Rural Policy Briefing to Discuss the Release of a New RUPRI Study:
"Rethinking Federal Investments in Rural Transportation: Rural Considerations Regarding Re-authorization of the Surface Transportation Act"
Date: Thursday, April 7, 2011
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Room: U.S. Capitol, S-115
On April 7, 2011 the Rural Policy Research Institute will release a new RUPRI Policy Brief: Rethinking Federal Investments in Rural Transportation: Rural Considerations Regarding Re-authorization of the Surface Transportation Act. This study, supported by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation, assesses the specific relationships between rural transportation investments, economic development, and quality of life. These results inform a framework for assessing the rural policy implications of the diverse components of this re-authorization effort. These are considered in light of a new paradigm for public and private investment in rural America: "Regional Rural Innovation." This briefing will present the study findings and policy recommendations regarding the Surface Transportation Act Re-authorization.
Presenters:
Tom Johnson, Frank Miller Professor of Agricultural & Applied Economics, University of Missouri, and Director, RUPRI Analytic & Academic Programs
Brian Dabson, RUPRI Vice President and Director, RUPRI Rural Futures Lab
Charles W. Fluharty, RUPRI President and CEO
