RPO Products

The documents located here provide a sample of the work that rural planning organizations do to consult with local officials and plan effective transportation systems. For more information or to share examples of your rural planning organizations’ work, email ckissel@nado.org.

Regional Transportation Plans

Mendocino Council of Governments 2005 Regional Transportation Plan

Mendocino COG Plan Highlights

Multi-Modal Transportation (PDF)
Presentation given by Rick Biery, Northern Tier RPDC, Towanda, PA at the 2006 National Rural Transportation Peer Learning Conference

Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission Long-Range Plan (large files)
Introduction (PDF)
Regional Planning Process and Socioeconomic Characteristics (PDF)
Existing Transportation System Inventory (PDF)
Future Transportation System Development (PDF)

Northwest Pennsylvania Planning and Development Commission Long-Range Plan (large files)
Introduction; Trends and Issues (PDF)
Existing Modal Conditions; Economic Performance (PDF)
Review of Other Documents; Beyond the Borders; Public Involvement; Environmental Mitigation Strategies; Safety; Visions, Goals and Objectives; and 2007 - 2032 Project Plan (PDF)
Appendices A - B: Implementation Plan; Definitions (PDF)
Appendix C: GIS Mapping Part 1 (PDF)
Appendix C: GIS Mapping Part 2 (PDF)
Appendices D - F: LRTP Project Listing; TIP Process; Interstate Management Program (PDF)

Regional Transit

Regional Vanpool Feasibility Study, Coastal Georgia Regional Development Center Web site

Coordinated Transportation (PDF)
Presentation given by Barbara Foster, Coastal Georgia RDC, Brunswick, GA at the 2006 National Rural Transportation Peer Learning Conference

Georgia Regional Development Centers Transit Development Planning (PDF)
Presentation given by Robert Hiett, McIntosh Trail RDC, Griffin, GA at the 2006 National Rural Transportation Peer Learning Conference

Regional Coordinated Transit Plan for the North Country Council Planning Region (PDF)

Freight Analysis

Greater DuBois Intermodal Facility and Freight Analysis (PDF - large file)
North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission

2006 Freight Analysis (PDF)
Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission

Land Use

Land Use & Transportation (PDF)
Chris Lukasina, Upper Coastal Plain COG, Rocky Mount, NC and Paul Black, Triangle J COG, Durham, NC

Linking Rural Land Use Planning with Rural Transportation Planning (PDF)
Chuck Wise, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission, VT

GIS and Mapping

GIS Projects In Support of Transportation Issues (PDF)
Chris Strom, GIS Director, South Georgia Regional Development Center

Success with GPS at SDDOT (PDF)
Roger A. Brees, Professional Surveyor Magazine, August 2006

State of South Dakota Department of Transportation Non-State Trunk Road Inventory (PDF)
Harry Redman, Planning and Development District III, Yankton, SD

City of Mitchell, South Dakota Basic Road Map, Planning and Development (PDF)
District III, Yankton, South Dakota

Tripp County, South Dakota Basic Highway Map, Planning and Development (PDF)
District III, South Dakota

Southwestern Wisconsin Community Maps Google Mashup Pilot Site
Southwestern Wisconsin RPC, Midwest Regional University Transporation Center, Wisconsin DOT

Truck Traffic Cordon Study, Wasatch County RPO, Utah (PDF)

Safety

Southwestern Wisconsin Community Maps Google Mashup Pilot Site
Southwestern Wisconsin RPC, Midwest Regional University Transporation Center, Wisconsin DOT

Kentucky River ADD Address Rural Road Safety

Kentucky Area Development District Highway Safety Program (PDF)

Addressing Safety Issues in Rural Kentucky: A Study of Two Programs (PDF - large file)
Presentation given by Eric Walsh, Bluegrass Area Development District, Lexington, KY at the 2006 National Rural Transportation Peer Learning Conference

Safety Educational Materials (PDF)
Green River Area Development District

Incident Management

Maine-New Hampshire Traffic Incident Management Plan (PDF)
Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission

Bike/Pedestrian Plans and Trails

Regional Bikeway Plan, Mendocino Council of Governments

Madison County, NC, Recreational Facilities Map
Land-of-Sky RPO
Side 1: Motorcycle Routes (PDF - large file)
Side 2: Hiking and Biking (PDF)

RPO Sidewalk Inventory
Piedmont Triad RPO
Inventory, Part 1 (PDF - large file)
Inventory, Part 2 (PDF - large file)

Ped Power: Piedmont Triad Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Web site

Other

Interstate 73/74 Economic Atlas of North Carolina (February 2004) (PDF - large file)
Piedmont Triad Rural Planning Organization

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