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
The documents below were provided by regional transportation planning organizations from across the country to provide guidance for orienting new and existing members of other regional transportation planning organizations. 2014
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
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) released this report in November 2009, exploring ways Geographic Information System (GIS) data can assist with managing the freight transportation system. Click here
In 1990, the Washington state legislature passed the Growth Management Act, which in part authorized the state’s Regional Transportation Planning Program. This program created Regional Transportation Planning Organizations (RTPOs) in
In September 2012, the NADO Research Foundation published Aligning Strategies to Maximize Impact: Case Studies on Transportation and Economic Development (PDF). Ten case studies from 11 states document how regional
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
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
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