Access to Jobs, Economic Opportunities, and Education in Rural Areas
Rural areas face unique challenges in providing connectivity and access to essential
goods and services, including but not limited to jobs, education, health care, and social services.
NCHRP Research Report 1059: Access to Jobs, Economic Opportunities, and Education in Rural Areas,
from TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program,
presents a guide to defining and addressing the unique accessibility challenges in rural communities.
Supplemental to the report are
decision-support tools that can be used to facilitate agency assessment of accessibility needs
within their service jurisdictions and to recommend methods for addressing accessibility needs
in a decision-making context and
an implementation plan that describes expected challenges and
opportunities in the implementation of research findings.
This Summary Last Modified On: 9/5/2023