ClimRR provides future climate data to help plan for and adapt to our changing world. Using one of the world’s largest supercomputers at Argonne National Laboratory, ClimRR models over 60
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
On Thursday, April 20, 1-2:30 p.m., stakeholders met in a virtual roundtable event to learn about and discuss employment recruitment and retention challenges related to transportation barriers. Employers in rural
Deploying electric vehicle (EV) charging stations represents an economic opportunity for regions across the country as residents and visitors spend time and money in communities as they travel, commute, and
The National Scenic Byway Foundation offers a Byway Leader Training Course for entities leading byway organizations. In Fall 2021, the course will occur virtually over five days in October and
Travel demand models usually are used in urban regions. However, this report uses tourism data to estimate traffic volume on low-volume roads in Wyoming.
In December 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service released the report The Importance of Highways to U.S. Agriculture. The report provides information to shape the transportation planning
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.
On January 31, 2020 the White House announced the release of the Rural Community Action Guide, a new tool designed to assist rural community leaders in building effective local responses
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