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Advancing Collaborative Planning: Summary of a Focus Group on Transportation and Economic Development

May 20, 2016

In March 2016, the NADO Research Foundation held a focus group, during which participants developed a framework that emphasizes doing economic development and transportation planning differently:
Economic development in transportation involves deliberate interventions to produce tangible benefits that are specific to the context, are sustained over time, and make a place more resilient.

East Central Iowa Multi-Disciplinary Safety Team

October 7, 2015

In 2011, the East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG) completed the Comprehensive Regional Development Strategy, a joint planning document that serves as both the region’s Long-Range Transportation Plan and

Unified Regional Visions and Plans: Iowa

March 9, 2015

This article is a section in the 2014 NADO Research Foundation report Moving toward Performance-based Transportation Planning in Rural and Small Metropolitan Regions. The Iowa DOT had embarked on its

Resources for Orienting New and Existing Members of Regional Transportation Planning Organizations

April 3, 2014

The documents below were provided by regional transportation planning organizations from across the country to provide guidance for orienting new and existing members of other regional transportation planning organizations. 2014

The Impact of Renewable Fuel Production on Iowa’s Transportation System

November 22, 2013

Stuart Anderson of the Iowa Department of Transportation, delivered this presentation to the 2008 National Rural Transportation Peer Learning Conference, sponsored by NADO. Anderson’s presentation describes the expansion of ethanol

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October 4, 2013

When ISTEA became law in 1991, regional transportation became a focal point. In response, the Iowa Transportation Commission designated regional transit-planning regions where local officials were given ownership over the

2010 – 2013 RPO America Peer Symposium Proceedings

October 1, 2013

With support from the Federal Highway Administration, the NADO Research Foundation held a special symposium session during the 2010 – 2013 National Rural Transportation Peer Learning Conferences. Each year, the

Merging Transportation and Economic Development Plans in Iowa

January 26, 2013

This case study initially appeared in the NADO Research Foundation 2012 report Aligning Strategies to Maximize Impact: Case Studies on Transportation and Economic Development and was also a presentation given

Wind Industry Promises Rural Jobs, Transportation Challenges

November 22, 2011

A study by RPO America and the NADO Research Foundation’s Center for Transportation Advancement and Regional Development examines dramatic increases in wind farm installation in the U.S. in recent years.

National Symposium for Rural Transportation Planning Organizations and Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Assessing the Structure and Benefits of Collaboration

August 30, 2011

The proceedings report National Symposium for Rural Transportation Planning Organizations and Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Assessing the Structure and Benefits of Collaboration (PDF) documents a special event on the relationships among

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Advancing Collaborative Planning: Summary of a Focus Group on Transportation and Economic Development

East Central Iowa Multi-Disciplinary Safety Team

Unified Regional Visions and Plans: Iowa

Resources for Orienting New and Existing Members of Regional Transportation Planning Organizations

The Impact of Renewable Fuel Production on Iowa’s Transportation System

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2010 – 2013 RPO America Peer Symposium Proceedings

Merging Transportation and Economic Development Plans in Iowa

Wind Industry Promises Rural Jobs, Transportation Challenges

National Symposium for Rural Transportation Planning Organizations and Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Assessing the Structure and Benefits of Collaboration

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