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The Mid-East Commission has been named a recipient of the NADO Aliceann Wohlbruck Impact Award for the Washington-Greenville Greenway Feasibility Study. The study will play a key role in future efforts to develop a bicycle & pedestrian connection between the City of Washington and the City of Greenville. 

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The NADO (National Association of Development Organizations) Impact Awards program celebrates NADO members’ efforts in advancing regional planning, economic development, resilience, and more. The 2024 class of awardees consists of 97 projects from 64 organizations spanning 21 states. These projects will be recognized at NADO’s Annual Training Conference in New Orleans, LA in October.

After 17 months, work on the Washington-Greenville Greenway Feasibility Study is now complete. The study, managed by the Mid-East RPO and conducted by McAdams, assesses existing conditions, evaluates potential routes for opportunities and constraints, develops detailed cost estimates, and provides strategies for implementation of a multi-use path as part of the
East Coast Greenway network. The project team assessed routes along roadways between the communities of Greenville, Simpson, Grimesland, Chocowinity, and Washington, as well as along the Tar River. The study proposes a preferred alignment with potential connector routes to reach additional destinations.​

At their August 1, 2024 regular meeting, the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) voted unanimously to adopt the Mid-East RPO's Regional Impact Local Input Point (LIP) Assignments for Prioritization 7.0.