Electric vehicle infrastructure in rural areas

Krishna Kunapareddy from NADO- Introduction to virtual peer exchange

1. Electric vehicle infrastructure in rural areas Virtual Round Table May 10, 2024

2. Agenda Introductions AASHTO About NADO Presentations Q & A/ breakout/roundtable 2

3. About NADO National association for 540 regional development organizations, including emerging network of Rural Transportation Planning Organizations (RTPOs or RPOs); Promote public policies that strengthen local governments, communities and economies through the regional strategies, coordination efforts and program expertise of the nation’s regional development organizations; 3

4. About the NADO Research Foundation The NADO Research Foundation works to develop training and resources related to: Rural/small metro transportation planning (RPO America) Small business finance Economic development planning Regional resiliency Developing quality of place 4

5. Presenters Andrea Noel, Programs Supervisor, Tennessee DOT Chase Milner, Rural Planning Organization Coordinator, First Tennessee Development District 5

6. Roundtable Questions Did any of the examples resonate with you? What next steps makes sense? What key partners would you need to make the project successful ? 6

7. Connect with NADO Carrie Kissel , Associate Director [email protected] Bret Allphin , Senior Program Manager [email protected] Krishna Kunapareddy , Program Manager [email protected] Slides & recording will be posted to https://ruraltransportation.org/