected], with questions regarding registration or for assistance registering your group.

• Early Bird Registration Rate (until July 1, 2022): $395
• Regular Registration Rate (after July 1, 2022: $420
• RPO Subscriber Rate** (no expiration on this rate): $365

**If your organization paid an RPO Subscription for 2022 you are eligible for an RPO Subscriber discounted rate of $365! Email Krystal De Leon, [email protected] to take advantage of this RPO subscriber perk or for more information on becoming an RPO Subscriber.

Agenda & Presentations

The conference will include a mixture of panels, workshops, and discussion-based sessions, with a range of transportation-related topics open to individuals with years of experience in the field and those who are just beginning their transportation careers.

Click here for the conference program (PDF)

Tuesday, July 19

8:45-10:00 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Plenary

10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

• Safe System Approach for Rural Regions
  • Jaime Sullivan
  • Anne Freand (Moderator)
• Regional Mobility Management Approaches and Partnerships
  • Michelle Lichtig
  • Matt Kallroos
  • Marybeth Soderstrom
  • Kirby Wilhelm (Moderator)

1:00-2:15 p.m.

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

• Transportation Technologies: Future Opportunities
  • Reese Brewer
  • Ian Machen
  • Natalie Villwock-Witte (Moderator)
• Increasing Transit and Mobility Access for Regional Residents
  • Andy Taylor
  • Carrie Kissel
  • Colton Judd (Moderator)

2:30-3:15 p.m.

Conversation Café Facilitated Networking Session

3:30-4:45 p.m.

RPO America Business Meeting and National RPO Council of Peers Meeting

• Joe McKinney

5:00-6:30 p.m.

Excellence in Regional Transportation Awards Showcase

 

Wednesday, July 20

9:00-10:15 a.m.

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

• Rural and Small Metro Transit
  • Corey Hull
  • Kelly Ast
  • Bill Bivin
  • Roni Williams (Moderator)
• Preparing Plans for Future Opportunities
  • Alex Clegg & Lily Ballengee
  • Robert Hiett (Moderator)

10:30-11:45 a.m.

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

• Regional Planning Partnerships and Trends
  • Mareike Ortmann & Stacy Morrison
  • Jenn O'Connor
  • Spencer Stevens (Moderator)
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Access in Small Communities
  • Natalie Villwock-Witte
  • Cerisse Grijalva
  • Natalie Flores-Esquivel
  • Eli Sharp (Moderator)

11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Networking Lunch

1:15-2:45 p.m.

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

• Workshop: How to use Scenario Planning to Predict Future Trends and Prepare for Transportation Uncertainties in Rural and Regional Planning
  • Ryan Maye Handy & Heather Hannon
  • Aishwarya Shrestha (Moderator)
• Mobility, Access, and Equity
  • Carrie Kissel & Ciara Ristig
  • Spencer Stevens
  • Sarah Cox (Moderator)

3:00-4:00 p.m.

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

• Using GIS to Support Transportation Planning and Analysis
  • Gena McCullough
  • Kurt Barclay & Amy Kessler
  • Clorisa Brown (Moderator)
• Regional Collaboration to Improve Transportation Outcomes
  • Jackson Hotaling & Adrienne Weston
  • Kansha Tiwari (Moderator)

 

Thursday, July 21

9:00-10:30 a.m.

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

• Positioning Your RDO/RPO for Future Opportunities
  • Steve Etcher
  • Joe McKinney
  • Dave Doran (Moderator)
• Data for Regional Planning: Challenges, Opportunities, and Resources
  • Alison Turner
  • Raul Rodriguez III (Moderator)

10:45-11:45 a.m.

Closing Plenary: KC Rising: Fostering a Shared Vision for Regional Prosperity

• • Sheri Gonzales
  • Frank Lenk & Ron Achelpohl
  • Brett Schwartz (Moderator)

Travel & Venue

Sponsors & Exhibitors

In a typical year, this conference is attended by 125 - 150 individuals, most of whom are regional planning practitioners working on transportation, economic development, and other planning in rural and small metropolitan regions around the United States. State agency staff and other planning partners also attend. Sponsorship is designed to allow for optimal interaction with these audiences of attendees, as well as NADO's greater membership of regional planning and development organizations and their partners.

View our 2022 sponsor and exhibitor brochure and sign-up form here (PDF) or contact our staff to discuss other virtual event sponsorship opportunities.

Contact Brittany Salazar for more information, at bsalazar @ nado.org.

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