Register now to join your rural transportation peers at the 2026 National Regional Transportation Conference from July 20-22, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia!
This conference will bring together regional, local, and statewide transportation practitioners for three days of keynote addresses, best practices presentations, trainings, mobile workshops, and networking. NADO’s program affiliate RPO America and its leadership group, the National RPO Council of Peers, will hold a business meeting during the conference. All sessions will be eligible for AICP CM credits.
Congratulations to the NADO award-winning member organizations and their partners!
Carsharing is a transportation model where individuals have access to a fleet or a vehicle on a temporary basis. Instead of owning a car, people can rent vehicles for short periods and only pay for the time they use the vehicle and the distance they travel. This report identifies types of carshare programs that may develop in rural places, steps to start a program, and case studies of places and agencies where shared vehicle programs have become a rural mobility option.
Beginning in late 2017, the NADO Research Foundation and project partners Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University and the National Rural Transit Assistance Program conducted technical assistance related to rural transportation and rural development with support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development. USDA is an equal opportunity provider.
Technical assistance materials published by the team are available for review.
Public engagement, especially around project prioritization, can be very difficult when the public does not have a good understanding of budget constraints and long-term planning. The NADO Research Foundation has
Rural transit systems play a significant role in enhancing mobility for rural communities across the country. These systems are run by myriad types of operators, from private businesses to local
Rural Road Safety Awareness Week (RRSAW2026) focuses on the many modes of travel found in rural communities and the strategies that can help prevent serious injury and fatal crashes on
Small Community Technical Assistance East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (ECWRPC) is using a creative method to plan with small communities in their region. SPARC, Strategic Planning and Revitalization for
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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.
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