The Panama Canal will complete an expansion project in 2014, allowing larger ships to pass through the canal. This has the potential to bring more freight from Asia to the
The NADO Research Foundation released the report Inland Ports: Linking Freight and Regional Economic Development (PDF) in 2011, highlighting examples where intermodal facilities connecting rail and truck streamline freight movement
With case studies in Alabama, Oregon, and Vermont, the 2011 NADO Research Foundation report Exploring the Role of Regional Transportation Projects as Rural Economy Drivers(PDF) explores regions where public transit is
The NADO Research Foundation 2011 report Transportation Project Prioritization and Performance-based Planning Efforts in Rural and Small Metropolitan Regions (PDF) provides an overview of the state of the practice in
A study by RPO America and the NADO Research Foundation’s Center for Transportation Advancement and Regional Development examines dramatic increases in wind farm installation in the U.S. in recent years.
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)
In 2011, the NADO Research Foundation released the report CONNECTING THE D•O•T•S, A Guide for Connecting with Your Department of Transportation (PDF), a special report by David Cole, former Commissioner
The proceedings report National Symposium for Rural Transportation Planning Organizations and Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Assessing the Structure and Benefits of Collaboration (PDF) documents a special event on the relationships among
Many regional development organizations (RDOs) and councils of governments are exploring how they can support regional food systems infrastructure, according to the 2011 NADO Research Foundation report Regional Food Systems
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
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