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
Planning and Environment Linkages (PEL) establish coordination early in the transportation planning process. Coordination across multiple public agencies, as well as gathering input from members of the public, can assist
Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) projects include a wide variety of applications where communications technologies are connected to transportation systems. Rural and small metropolitan areas can see benefits to transportation safety,
Beginning in late 2017, the NADO Research Foundation and project partners Small Urban, Rural, and Tribal Center on Mobility (a consortium led by the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State
The NADO Research Foundation has released the report Integrating Economic Resilience in Performance-based Transportation Planning (PDF). Using information from dozens of regional planning and development organizations and their partners, the
The summary documents discussion themes such as evolving RTPO planning with new practices and recent successful developments; connecting transportation planning and economic resilience; funding and partnerships; opportunities and concerns from transformative innovation; and participants’ hopes and expectations for the future, as regional transportation planning organizations and their state, local, and federal partners take on new tasks and address new opportunities.
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