This white paper outlines the contributions of Rural Planning Organizations (RPOs) to transportation planning efforts for megaregions.

This study evaluated Arizona DOT’s Planning Assistance for Rural Areas (PARA) program, a source of funding for multimodal transportation projects in the state.

This research investigates transportation funding systems that could serve as alternatives to fuel-based taxes.

This guidebook addresses the key elements of a performance-based planning and programming process and how state DOTs, MPOs, and other transit agencies can implement this approach.

Compare the frequency of bicycling and population characteristics across rural, small, and low-density (RSLD) places in the United States.

This study examines the relationships between the built environment and walking for utilitarian purposes among adult residents of small rural towns in the United States.

A study of two transportation planning public engagement methods and how their findings can best be incorporated into transportation plans.

This paper examines the history of, and extent to which Texas Rural Railroad Transportation Districts (RRTDs) have preserved rail infrastructure and implemented rail-based development projects.

Researchers surveyed people in rural Montana to examine factors that influenced travel decisions, and to examine how active travel affects Body Mass Index (BMI).

This report provides a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis of transit systems in rural and small urban areas in the United States.