This three-hour workshop serves to both introduce and reacquaint participants with the Massachusetts Project Intake Tool (MaPIT). MaPIT is a web-based application that streamlines the project initiation procedure and is the primary interface for all MassDOT Highway Division projects. This workshop will include instructor-led step-by-step software training and demonstrations. Features and benefits of MaPIT include:

• Automatic screening against all relevant GIS layers:
- Existing facility information
- Condition of assets
- Mobility & Bike/Ped
- Safety
- Economic
- Social equity
- Environmental

• Different workflows for various project types, including TIP-funded roadway projects and Safe Routes to School 

• Maps your project location for DOT and public viewing

• Automatic transfer of information to MassDOT

• Saves entry time for forms and applications, allowing you to reference geoprocessing

• Paperless and easy to track where you are in the approval processOnce 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