On November 17, 2020, the first workshop in the Mobility, Economic Resilience, and Substance Use Disorder series focused on Southeastern Kentucky occurred. The workshop focused on rural transportation opportunities.

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Rural Transportation Opportunities
November 17, 1 – 3 p.m. EST
Welcome! While we wait to begin at 1 p.m., please introduce
yourself in the chat box: Your name, organization/company,
region where you were born, region or community where you
live or work now.

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Workshop Welcome
 Hilda Legg, State Rural Development Director, U.S.
Department of Agriculture
This workshop was supported through a cooperative agreement with the USDA Rural Development.

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About the project
• Project partners include:
– Cumberland Valley Area Development District
– Kentucky River Area Development District
– Big Sandy Area Development District
• Technical assistance provided by:
– National Association of Development Organizations Research Foundation
– Western Transportation Institute
– National Rural Transit Assistance Program

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Today’s agenda
• Welcome, Introductions, Resources
• Setting the Stage: Mental Health and Substance Use
Disorder
• Federal Resources for Rural Transportation
• Southeastern Kentucky’s Rural Transit Systems
• Innovations in Rural Mobility
• Breakout Group Discussions
• Report Out and Wrap Up

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Why Economic Resilience?
• Withstand, avoid, or bounce back from an economic
disruption
• Broader than economic development
• Emphasis on rooting economies locally and building off
existing assets
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“Transportation is at the heart of everything.”
• Strong regional assets
– Social capital: networks of people who care, connected
employers and local chambers of commerce
– Political capital: officials support community development
– Natural capital: beautiful area, natural resources
– Built capital: transit, healthcare facilities, broadband (such as
Jackson County), commuter routes (Parkway, I-75)
– Intellectual capital: People are innovative, higher ed partners
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Southeastern Kentucky’s Transit Agencies

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Breakout Group Discussions:
Transportation Opportunities
• Active transportation, Facilitator: Jessica Blankenship,
Transportation Planner, Cumberland Valley Area
Development District
• Vehicle-based transportation, Facilitator: Eunice Holland,
Transportation Planner, Kentucky River Area Development
District
• Technology solutions, Facilitator: Joe Jacobs, Economic
Development Associate, Big Sandy Area Development
District
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Additional Resources
Resources from today’s workshop will be posted to
www.ruraltransportation.org/ky-workshops.
Also, be sure to check out:
https://www.ruralcommunitytoolbox.org/
https://www.transit.dot.gov/coordinating-council-access-and-mobility
https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/

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Stay Connected
Visit us online:
http://www.cvadd.org | http://www.kradd.org |
https://bigsandy.org
www.NADO.org | www.RuralTransportation.org
https://westerntransportationinstitute.org
https://www.nationalrtap.org/home
Next workshop: December 1, 1 – 3 p.m. ET:
Supporting Recovery and Economic Resilience
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