This three-hour workshop will introduce participants to MaPIT. MaPIT is a web-based application that will streamline completion of your municipal Project Need Form (PNF) and Project Initiation Form (PIF). This Massachusetts Project Intake Tool will be the primary interface for all state-funded projects created and will begin being utilized in October. This workshop will include instructor-led step-by-step software training and demonstrations. Features and benefits of MaPIT include:

• Automatic Project Need Form screening against all relevant GIS layers:
    - Existing facility information
    - Condition of assets
    - Mobility & Bike/Ped
    - Safety
    - Economic
   -  Social equity
   -  Environmental
• Maps your project location for DOT and public viewing
• Automatic transfer of information from your PNF to a PIF
• Saves additional PIF time, allowing you to reference geoprocessing
• Paperless and easy to track where you are in the approval process
• Once approved, your project is assigned a number and your information is automatically transferred to the MassDOT Project Info Software System
• Expedites project initiation, environmental permitting, scoring, and project delivery

This workshop is limited to 5 MassDOT attendees