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Integrating Economic Resilience in Performance-based Transportation Planning

The NADO Research Foundation has released the report Integrating Economic Resilience in Performance-based Transportation Planning (PDF).  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 the planning process—from developing a vision, goals, and objectives […]

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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; funding and partnerships; opportunities and concerns from transformative innovation; and participants’ hopes and expectations for the future, as regional transportation planning organizations and their state, local, and federal partners take on new tasks and address new opportunities.

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Explore the 2017 NADO Innovation Awards Story Map

The 2017 NADO Innovation Awards Story Map is now live!  Created by our partners at Esri, the map provides the stories behind each of the 80 award-winning Innovation Award projects, as well as for the recipients of this year’s Excellence in Regional Transportation Awards.  Each year, the Innovation Awards program honors NADO members for their creative approaches to advancing regional community and economic […]

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