# Infrastructure - Appalachian Regional Commission

- 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:&#160;Access to Global Opportunity report and maps freight network infrastructure in the Region, profiles key [&#8230;]The post Network Appalachia: Freight, Trade, and Economic Development appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- 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 to extreme weather elements, as [&#8230;]The post Traffic Safety in Appalachia appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- 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 issues of economic development, human [&#8230;]The post Public Transportation in Appalachia &#8211; Inventory and Assessment appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Access 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 options. This includes business access [&#8230;]The post Access in Appalachia appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Evaluation 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 attract and actively leverage additional [&#8230;]The post Evaluation of the Appalachian Regional Commission&#8217;s Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Projects: FY 2009–FY 2016 appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Program 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.The post Program Evaluation of the Appalachian Regional Commission&#8217;s Infrastructure and Public Works Projects appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- 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.&#160; The ADHS was designed to stimulate socioeconomic development throughout the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) by [&#8230;]The post Trade, Freight and Economic Development in Appalachia appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Strategies 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 challengingThe post Strategies for Economic Improvement in Appalachia&#8217;s Distressed Rural Counties appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Planning 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.The post Planning and Financing Energy Efficient Infrastructure in Appalachia appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Economic 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).The post Economic Impact Study of Completing the Appalachian Development Highway System appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.