The Bi-State Regional Commission’s Evacuation Plan for the Illinois Bi-State Region serves as a comprehensive and cohesive resource for evacuation planning in Henry, Mercer, and Rock Island counties. Given the
In partnership with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), the Minnesota Association of Development Organizations (MADO) has been responsible for actively encouraging Minnesota school districts and local communities to participate
The Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development District (KIPDA) Regional Transportation Council had prioritized the Milton Madison Bridge as the district’s top priority for several years. The 84-year-old bridge spans the
Five non-MPO regional development organizations were selected to participate in the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)’s Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO) Pilot Program. The program was designed to expand transportation
In 2011, the Governor of Vermont announced that the controversial Chittenden County Circumferential Highway (“the CIRC”) would not be completed. Planning for the CIRC first began in 1953, but after
The Volpe Center conducted research for the Federal Highway Administration Office of Planning that explores the implications of Regional Planning Organizations (RPO) engaging in transportation planning partnerships and projects of
A new article by Robert Deyle (Florida State) and Ryan Weidenman (Atkins Global) in the Journal of Planning Education and Research uses surveys of local officials in MPOs about the
The Washington State Department of Transportation released this 2009 report exploring community transportation design policy to improve collaboration when state highways serve as local main streets. Click here to view
On August 25, 2011, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation held the RPO America Peer Symposium (link to the summary post for all the proceedings, above) in
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
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