Municipal Outreach Sessions
PennDOT provides free support to municipalities on transportation planning topics. In these annual interactive workshop, interested parties can engage with PennDOT, collaborate with peers, and discover valuable resources to enhance their community.
Drop-In Webinars
PennDOT Municipal Resources hosts free drop-in sessions
Introduction to Active Transportation
Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026
Time: Noon to 1 p.m.
This drop-in will introduce you to the important concepts for active transportation. To have success with active transportation planning, we need to first understand what it is and which nonmotorized transportation modes should we plan for. The drop-in will also emphasize the various benefits of active transportation such as health, equity, and safety as well as the vulnerable users that could benefit the most from active transportation.
Packaging Projects (and grants) to Achieve Multiple Community Benefits
Date: Thursday, October 15, 2026
Time: Noon to 1 p.m.
Successful project implementation begins with a clear understanding of community needs and long-term goals. Through proactive planning, collaboration, and alignment with funding priorities, communities can develop competitive grant applications that secure funding and deliver lasting economic, environmental, and quality-of-life benefits for residents.
This session will share practical tools for funding procurement success and provide examples that demonstrate how aligning projects and funding sources can achieve multiple community benefits.
Use the link below to view past drop-in sessions.
Workshops
There are no currently scheduled workshops.
Online Trainings
- Access Management and Highway Occupancy Permitting
- Adaptive Reuse of Land and Buildings
- Capital Improvement Programming
- Developer Negotiation Training
- Integrating Transportation and Land Use
- Loan and Funding
- Multi-Municipal Zoning and Intergovernmental Implementation Agreements
- Official Map
- Parking Considerations
- Site Design and Roadway Standards
- Tax Increment Financing
- Traditional Neighborhood Development
- Traffic Operations
- Transportation Impact Fees
- Transportation Partnerships
- Transit Revitalization Investment District (TRID)
- Urban Growth and Rural Preservation
- Zoning for Mixed Uses and to Accommodate Higher Densities
Tech Sheets
- Accommodating Growth (PDF)
- Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) Grants (PDF)
- Building Transportation Asset Inventory in GIS (PDF)
- Community Character (PDF)
- Encouraging Multimodal Transportation (PDF)
- Funding (PDF)
- Highway Occupancy Permits (PDF)
- Improving Mobility and Efficiency (PDF)
- Improving Safety (PDF)
- Maximizing Adaptive Reuse (PDF)
- PennDOT One Map (PDF)
- Planning for Active Transportation (PDF)
- Public Engagement for Transportation Projects (PDF)
- Strengthen Transportation Funding Opportunities (PDF)
- Stormwater Planning (PDF)
- Traffic Calming Plan (PDF)
- Transportation Impact Study (PDF)
- Utility Coordination (PDF)
- Working With Developers (PDF)
- Roadmap to Grant Funding Success (PDF)
- Road Safety Audit (PDF)
- Transportation Project Development (PDF)
- Planning for Trucks (PDF)
- Driving Smart Growth (PDF)
- Truck Parking (PDF)
Funding Sources
Municipal Grants
Municipal Grant Guide (PDF)
Local Transportation Funding
PennDOT Discretionary Programs Overview (PDF)
PennDOT Discretionary Programs – Project Eligibility (PDF)
PennDOT Allocated Funds Eligibility (PDF)
Act 13 Guidance and FAQs (PDF)
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Transportation and Land Use Training & Assistance
Municipalities may request assistance or training on transportation and land use planning topics.
Municipal Services Representative
District Planner
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