During the 2017 National Regional Transportation Conference, Cindy Edwards provided an update from the Economic Development Administration's Denver Regional Office on the agency's activities related to infrastructure and transportation.
Advancing Human Environment StewardshipRPO America
During the 2017 National Regional Transportation Conference, Shari Schaftlein shared the Federal Highway Administration's update on resources related to human environment. FHWA program areas are interrelated with agency priorities.
Federal Highway Administration Planning UpdateRPO America
During the 2017 National Regional Transportation Conference, Scott Allen updated the audience on programs and activities related to regional and rural transportation developed by the FHWA Office of Planning
ECOS: A Sustainable Future for Chittenden CountyRPO America
During the 2017 National Regional Transportation Conference, Charlie Baker discussed the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission's work. The organization created ECOS, a regional plan linking together transportation, economic development, and more.
Aligning Transportation and Economic Development Plans and Measuring ProgressRPO America
During the National Regional Transportation Conference, Justin Fazzari shared the Economic Development Administration's approach to aligning economic development plans with transportation or other regional planning efforts to ensure consistency.
Aligning Transportation and Economic Development Plans and Measuring ProgressRPO America
During the 2017 National Regional Transportation Conference, Mary Rump discussed the East Central Iowa Council of Governments' Comprehensive Regional Development Strategy.
During the 2017 National Regional Transportation Conference, Dan Blankenship shared information about the Roaring Forks Transportation Authority's work to serve the mobility needs of the region, including through bus rapid transit and other innovations.
A process to assess the condition of South Africa's transport fixed infrastru...Tristan Wiggill
A presentation by Kevin Wall, Chris Rust and Kenny Kistan, delivered during the 2016 Southern African Road Transport Conference in Pretoria, South Africa.
Advancing Human Environment StewardshipRPO America
During the 2017 National Regional Transportation Conference, Shari Schaftlein shared the Federal Highway Administration's update on resources related to human environment. FHWA program areas are interrelated with agency priorities.
Federal Highway Administration Planning UpdateRPO America
During the 2017 National Regional Transportation Conference, Scott Allen updated the audience on programs and activities related to regional and rural transportation developed by the FHWA Office of Planning
ECOS: A Sustainable Future for Chittenden CountyRPO America
During the 2017 National Regional Transportation Conference, Charlie Baker discussed the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission's work. The organization created ECOS, a regional plan linking together transportation, economic development, and more.
Aligning Transportation and Economic Development Plans and Measuring ProgressRPO America
During the National Regional Transportation Conference, Justin Fazzari shared the Economic Development Administration's approach to aligning economic development plans with transportation or other regional planning efforts to ensure consistency.
Aligning Transportation and Economic Development Plans and Measuring ProgressRPO America
During the 2017 National Regional Transportation Conference, Mary Rump discussed the East Central Iowa Council of Governments' Comprehensive Regional Development Strategy.
During the 2017 National Regional Transportation Conference, Dan Blankenship shared information about the Roaring Forks Transportation Authority's work to serve the mobility needs of the region, including through bus rapid transit and other innovations.
A process to assess the condition of South Africa's transport fixed infrastru...Tristan Wiggill
A presentation by Kevin Wall, Chris Rust and Kenny Kistan, delivered during the 2016 Southern African Road Transport Conference in Pretoria, South Africa.
Station Area Planning: The Fundamentals by Tim ChanRail~Volution
What basic elements go into making a successful station area plan? Review the fundamentals of a station area plan that catalyzes the development and investments your community envisions. Hear from transit planners, city staff, and land use and urban design consultants. What are their tips and pet approaches? How can you engage your communities? What's the latest and greatest from the transportation, housing, public works and economic development worlds? Absorb a wide range of new ideas and details during this station area planning overview.
Moderator: Jan Lucke, Transporation Planning Manager, Washington County Regional Rail Authority, Stillwater, Minnesota
Nadine Fogarty, Principal, Vice President, Strategic Economics, Berkeley, California
W. Brian Keith, AIA, AICP, Associate Principal, JHP, Dallas, Texas
Tim Chan, Manager of Planning, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Oakland, California
The Other TOD: Retaining Existing Development in a Corridor by Terry BenelliRail~Volution
Not everything good is new. Rail transit investments in urban corridors can mean opportunities for new development. But what about those businesses that already exist? Who's looking out for the development that is already a valuable component in a community's character? Mitigating construction impacts along a corridor requires a unique set of tools and plenty of creativity. Learn strategies to help existing development survive the impacts of the construction phase. Hear how to assist businesses that might be financially constrained. Get an inside view of programs that focused on existing development during and after construction of urban rail projects in Phoenix and Minneapolis communities.
Moderator: Bob Post, Vice President, Director of Transportation, AECOM, Portland, Oregon
Terry Benelli, Executive Director, Local Initatives Support Corporation, Phoenix, Arizona
Isabel Chanslor, Director of NDC Business Lab, Neighborhood Development Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
RV 2015: Equitable TOD 101 by John HerseyRail~Volution
Take a high-level look at equitable transit-oriented development or ETOD, then dive into the nitty-gritty. Examine the administrative, regulatory and financial challenges of implementing ETOD. Hear about solutions employed across the country. Take home valuable and defensible examples of how organizations are engaging more to implement ETOD: Transit agencies, go ahead and set affordable-housing targets! Housing departments, speak to your transportation colleagues about shared interests! Learn to coordinate better for greater ETOD outcomes.
Moderator: John Hersey, Program Officer, Enterprise Community Partners, Denver, Colorado
Andrea Osgood, Director of Real Estate Development, Eden Housing, Hayward, California
Michael Spotts, Senior Policy Analyst, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc., Washington, DC
Luis Tamayo, Interim Chief Planner, City of Dallas, Texas
Amanda Rhein, Senior Director of Transit Oriented Development and Real Estate, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Atlanta, Georgia
RV 2015: Shared-Use Mobility: Advancing Equitable Access in Low-Income and Di...Rail~Volution
Is there equity in shared-use mobility today? Will there be tomorrow? Who will serve low-income communities? For-profit companies will want subsidies. There are few nonprofit car shares in the market to fill the gap. Low-emission vehicles are desperately needed in communities disproportionately burdened by air pollution. But launching an electric or hybrid car-sharing effort can be prohibitively expensive. What is the way forward? Analyze the research. Listen to lessons learned. Explore opportunities and strategies for car sharing in low-income communities.
Moderator: Creighton Randall, Program and Development Director, Shared-Use Mobility Center, Chicago, Illinois
Fernando Cazares, Regional Coordinator, Natural Resources Defense Council, Santa Monica, California
Sara Barz, Shared Mobility Coordinator, City of Oakland, Oakland, California
Joel Espino, Environmental Equity Fellow, The Greenlining Institute, Berkeley, California
Jennifer White, Communications Director, Buffalo Car Share, Buffalo, New York
Justin Holmes, Director, Corporate Communications & Public Policy, Zipcar, Boston, Massachusetts
Transportation Management Conference: Critical Issues in TransportationAASHTO
An overview of current and emerging transportation policy issues, the outlook for surface transportation reauthorization, and a few other AASHTO activities.
RV 2015: Financing Equitable TOD Shouldn't Make You Nervous by Amy RowlandRail~Volution
Does ETOD financing keep you awake at night? Transit orientation, appropriate parking ratios, structured parking and community desires for higher-quality products and public spaces around rail stations all add to the costs of completion and, in turn, can make financing more difficult to obtain. Adding affordable housing to the mix makes things even more difficult. But in an era of increasing income disparity, the importance of providing equitable housing near our transit systems looms large. Hear from developers about the financial tools they have used to ensure a wide range of financial accessibility to their transit-oriented projects. Seeing how the financial puzzle can be solved with insights and examples from people who have made it work. Then, get some sleep.
Moderator: Eric Rothman, President, HR&A Advisors, Inc., New York, New York
Ryan Tobin, Director of Real Estate Development, Denver Housing Authority, Denver, Colorado
Dan Lofgren, Principal, Cowboy Partners, Salt Lake City, Utah
Amy Rowland, Field Director, National Development Council, Salt Lake City, Utah
Sherman Roberts, President and Chief Executive Officer, City Wide Community Development Corporation, Dallas, Texas
Texas Department of Transportation Permian Basin Freight and Energy Sector Tr...RPO America
Casey Wells, Texas Department of Transportation, presented on the Permian Basin Freight Plan, truck parking, land use assessments and stakeholder outreach at the 2020 National Regional Transportation Conference.
RV 2015: How to Start: Project Funding Lessons and Strategies by Henry KayRail~Volution
Where do you go for millions -- or billions -- of dollars? Securing federal and local funding for big transit projects can be overwhelming. Where do you even begin? Hear from leading strategists in three regions that found their pot of gold: Los Angeles, Salt Lake City and Washington's Maryland suburbs have billions of dollars of new rail projects, and their regions are reaping the benefits. Specially geared to regions who are just beginning to think about project funding, hear strategies for leveraging changes in agency governance, raising local revenue and maximizing its immediate impact, attracting federal investments, and using private investment to reduce upfront costs and achieve value over time.
Moderator: Sean Libberton, Principal, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc., Washington, DC
Henry Kay, Director, Transportation Planning, RK&K, Baltimore, Maryland
Hal Johnson, AICP, Manager of Project Development, Utah Transit Authority, Salt Lake City, Utah
Mark Linsenmayer, AICP, Director, Countywide Planning & Development, Metro, Los Angeles, California
Joe Branigan, SMART Infrastructure Facility Senior Research Fellow, presented his research on public infrastructure investment as part of the SMART Seminar Series on Thursday, 4th February 2015.
Employment TOD: The Other E in ETOD by Alden S. Raine, PhDRail~Volution
In order to reach and retain quality employees, more employers are considering areas accessible to transit and housing. People want to live, work and play in a walkable community -- so their employers are locating there. Investigate the key interests of both employers and employees. Then explore the land use and transit issues necessary for achieving successful employment-based TOD: last-mile connectivity, transit choices and placemaking. Learn from ETOD projects in Boston, Denver and Dallas.
Moderator: Sujata Srivastava, Principal, Strategic Economics, Berkeley, California
Walt Mountford, Executive Vice President, KDC , Dallas, Texas
Tom Clark, Chief Executive Officer, Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, Denver, Colorado
Alden Raine, PhD, National TOD Practice Director, AECOM, Boston, Massachusetts
Sustainable Transport Best Practices andBarry Wellar
The 2007 Fleming Lecture begins with a brief review of Canada’s progress in achieving core element standing for geographic factors in sustainable transport best practices. This part of the paper grounds sustainable transport in metropolitan regions, and then establishes the essential role of geographic factors in the sustainability of transport systems in Canada, and particularly in its metropolitan transportation systems. With that foundation in place, the paper then presents findings that reveal the extremely limited implementation of nine sustainable transport best practices in Canada’s metropolitan regions, and the consequent lack of regard for geographic factors in matters related to achieving sustainable transport practices.
How do you make sure your EDA project is both competitive and technically accurate? What makes a strong project versus a weak one, and what about the ones when the scope just doesn’t tell the story? Staff from the EDA Austin Regional office will discuss how they review project applications and what can make or break a project.
Station Area Planning: The Fundamentals by Tim ChanRail~Volution
What basic elements go into making a successful station area plan? Review the fundamentals of a station area plan that catalyzes the development and investments your community envisions. Hear from transit planners, city staff, and land use and urban design consultants. What are their tips and pet approaches? How can you engage your communities? What's the latest and greatest from the transportation, housing, public works and economic development worlds? Absorb a wide range of new ideas and details during this station area planning overview.
Moderator: Jan Lucke, Transporation Planning Manager, Washington County Regional Rail Authority, Stillwater, Minnesota
Nadine Fogarty, Principal, Vice President, Strategic Economics, Berkeley, California
W. Brian Keith, AIA, AICP, Associate Principal, JHP, Dallas, Texas
Tim Chan, Manager of Planning, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Oakland, California
The Other TOD: Retaining Existing Development in a Corridor by Terry BenelliRail~Volution
Not everything good is new. Rail transit investments in urban corridors can mean opportunities for new development. But what about those businesses that already exist? Who's looking out for the development that is already a valuable component in a community's character? Mitigating construction impacts along a corridor requires a unique set of tools and plenty of creativity. Learn strategies to help existing development survive the impacts of the construction phase. Hear how to assist businesses that might be financially constrained. Get an inside view of programs that focused on existing development during and after construction of urban rail projects in Phoenix and Minneapolis communities.
Moderator: Bob Post, Vice President, Director of Transportation, AECOM, Portland, Oregon
Terry Benelli, Executive Director, Local Initatives Support Corporation, Phoenix, Arizona
Isabel Chanslor, Director of NDC Business Lab, Neighborhood Development Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
RV 2015: Equitable TOD 101 by John HerseyRail~Volution
Take a high-level look at equitable transit-oriented development or ETOD, then dive into the nitty-gritty. Examine the administrative, regulatory and financial challenges of implementing ETOD. Hear about solutions employed across the country. Take home valuable and defensible examples of how organizations are engaging more to implement ETOD: Transit agencies, go ahead and set affordable-housing targets! Housing departments, speak to your transportation colleagues about shared interests! Learn to coordinate better for greater ETOD outcomes.
Moderator: John Hersey, Program Officer, Enterprise Community Partners, Denver, Colorado
Andrea Osgood, Director of Real Estate Development, Eden Housing, Hayward, California
Michael Spotts, Senior Policy Analyst, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc., Washington, DC
Luis Tamayo, Interim Chief Planner, City of Dallas, Texas
Amanda Rhein, Senior Director of Transit Oriented Development and Real Estate, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Atlanta, Georgia
RV 2015: Shared-Use Mobility: Advancing Equitable Access in Low-Income and Di...Rail~Volution
Is there equity in shared-use mobility today? Will there be tomorrow? Who will serve low-income communities? For-profit companies will want subsidies. There are few nonprofit car shares in the market to fill the gap. Low-emission vehicles are desperately needed in communities disproportionately burdened by air pollution. But launching an electric or hybrid car-sharing effort can be prohibitively expensive. What is the way forward? Analyze the research. Listen to lessons learned. Explore opportunities and strategies for car sharing in low-income communities.
Moderator: Creighton Randall, Program and Development Director, Shared-Use Mobility Center, Chicago, Illinois
Fernando Cazares, Regional Coordinator, Natural Resources Defense Council, Santa Monica, California
Sara Barz, Shared Mobility Coordinator, City of Oakland, Oakland, California
Joel Espino, Environmental Equity Fellow, The Greenlining Institute, Berkeley, California
Jennifer White, Communications Director, Buffalo Car Share, Buffalo, New York
Justin Holmes, Director, Corporate Communications & Public Policy, Zipcar, Boston, Massachusetts
Transportation Management Conference: Critical Issues in TransportationAASHTO
An overview of current and emerging transportation policy issues, the outlook for surface transportation reauthorization, and a few other AASHTO activities.
RV 2015: Financing Equitable TOD Shouldn't Make You Nervous by Amy RowlandRail~Volution
Does ETOD financing keep you awake at night? Transit orientation, appropriate parking ratios, structured parking and community desires for higher-quality products and public spaces around rail stations all add to the costs of completion and, in turn, can make financing more difficult to obtain. Adding affordable housing to the mix makes things even more difficult. But in an era of increasing income disparity, the importance of providing equitable housing near our transit systems looms large. Hear from developers about the financial tools they have used to ensure a wide range of financial accessibility to their transit-oriented projects. Seeing how the financial puzzle can be solved with insights and examples from people who have made it work. Then, get some sleep.
Moderator: Eric Rothman, President, HR&A Advisors, Inc., New York, New York
Ryan Tobin, Director of Real Estate Development, Denver Housing Authority, Denver, Colorado
Dan Lofgren, Principal, Cowboy Partners, Salt Lake City, Utah
Amy Rowland, Field Director, National Development Council, Salt Lake City, Utah
Sherman Roberts, President and Chief Executive Officer, City Wide Community Development Corporation, Dallas, Texas
Texas Department of Transportation Permian Basin Freight and Energy Sector Tr...RPO America
Casey Wells, Texas Department of Transportation, presented on the Permian Basin Freight Plan, truck parking, land use assessments and stakeholder outreach at the 2020 National Regional Transportation Conference.
RV 2015: How to Start: Project Funding Lessons and Strategies by Henry KayRail~Volution
Where do you go for millions -- or billions -- of dollars? Securing federal and local funding for big transit projects can be overwhelming. Where do you even begin? Hear from leading strategists in three regions that found their pot of gold: Los Angeles, Salt Lake City and Washington's Maryland suburbs have billions of dollars of new rail projects, and their regions are reaping the benefits. Specially geared to regions who are just beginning to think about project funding, hear strategies for leveraging changes in agency governance, raising local revenue and maximizing its immediate impact, attracting federal investments, and using private investment to reduce upfront costs and achieve value over time.
Moderator: Sean Libberton, Principal, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc., Washington, DC
Henry Kay, Director, Transportation Planning, RK&K, Baltimore, Maryland
Hal Johnson, AICP, Manager of Project Development, Utah Transit Authority, Salt Lake City, Utah
Mark Linsenmayer, AICP, Director, Countywide Planning & Development, Metro, Los Angeles, California
Joe Branigan, SMART Infrastructure Facility Senior Research Fellow, presented his research on public infrastructure investment as part of the SMART Seminar Series on Thursday, 4th February 2015.
Employment TOD: The Other E in ETOD by Alden S. Raine, PhDRail~Volution
In order to reach and retain quality employees, more employers are considering areas accessible to transit and housing. People want to live, work and play in a walkable community -- so their employers are locating there. Investigate the key interests of both employers and employees. Then explore the land use and transit issues necessary for achieving successful employment-based TOD: last-mile connectivity, transit choices and placemaking. Learn from ETOD projects in Boston, Denver and Dallas.
Moderator: Sujata Srivastava, Principal, Strategic Economics, Berkeley, California
Walt Mountford, Executive Vice President, KDC , Dallas, Texas
Tom Clark, Chief Executive Officer, Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, Denver, Colorado
Alden Raine, PhD, National TOD Practice Director, AECOM, Boston, Massachusetts
Sustainable Transport Best Practices andBarry Wellar
The 2007 Fleming Lecture begins with a brief review of Canada’s progress in achieving core element standing for geographic factors in sustainable transport best practices. This part of the paper grounds sustainable transport in metropolitan regions, and then establishes the essential role of geographic factors in the sustainability of transport systems in Canada, and particularly in its metropolitan transportation systems. With that foundation in place, the paper then presents findings that reveal the extremely limited implementation of nine sustainable transport best practices in Canada’s metropolitan regions, and the consequent lack of regard for geographic factors in matters related to achieving sustainable transport practices.
How do you make sure your EDA project is both competitive and technically accurate? What makes a strong project versus a weak one, and what about the ones when the scope just doesn’t tell the story? Staff from the EDA Austin Regional office will discuss how they review project applications and what can make or break a project.
Presentation to the Mid-Atlantic Community Development Institute on the growth and function of local economies, the key characteristics that define and distinguish local economies, and a review of data sources for analyzing and monitoring economies.
Supporting Economic Resilience through Transportation Planning and InvestmentRPO America
Erica Anderson, planning director for the Land of Sky Regional Council (a NADO member organization), and Carrie Kissel, associate director for the NADO Research Foundation, presented at the International Transportation and Economic Development Conference, held June 6 – 8 in Washington, DC. The conference, held by the Transportation Research Board, brought together 175 practitioners working in transportation, economic development, economics, and related fields. Anderson and Kissel’s session, entitled “Supporting Economic Resilience through Transportation Planning and Investment,” included presentations and interactive exercises that connect economic resilience (including disaster resilience and rooting economies in place) with transportation planning and the work of agencies responsible for transportation.
During the 2017 National Regional Transportation Conference, Justin Fazzari shared information about the U.S. Economic Development Administration's work in economic resilience.
Fostering Partnerships Between States and Economic Development Districtsnado-web
With historic amounts of federal funds being allocated to support pandemic recovery, state economic development offices and regional Economic Development Districts need to work well together now more than ever. This session will explore strategies and best practices for how states and EDDs can better coordinate their efforts to achieve better outcomes and meet local, regional, and statewide goals. Presenters will share regional and state-level perspectives as well as recent research emerging from a current capacity building project to support better regional-state partnerships.
“Planning for Future Funding: How to create a community comprehensive plan with federal funding in mind”
Thinking about federal grants when developing a comprehensive plan for your community can help you get a head start on successfully applying, submitting and receiving federal funding.
Detailed comprehensive plans and federal funding grants need some of the same elements to thrive. Writing about the vision for investing in a community’s empty brownfields, affordable housing and economic development needs, and health issues can serve as a platform in applying for federal grants. These aspirations, when effectively written and documented, can be used as the basis for grant applications. If a community identifies its needs as part of the planning process, it can, as part of a continuous proposal building process, pinpoint which grants will help meet those needs.
Federal grants are available for communities with an integrated vision for connecting economic development, community development, and environmental protection to create greater livability.
Illinois ResourceNet (IRN) and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMPA) are working together on a series of free webinars to help communities strengthen their capacity to apply successfully for available federal funding opportunities.
In this webinar, “Planning for Funding: How to create a comprehensive plan with federal funding in mind,” Deborah Orr, EPA Region 5 Brownfields Coordinator, will moderate the session and explain why comprehensive community planning should be an integral part of the federal funding process.
Michael McAfee, Community Planning and Development Representative with HUD's Chicago office, will demonstrate how to use a comprehensive plan and the sustainable practices built into it to facilitate the continuous development of federal funding proposals.
Susan Kaplan, technical assistance provider for Illinois ResourceNet at the University of Illinois, will offer examples of how a community plan can be used to help identify relevant federal grant opportunities and develop persuasive grant applications.
Free Webinar held on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Many of the U.S. federal government's programs are designed to promote economic development and improve prosperity for citizens. Through this SlideShare you will gain information on different government agencies, the services they provide and the areas they impact. Browse now to discover the importance of funding these different programs and agencies.
This presentation by Dr. Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio gives an overview of the state of donor financing for urban climate change resilience. She shares the latest trends in multilateral, bilateral and philanthropic financing for resilience projects. It also shares some tips for NGOs can keep in mind when accessing these resources.
Please visit www.acccrn.net to learn more and connect with fellow practitioners working to build climate change resilience across Asia!
The Great Recession greatly impacted the economy of the state of Nevada. The state’s governor redesigned the state’s economic development office and insisted that regional development efforts be formulated. This panel will discuss and show how elements of the USDA-Rural Development’s Stronger Economies Together and EDA’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy programs were employed to develop a cohesive regional economic development strategy and provide necessary data and collaboration to complete a CEDS for the Western Nevada Development District.
Focused Forward: Growing Economic VitalityRPO America
During the National Regional Transportation Conference, Kelly Hitchcock shared Central Virginia's approach to transportation and economic development planning and implementation.
Presentation slides from the April 9, 2020 webinar featuring state and private sector leaders discuss shovel-ready infrastructure opportunities that can create jobs and stimulate economic growth in the short-term in the U.S.
Learn more: https://www.wri.org/events/2020/04/webinar-build-back-better-shaping-us-stimulus-package
RPO America Peer Exchange: Rural Transportation Planning ProgramsRPO America
On May 16, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) and its program affiliate RPO America held a virtual peer exchange focused on rural transportation planning programs. Speakers included Krishna Kunapareddy (NADO), Chris Whitaker (Region XII Council of Governments), and Jennifer O'Connor (Northern Arizona Council of Governments). Learning objectives included:
* Understanding how RPOs work across the country, including common planning and program responsibilities and unique tasks customized for local conditions
* Identify common regional planning organization roles to support local transportation planning and implementation needs.
* Identify common regional organization roles conducted in support of statewide transportation planning, such as long-range plans, short-range capital programs, and modal plans.
CARTS Microtransit—Innovation in Rural MobilityRPO America
Dana Platt and Dave Marsh, Capitol Area Regional Transit System, shared their agency's experience deploying microtransit (on-demand transportation) across multiple rural counties outside of the Austin, TX, region during a virtual roundtable on June 29, 2023.
BCGo: Microtransit System Operating throughout Calhoun County, MIRPO America
Mallory Avis and Kristy Grestini, Battle Creek Transit, shared their agency's experience with a microtransit pilot program serving a large rural area and small urban area in Michigan during a virtual roundtable on June 29, 2023.
Microtransit Planning & Implementation Lessons from the North Carolina Experi...RPO America
Eleni Bardaka shared research conducted on North Carolina agencies deploying different models of microtransit throughout the state during a virtual roundtable on June 29, 2023.
Microtransit Overview: A Research PerspectiveRPO America
Andrea Hamre, Western Transportation Institute, recapped current trends and research in rural approaches to microtransit, or on-demand public transit, during a virtual roundtable on June 29, 2023.
On April 20, Southern Georgia Regional Commission stakeholders met for a virtual roundtable discussion on employment and transportation issues. During the event, Courtney Cherry, Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments (SC), shared information about administering a regional vanpool program to provide regional residents with an affordable commute option.
Employment & Transportation in the Southern Georgia RegionRPO America
On April 20, Southern Georgia Regional Commission stakeholders met for a virtual roundtable discussion on employment and transportation issues. Bret Allphin, NADO, provided an introduction on commuting patterns and options.
EDDs and States: Collaborating for SuccessRPO America
With historic amounts of federal funds being allocated to support pandemic recovery, state government and regional
Economic Development Districts need to work well together now more than ever. This session will share examples of
strong EDD-state alignment, provide space for participants to share their experiences, and include information about an
opportunity to participate in a Policy Academy to further elevate alignment and collaboration.
Strengthening Partnerships Between States and Economic Development DistrictsRPO America
This technical assistance hands-on session will focus on state-EDD alignment best practices and how to build a collaborative
relationship with state economic development departments – from planning to program implementation.
Brownfields Tour: A Visit to Hazelwood Green & RIDC Mill 19RPO America
Hazelwood Green is located on 178 acres along the Monongahela River, part of Pittsburgh’s Greater Hazelwood
neighborhood and the historic site of Jones & Laughlin Steel Company’s first industrial plant. RIDC Mill 19 is the first
development on the Hazelwood Green site and is now home to advanced manufacturing and autonomous innovation
partners including Carnegie Mellon University's Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing and Manufacturing Futures
Initiative, Catalyst Connection, and Motional. Pre-registration required. Visit the Conference Registration Desk to learn
if there are available seats on the tour.
An increasing rate of change makes the already challenging work of doing good even more difficult. We are all trying to make the world a better place but are often using yesterday’s information to do so. What if we could predict the future and prepare for the coming realities that will impact our clients and our communities? Join philanthropic futurist Trista Harris as she takes us on an interactive journey where she’ll uncover tools to create the future.
Brownfields for Redeveloping ResilienceRPO America
This session, led by the Technical Assistance for Brownfields (TAB) team, will highlight how communities are viewing their brownfields redevelopment through the lens of resilience. It will discuss case studies on brownfields redevelopment in response to negative climate change impacts, how to leverage resources for a successful project, as
well as tips from a successful US EPA brownfields grant recipient.
Russian anarchist and anti-war movement in the third year of full-scale warAntti Rautiainen
Anarchist group ANA Regensburg hosted my online-presentation on 16th of May 2024, in which I discussed tactics of anti-war activism in Russia, and reasons why the anti-war movement has not been able to make an impact to change the course of events yet. Cases of anarchists repressed for anti-war activities are presented, as well as strategies of support for political prisoners, and modest successes in supporting their struggles.
Thumbnail picture is by MediaZona, you may read their report on anti-war arson attacks in Russia here: https://en.zona.media/article/2022/10/13/burn-map
Links:
Autonomous Action
http://Avtonom.org
Anarchist Black Cross Moscow
http://Avtonom.org/abc
Solidarity Zone
https://t.me/solidarity_zone
Memorial
https://memopzk.org/, https://t.me/pzk_memorial
OVD-Info
https://en.ovdinfo.org/antiwar-ovd-info-guide
RosUznik
https://rosuznik.org/
Uznik Online
http://uznikonline.tilda.ws/
Russian Reader
https://therussianreader.com/
ABC Irkutsk
https://abc38.noblogs.org/
Send mail to prisoners from abroad:
http://Prisonmail.online
YouTube: https://youtu.be/c5nSOdU48O8
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/libertarianlifecoach/episodes/Russian-anarchist-and-anti-war-movement-in-the-third-year-of-full-scale-war-e2k8ai4
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
This session provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly known as the Uniform Guidance) outlined in the 2 CFR 200.
With a focus on the 2024 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), participants will gain insight into the key changes affecting federal grant recipients. The session will delve into critical regulatory updates, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate and comply with the evolving landscape of federal grant management.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rationale behind the 2024 updates to the Uniform Guidance outlined in 2 CFR 200, and their implications for federal grant recipients.
- Identify the key changes and revisions introduced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the 2024 edition of 2 CFR 200.
- Gain proficiency in applying the updated regulations to ensure compliance with federal grant requirements and avoid potential audit findings.
- Develop strategies for effectively implementing the new guidelines within the grant management processes of their respective organizations, fostering efficiency and accountability in federal grant administration.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
1. US Department of Commerce
Economic Development Administration
National Transportation Conference
Denver
June 28 – 30, 2017
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
4. 4
INNOVATION. REGIONAL COLLABORATION. JOB CREATION.
US Department of Commerce
EDA Investment Programs
University Centers
Public Works
Planning
Local Technical Assistance
Research & National Technical Assistance
Economic Adjustment
Trade Adjustment
Assistance for Firms
PROGRAMS
5. 5
Public Works
• Helps communities revitalize, expand and upgrade their physical
infrastructure to promote job creation and private investment
• Traditional public infrastructure, fiber optic and telecommunications,
multi-tenant manufacturing facilities, industrial parks, business
incubators, skill-training facilities
• Typical investment: $200K - $1.25M Average $1.4 M
• FY2017 appropriation $100 M
Economic Adjustment
• Assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes that
occur suddenly or over time
• Most flexible program: economic studies, planning or strategy grants,
implementation/construction grants, revolving loan funds
• Typical investment: $100K - $1.25M Average $820K
• FY2017 appropriation $35M
Special Appropriations – Disaster, Coal-impacted communities
EDA Investment Programs
6. 6
Planning Program
Partnership Planning
• Annual planning grants to EDDs and tribal entities
Short Term Planning
• Assistance for developing and maintaining CEDS
• Short term planning activities
• Range from $40K - $200K
• Appropriation: Approximately $30M
Local Technical Assistance
Local TA
• Feasibility Studies, preliminary to implementation funding
University Center Program
• Builds on resources located within colleges and universities to
support economic development strategies in regions
• Range $40K - $200K
• Appropriation: Approximately $10 M
EDA Investment Programs
7. 7
Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS)
• Supports capacity building activities including Proof of Concept Centers
and Commercialization Centers, as well as scaling of existing programs
• Authorized by America COMPETES Reauthorization Act
• EDA distress criteria does not apply
• 2017 - $17 Million
• i6 Challenge (Proof-of-concept and commercialization
programs work with innovations, ideas, intellectual property,
and research to provide documented evidence that a product
or service can be successful ($14M – max = $500K
• Seed Fund Support ($4M – max $300K)
General Elements of these Grants
National Competitions
Evaluated by EDA Headquarters
Reflect the Most Current Priorities of EDA
Multi-agency focus
Focus on Capacity Building Short-Term and Job Creation Long-Term
Regional Innovation Strategies
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EDA Programs:
• integrated, flexible, and balanced portfolio
• tailored to community needs
• focused on long-term, sustainable solutions
• focused on leveraging limited resources
• part of a region’s comprehensive plan for job creation and
economic prosperity
INNOVATION. REGIONAL COLLABORATION. JOB CREATION.
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Economic Development Integration
Designated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Serve as the federal government’s lead integrator for economic
development.
- long-standing relationships with state and regional stake-
holders through its EDDs
- successful management of cross-agency place based
initiatives
Program to develop resources to facilitate interagency
collaboration and resource integration
Networking
Knowledge Transfer
Streamlined Requirements
Program Alignment
AGENCY UPDATES
Contact: edi@eda.gov
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Assistance to Coal Communities
NOFA - effective June 19, 2017
• Updates previous Public Works/EAA FFO
• Assistance to Coal Communities (ACC)
• Designates $30M to support communities or
regions impacted by changes in the coal
economy
• Eligibility – employment loss from
Coal fired plants
Coal mines
Supply chain industries
• Must meet distress criteria for EAA
AGENCY UPDATES
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FEMA - National Disaster Recovery Framework
EDA is lead agency for the (ERSF) Economic
Recovery Support Function
Denver Regional Office -
Missouri flooding – ERSF activated July 2017
Wyoming - 2015
Colorado - 2013
AGENCY UPDATES
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Due to its low elevation, Dubuque Street has a history of flooding. In 1993, floodwaters
inundated Dubuque Street for 54 days. Flooding covered the street again for a month in
2008; that year, Park Road Bridge was also over-topped and closed. Again, in the summers
of both 2013 and 2014, Dubuque Street closed due to historic river levels for about three
weeks. Locally heavy rains often flood and close northbound lanes of Dubuque Street.
Dubuque Street serves as Iowa
City’s main entrance and key
gateway into the community
for residents and visitors. It
parallels the Iowa River, and
carries more than 25,000
vehicles a day between
Interstate 80, the downtown
business district and the
University of Iowa campus.
Iowa City, IA - Dubuque Street
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Iowa City, IA - Dubuque Street
EDA provided a $3M Economic
Adjustment Assistance award to the City
of Iowa to complete the Engineering
and Environmental Assessment. EDA is
not participating in the construction.
The reconstruction project raises
Dubuque Street by 10 feet, or 1
foot above the 100-year flood
level, while also replacing and
elevating the Park Road Bridge to 1
foot above the 200-year flood
level.
Construction is underway and is
expected to take 2.5 construction
seasons with completion
scheduled for August, 2018.
The construction cost is
approximately $40 million.
Investment Example
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Perryville MO – Industrial Park By-pass
EDA is partnered with MODOT, City of
Perryville and Perry County to construct a
2 mile by-pass road on land adjoining the
City’s industrial park. The road will
increase industrial park access and will
reroute commercial traffic to reduce
congestion at intersections.
Two major employers will have increased
access to the industrial park, allowing for
expansion of their operations, along with
opportunities for new development on
adjacent undeveloped parcels.Total project cost - $4.6M
EDA (Public Works) - $1.52M
Project includes design, construction,
ROW acquisition
Investment Example
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• Bi-State Economic Development Freight Study examines all modes of freight
movement in an eight county region. The analysis and recommendations as a
result of the study are critical to future economic success.
• Collaborative effort between ECIA, the Blackhawk Hills Regional Council, Iowa
Department of Transportation, Illinois Departments of Transportation, the
Dubuque Area Transportation Study (DMATS) and the Region 8 Regional
Planning Affiliation (RPA).
• EDA provided a $76,294 Local Technical Assistance grant to the East Central
Intergovernmental Association (ECIA) to serve as lead coordinating partner.
• EDA funded approximately 33% of the regional coordination effort, with local
cash and in-kind match provided by 10 regional partners.
Investment Example
ECIA Bi-state Economic Development Freight Study
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U.S. Economic Development Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
www.eda.gov
US Department of Commerce
INNOVATION. REGIONAL COLLABORATION. JOB CREATION.