The citizen-led land use and transportation study provides a framework for the next 50+ years of development in six Northwest Michigan counties. With extensive public participation (over 15,000 individuals in a scenario
The NADO Research Foundation’s Vibrant Rural Communities case studies series, published from summer 2012 through January 2013, highlights how rural regions and small towns across the country are growing local and regional
In 2012, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) released two 30-minute online training videos highlighting key concepts and case studies from The Livability in Transportation Guidebook. The online trainings and
On April 25, 2012, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation held the RPO America Peer Symposium, during the 2012 National Rural Transportation Conference in Burlington, Vermont. This
The 2011 NADO Research Foundation report Regional Approaches to Sustainable Development: Linking Economic, Transportation, and Environmental Infrastructure in Rural and Small Metropolitan America (PDF) describes how regional development organizations (RDOs)
On August 25, 2011, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation held the RPO America Peer Symposium in Washington, DC. This event was sponsored by the Federal Highway
In 2011, the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) released the policy brief, Rethinking Federal Investments in Rural Transportation: Rural Considerations Regarding Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act, which shows that
Pennsylvania initiated a statewide effort to integrate land use, transportation and economic development at the regional level through a process known as LUTED, under which the state’s regional planning and
The 2009 report Metropolitan and Rural Transportation Planning: Case Studies and Checklists for Regional Collaboration (PDF) provides case studies and checklists of possible actions that metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), rural
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