The National Rural Transportation Conference will bring together transportation, regional planning and economic development professionals together with local officials, state DOT staff and stakeholders from rural and small metropolitan areas across the nation for three days of learning and networking with peers. Conference organizers will apply to offer AICP CM credits again this year. Learn more at http://www.RuralTransportation.org.

1. National Rural Transportation Peer Learning Conference October 20 – 22, 2010 St. Louis, Missouri

2. Common Characteristics and Challenges

3. Multimodal Transportation Planning

4. Enhancing Collaboration Rural Planning Organizations Metropolitan Planning Organizations State Departments of Transportation Local Governments Stakeholder Groups

5. National Rural Transportation Peer Learning Conference October 20 – 22, 2010 • St. Louis, Missouri Learn more or register at www.RuralTransportation.org Conference Sponsors: Appalachian Regional Commission, Brazos Valley Council of Governments, Development District Association of Appalachia, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Mo-Kan Regional Council, NADO Research Foundation, NADO’s RPO America and the Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission