Local Governments: Engage PennDOT and other regional and local partners in local land use and transportation decisions.

• Consider both local and regional transportation needs and implications prior to making land use decisions and policies. It is especially important to consider transportation impacts prior to and during:
  - Comprehensive plan updates
  - Rezonings
  - Development permitting/approvals
  - Creating small area plans, land development regulations, other land use and urban design policies

A number of planning and policy tools are available to PennDOT and to our partner municipalities.  Click here for tools and resources that can help you consider the transportation implications of land use decisions.

• Seek Smart Transportation planning and design support from PennDOT early and often. PennDOT support and guidance are available to local municipalities when:
  - Development projects go through the HOP Process
  - Local municipalities prepare transportation elements for comprehensive plans
  - Local streets are modified, added, or closed

At your local PennDOT district, you can contact the Municipal Planning Office, the Assistant District Executive for Design (ADE-Design), of the District Executive's office for more information on the planning and design support available to municipalities.

• Collaborate with your neighboring municipalities, community residents, and other state agencies when new development that can impact or benefit a shared regional resource (state roadway, parks, etc.) is proposed or planned.
  

• Attend training sessions, information sessions, and other presentations on Smart Transportation.  For a list of upcoming presentations and training sessions, click here. To invite a PennDOT representative to speak to your agency or organization about Smart Transportation, email us at smarttransportation@state.pa.us or find your local Smart Transportation contact by clicking here.

• Spread the Word!  Share the Smart Transportation message to audiences inside and outside of your organization.  You can use some of the department’s base PowerPoint presentations as a start, and can then customize them based on the audience type and length of your presentation time.  Click here for the library of base presentations.