In August 2009 and May 2010, a small group of regional transportation planning practitioners convened in Sedona, Arizona (2009) and Park City, Utah (2010) for two days of facilitated discussion
The2010 NADO Research Foundation issue brief Natural Gas Drilling in the Marcellus Shale: Economic Opportunities and Infrastructure Challenges (PDF)examines the natural gas drilling boom in the U.S. and associated economic opportunities
The NADO and RPO America report 2009 National Scan: Rural Transportation Planning Organizations (PDF) provides an overview of characteristics of rural planning organizations (RPOs) and similar organizations, based on a
The 2009 research report Role of Transportation Planning in the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Process: A Nationwide Scan(PDF) identifies the extent and methods used by economic development districts to incorporate
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
The 2008 Rural Local Officials Consultation Assessment Guide (view the PDF guideor accompanying presentation as a PowerPoint fileor PDF) is intended to provide rural local elected and appointed officials, along
The 2008 report Short Line Railroads: Saving an Endangered Species of Freight Transport(PDF) highlights the action of the Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board and the SEDA-Council of
The 2008 report Arrowhead Region: A Portfolio of Transportation Assets(PDF) showcases the role of the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission in supporting the Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Interstate Council (the MPO for the
The 2007 report Southeast Tennessee Transportation: Positioning the Chattanooga Region in the Global Economy(PDF) explores the Chattanooga region’s multi-modal transportation system and its role in retaining the region’s economic competitiveness
The NADO Research Foundation’s Center for Transportation Advancement and Regional Development released the special report Regional Alliance Pulls Toyota to Tupelo: PUL Alliance Efforts Attract New Jobs(PDF) in 2007. The
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