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Network Appalachia: Freight, Trade, and Economic Development

          This research report, commissioned by the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Network Appalachia multimodal transportation advisory group, provides an assessment of the freight network in Appalachia and the global context that surrounds it. This report is an update of the 2010 Network Appalachia: Access to Global Opportunity report and maps freight network...
    
    
    
    
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    Traffic Safety in Appalachia

          This research report, commissioned by the Appalachian Regional Commission, seeks to define the traffic safety culture in Appalachia and discusses the causes of the common safety problems in the Region. Drivers in Appalachia must contend with environmental concerns, including expansive rural regions, mountainous and curved terrain, and dense forests exposed...
    
    
    
    
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    Public Transportation in Appalachia – Inventory and Assessment

          This research report, commissioned by the Appalachian Regional Commission, documents the extent to which existing transit services are adequately creating or enhancing access for disadvantaged populations in Appalachia, particularly those in rural Appalachia. The report also documents current best transportation practices across the Region and explores how transportation intersects with...
    
    
    
    
          ReportAccess in Appalachia

          This study, commissioned by the Appalachian Regional Commission, analyzes how transportation options, and lack thereof, can impact economic development and access to services across the Region. The report understands transportation accessibility as the ability of people and businesses to access desired and needed activities, services, and goods within existing transportation...
    
    
    
    
          ReportEvaluation of the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Projects: FY 2009–FY 2016

          This report presents an evaluation of 379 drinking water and wastewater projects funded by ARC between fiscal years 2009 and 2016. The research team found that communities value the drinking water and wastewater projects, as evidenced by high demand, their key role in project completion, and how they serve to...
    
    
    
    
          ReportProgram Evaluation of the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Infrastructure and Public Works Projects

          This program evaluation examined ARC investments in infrastructure projects funded in fiscal years 2004-2010.
    
    
    
    
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    Trade, Freight and Economic Development in Appalachia

          This 2012 research report, commissioned by the Appalachian Regional Commission presents information related to goods movement, trade, freight volumes and the economic impact of the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS), a 3,090-mile interstate highway system composed of 31 individual corridors.  The ADHS was designed to stimulate socioeconomic development throughout the...
    
    
    
    
          ReportStrategies for Economic Improvement in Appalachia’s Distressed Rural Counties

          This report provides an understanding of the challenges confronting economic and community development efforts in rural Appalachian communities and explains the ways local governments, agencies, and community organizations plan and respond to challenging...
    
    
    
    
          ReportPlanning and Financing Energy Efficient Infrastructure in Appalachia

          This study describes the benefits of capturing energy efficiency in public infrastructure, identifies best practices in energy conservation being implemented by communities in or near the Appalachian Region, and documents costs and financial returns.
    
    
    
    
          ReportEconomic Impact Study of Completing the Appalachian Development Highway System

          This study assesses the travel performance, trade, and economic development impacts directly related to completing the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS).
    
    
    
    
          ReportProgram Evaluation of the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Infrastructure and Public Works Projects

          During 2006, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) conducted an evaluation of infrastructure and public works projects to determine if projects achieved their original objectives. In addition, as part of the Commission's ongoing performance evaluation...
    
    
    
    
          ReportSources of Regional Growth in Non-Metro Appalachia

          The Sources of Growth project is part of a series of research efforts funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission to improve understanding of factors affecting economic growth in rural and distressed areas.
    
    
    
    
          ReportDrinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure: An Analysis of Capital Funding and Funding Gaps

          This report analyzes the conditions of water and wastewater services in the Appalachian Region and attempts to assess the financial requirements and strategies available to improve the quality of drinking water and wastewater services in the region.
    
    
    
    
          ReportEvaluation of the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Infrastructure and Public Works Program Projects

          ARC commissioned this evaluation of infrastructure and public works projects in order to determine the extent to which these projects have achieved their originally stated objectives.
    
    
    
    
          ReportAppalachian Development Highways Economic Impact Studies

          This study evaluates both the transportation efficiency benefits and economic development impacts of the completed portions of the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS).
    
    
    
    
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