NADO and RPO America are pleased to announce the 2025 Excellence in Regional Transportation Awards. Congratulations to the NADO award-winning member organizations and their partners!
Arkansas
Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District (NWAEDD)- North Arkansas Transportation Service (NATS) /City of Mountain Home Partnership
California
Nevada County Transportation Commission/California Rural Counties Task Force – Rural Induced Demand Study
Florida
Apalachee Regional Planning Council (ARPC)- Regional Rural Transportation Plan
Georgia
Northwest Georgia Regional Commission- Regional Transit Development Plan
Iowa
Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission (UERPC)- Regional Safe Routes to School Program
Louisiana
South Central Planning and Development Commission- Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Plan
Maine
Northern Maine Development Commission- Aroostook Workforce Connector
Minnesota
Headwaters Regional Development Commission- Conifer Transit
Missouri
Southwest Missouri Council of Governments- Webster County Public Transit and Active Transportation Plan
North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Transportation (Transportation Planning Division), Foothills RPO & Piedmont RPO- Regional Comprehensive Transportation Plans
Ohio
Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association (OMEGA) -funding record database of all grant and loan applications submitted on behalf of the member communities and organizations
South Carolina
Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments- Lowcountry Careers Collaborative (LCC)
Vermont
Lamoille County Planning Commission- Scenic VT Route 108 Chicanes, Parking Area and Stormwater Project
Virginia
PlanRVA- Rural Transportation Analysis

Click here to learn more about all of NADO’s award programs