Off-highway vehicles (OHVs) are widely used in rural communities for recreation, work, and transportation, but their growing use also brings significant safety challenges. The NADO Research Foundation has released two
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
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,
Main Street America released a toolkit of transportation resources, developed with NADO and others through the Thriving Communities Program.
Throughout 2025, the NADO Research Foundation created several new publications and resources to support regional and rural transportation and development professionals. These include: Complete Streets Policy Planning for Rural Communities
The Center for Environmental Excellence (CEE) by AASHTO has been developed in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration to promote environmental stewardship and assist transportation agencies in achieving environmental excellence
The Complete Streets Policy Planning for Rural Communities document is developed in partnership with North Country Council (New Hampshire) and Montana State University’s Western Transportation Institute through technical assistance supported
EVs are becoming increasingly viable in rural areas for both personal and commercial uses. Collective efforts to address concerns about electric vehicle charging at a systematic level are producing benefits
The NADO Research Foundation has recently released several short resource sheets related to rural transportation and other regional development issues related to location and access: In addition, NADO’s technical assistance
NCHRP Research Report 1059: Access to Jobs, Economic Opportunities, and Education in Rural Areas, from TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program, presents a guide to defining and addressing the unique
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