The NADO Research Foundation has curated a series of resources related to equity and regional economic development and planning that may be useful to RDOs on our NADO.org website.
The page includes examples of RDOs’ work, as well as resources on data, engagement, economic development, planning, transportation, and resources to shape policy and program design. It will be updated over time with more information.
During the 2020 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, which occurred January 12 – 16 in Washington, DC, NADO Associate Director Carrie Kissel provided a presentation in the workshop Rural Transportation
A new analysis of 30,000 towns under 40,000 population identifies risks to evacuation from overcrowded roads or a lack of route options. From StreetLight Data, the analysis used anonymous cell
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced the publication of Version 3 of the Location Affordability Index (LAI) dataset. The LAI is a nationwide database of
On May 23, 2018, the NADO Research Foundation held an online virtual peer exchange on the topic “Fostering Collaborative Transportation and Economic Development Planning.” This virtual peer exchange event included
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Policymap recently introduced The Place Database, an interactive mapping tool which allows users to access and display datasets at various geographic levels. Information
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Rail Administration (FRA) has announced the availability of a railway grade crossing collision dashboard known as GX Dash! This data visualization tool allows users
Guest post by Brian J. Morton, Senior Research Associate, Center for Urban and Regional Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, (919) 962-8847, bjmorton[at]unc.edu Union, Lee, Chickasaw, and Pontotoc
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released its first standalone report on transportation and the economy, called Transportation Economic Trends. The report uses several data series
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released its Pocket Guide to Transportation 2017. The guide is available in print, online, and in a mobile app (iOS
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