Municipal Resources

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. 

Decoding Grant Success: A Guide to Understanding Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) Grant Program, Requirements & Reimbursements

Date: November 12, 2026
Time: Noon to 1 p.m.

The ARLE Grant program will be discussed beginning with the background of the program. Next an overview of the requirements to qualify for an ARLE grant will be presented. A brief introduction to the application process will follow.

The webinar will next present an overview of how to process a reimbursement request if the proposed project is selected. Finally the correct contacts for guidance during the process will be provided. 

• Access Management and Highway Occupancy Permitting
• Adaptive Reuse of Land and Buildings
  • Adaptive Reuse Online Training Manual (PDF)
• 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

• 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)

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)

Transportation and Land Use Training & Assistance

Municipalities may request assistance or training on transportation and land use planning topics. 

Municipal Services Representative

District Planner