rural trends and transportation issues
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Rural Trends and Transportation Issues
Shawn Seager Mountainland Association of Governments
NADO’s National RPO Council of Peers
with support from the Federal Highway Administration 1
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About NADO
National association for 540 regional development organizations
Promote public policies that strengthen local governments, communities and economies through the regional strategies
Office in Washington DC, Joe McKinney, Executive Director
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Regional Development Organizations Formed by state statute or executive order
Often called: Council of Governments, Regional Planning Commission, Economic Development District, COG
Participate/administer many state and federal programs
• Economic Development
• Regional Planning
• Human Services
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NADO’s Rural Planning Organization RPO America Division Serves as the national professional association
for rural and small metro transportation planners
National Rural Transportation Peer Learning Conference April 24-26, 2013 in Greenville, SC
www.RuralTransportation.org
Rural Transportation Newsletter www.Facebook.com/RPOAmerica Twitter @RPOAmerica
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2010 U.S. Population 309M Urban population: 249 Million (81%), Rural population: 59 Million (19%)
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What’s Changing in Rural
America?
1. Less population as a % but more absolute pop.
2. Older and Diverse
3. Poverty and health care issues
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Rural U.S. Population
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Rural U.S. Population Change
Actual number of people living in rural areas has increased although % has decreased: 1970: 53 Million 2010: 59.5 Million
Overall, rural areas lose ground to urban areas over time Metro areas higher growth rate Some fast-growing non-metro areas have been reclassified as
metro Some fast-growing non-metro areas have been absorbed into
adjacent metro areas Lower immigration Less “natural increase” of births Rural growth occurred in recreation, retirement, amenity areas
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Rural U.S. Population: 1950-Now
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Population Change, 2000 – 2010
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Aging Population 2010
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Future Growth of Older Adults
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2040 Minority Majority (Minority > 50% Whites)
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Rural Diversity
• Diversity accelerated in rural America – Racial and ethnic minorities account for 83% of rural
population growth between 2000 and 2010.
• Children are in the vanguard of the increasing racial and ethnic diversity of rural America in the twenty-first century.
• Source: Carsey Institute
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Outmigration
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Rural Poverty
• Highest poverty rates are in the most rural places
• 2006 Receiving food assistance: – 10.3% rural – 7.3% urban
• 2006 Children receive free school lunch:
– 31% rural – 25% urban
Source: Carsey Institute
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Rural Access to Health Care
• Metros have four times as many physicians as do rural areas (per 100,000 residents)
• Metro areas have sixth times as many specialists as do rural counties (per 100,000 residents)
Carsey
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So now what do we do? New Opportunities
1. Use existing Census data to know you region
2. Visualize these populations in you community
3. Strategize with your regional planners
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2010 Census Data Partners
• For data and analysis specific to your region, contact your: – Regional planning entity
– Regional planning commission
– Council of governments
– Development district
– Universities
– Census Bureau State Office
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Minority and Disabled Visualization
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MAP-21 Planning
No changes in designation of MPOs
Statewide planning is now Statewide and Non-metro
Regional Transportation Planning Organizations are defined
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MAP-21 Planning
RTPOs’ existence is optional, but where they exist, they:
Must have a policy committee of majority local
officials
Must have a “parent” organization that will serve as administrative and fiscal agent and provide planning staff
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• Long-range multimodal plan
• Regional TIP (not fiscally constrained)
• Technical Assistance to Local Governments
• Public Participation
Typical RTPO Tasks
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Role in Statewide Planning
• Optional designation, but where RTPOs exist, states must: – “Cooperate” on long-range plan development
– “Consult” on Interstate, Bridge, NHS, 5310, 5311 projects in STIP
– “Cooperate” on other projects in STIP for areas with a population under 50,000
– “Consult” on Strategic Highway Safety Plan
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Additional Resources
www.NADO.org
www.RuralTransportation.org
Carrie Kissel [email protected] 202.624.8829 Shawn Seager [email protected] 801.229.3837
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