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7 Background Defining Rural America For many people, the phrase rural America brings to mind images of the country's agricultural heartland: the tractors and combines, the vast fields of corn and cotton, the red barns and brown tobacco sheds, the cattle and hogs. In truth, the diversity of the nation's rural areas goes far beyond these images.
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8 Rural Transportation Issues: Research Roadmap (a) Census tract-level urban/rural boundaries are irregular and sometimes bisect communities.
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Background 9 was higher in rural areas than in urban locales. While this situation has reversed recently, crash report data compiled by the NHTSA indicates that this is due to an increase in urban fatalities, not a reduction in rural deaths.
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10 Rural Transportation Issues: Research Roadmap or mining for their economic base. Others rely mainly on tourism (e.g., ski areas, gateway communities, public lands, resort/themed areas)
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Background 11 NCHRP Project 20-122 Objectives The intent of NCHRP Project 20-122 was to create a research roadmap to assist state departments of transportation and other public agencies and help inform policy-driven investment decisions. The objectives of the research were to "(1)
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