The 2009 research report Role of Transportation Planning in the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Process: A Nationwide Scan(PDF) identifies the extent and methods used by economic development districts to incorporate transportation plans, projects, stakeholders, and issues into the regions’ comprehensive economic development strategy (CEDS) documents. The research team also identified and described promising practices and case studies. This report was produced by the Center for Governmental Studies at Northern Illinois University under contract to the NADO Research Foundation’s Center for Transportation Advancement and Regional Development under a cooperative agreement with the Federal Highway Administration.
