Share Presentation Ideas for NADO’s 2026 National Regional Transportation Conference
NADO and RPO America’s conference will be held July 21-23, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia. Conference organizers are seeking presentation abstracts from regional planning and economic development organizations (RDOs), regional transportation planning organizations (RTPOs/RPOs), smaller MPOs, transit agencies, or organizations or firms partnering with them. Presentation ideas can be submitted through January 10, 2026.
NADO and RPO America hosted a webinar on how planners can leverage culture and systems thinking for safer rural roads on December 17th. Jay Otto, Managing Partner at Banyan Collaborative,
NADO hosted a webinar on understanding all-terrain vehicles (ATV) and utility task vehicles (UTV) risks and safety prevention on December 2. Please find the webinar recording here and the presentation here where Dr. Aaron Yoder and Ellen Duysen from the University of Nebraska Medical Center discussed:
Main Street America released a toolkit of transportation resources, developed with NADO and others through the Thriving Communities Program.
By Haley Schultheis NADO staff members Carrie Kissel and Haley Schultheis attended the National Rural Transit Assistance Partnership (RTAP) Conference in Austin, Texas, Dec 7-10. During the event, Kissel spoke
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The Thriving Communities Toolkit resources are organized around five core activities: Discover opportunities; Build a team; Develop a project; Get it financed; and Activate & manage infrastructure. Each section contains clickable links with more information and direct access to tools that support transportation and placemaking.