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Metropolitan and Rural Transportation Planning: Case Studies and Checklists for Regional Collaboration

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Metropolitan and Rural Transportation Planning: Case Studies and Checklists for Regional Collaboration

This report by the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation and the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations provides case studies and checklists of possible actions that metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), rural transportation planning organizations (RPOs), state departments of transportation (DOTs), local government entities and other planning partners may take to enhance their partnership efforts. Case studies from Vermont, Washington and other states relate directly to how RPOs and MPOs are addressing integrated planning and livability efforts.

Click here to download “Metropolitan and Rural Transportation Planning: Case Studies and Checklists for Regional Collaboration” (PDF)