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"Open Module" Final Exam and Certificate of Completion
Upon reviewing the training modules, you can take the Online "Open Module" final exam to receive an Online Regional Academy Certificate of Completion and Regional Planning Information Packet from the Roanoke Valley Alleghany Regional Commission. Click on the link below to take the Final Exam.

Regional Planning Academy - "Open Module" Final Exam

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Regional Demographics, Mapping, and Information/Data Services
Regional Demographic Overview - US Census 2000 (997 KB), printer-friendly format (159 KB)
Regional Population Trends Since 2000 (1.1 MB), printer-friendly format (1.2 MB)
General Technical Assistance and Data Services (427 KB), printer-friendly format (174 KB)
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Regional Planning Applications (1.1 MB), printer-friendly format (445 KB)
Global Positioning Systems (GPS) (512 KB), printer-friendly format (203 KB)

Transportation Planning
Ozone Early Action Plan - http://www.rvarc.org/air/air.htm
RIDE Solution and Alternative Transportation (1.7 MB), printer-friendly format (293 KB), website - www.ridesolutions.org/index.shtml
Regional Long Range Transportation Plan (99 KB); printer-friendly format (45 KB)
Roanoke Valley Conceptual Greenway Plan Update - Public Meeting #1 (3.13 MB); printer-friendly format (2.75 MB); Public Input Meeting # 2 (1.41 MB), printer-friendly format (981 KB); website - www.rvarc.org/greenways
Roanoke Trolley Economic Impact Study (847 KB), printer-friendly format (330 KB)
Elderly and Disabled Mobility - website www.rvarc.org/elderly
Flood Prone Roadway Study (672 KB), printer-friendly format (137 KB)
Bikeway Plan for the Roanoke Valley Area MPO (478 KB), printer-friendly format (131 KB)
Regional Bicycle Suitability Study (1.5 MB), printer-friendly format (1.3 MB), website - www.rvarc.org/bike/suit.htm
Rural Bikeway Plan (3.1 MB); printer-friendly format (3 MB); website - www.rvarc.org/bike/rural

Community Development
Advisory Council on Homelessness (KB); printer-friendly format (KB), website - www.rvarc.org/homelessness
Grant Resource Access Network (GRANT)
Disaster Preparedness
Community Development Block Grant Program (755 KB); printer-friendly format (155 KB)

Economic Development
Alleghany Highlands Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
Council for Community and Economic Research (839 KB); printer-friendly format (205 KB)
IMPLAN Economic Impact Model (KB);printer-friendly format (KB)

Citizen Participation and Public Outreach
Regional Commission Internship and Volunteer Program (158 KB), printer-friendly format (164 KB), website - www.rvarc.org/internship

Water Resources and Environmental Planning
Long Range Water Supply System Study (KB); printer-friendly format (KB)
Regional Air Quality and the Ozone Early Action Plan (813 KB), printer-friendly format (489 KB)
Total Maximum Daily Load Development (503 KB), printer-friendly format (372 KB), website - www.rvarc.org/tmdl
The Impacts of Sprawl and Practical Policy Solutions (199 KB), printer-friendly format (384 KB)