The document outlines strategies for implementing Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) in transportation decision-making, focusing on small and rural regions. It promotes research, the adoption of PEL innovations, and provides resources such as issue briefs and tools for effective planning and communication. Key tools include coordination, mitigation opportunities, and data analysis to enhance planning and environmental processes.

1. Planning and Environmental Linkages
Implementation Tools
September 12, 2023

2. Successful practices using PEL in a collaborative
and integrated approach to transportation
decision-making
- Conduct research on rural and small metro regional
transportation planning practices.
- Promote the adoption of PEL innovations among
smaller regional planning agencies.
- Develop issue briefs, training sessions and other
outreach.
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3. Issue briefs
- Public Involvement to Support Planning and Environment Linkages in
Rural and Small Metropolitan Areas
https://ruraltransportation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Public-
Involvement_Draft-Final.pdf
- Planning and Environment Linkages: Accelerating Project Delivery
through Interagency Relationships
https://ruraltransportation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PEL-Interagency-
Relationships-Issue-Brief_Draft-Final.pdf
- Planning and Environment Linkages: Flexible Implementations
https://ruraltransportation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PEL-Flexible-
Implementations.pdf
- Issue brief on climate change coming soon! 3

4. FHWA PEL Implementation Tools
https://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/env_initiatives/pel/implementation.aspx

5. FHWA PEL Implementation Tools
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https://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/env_initiatives/pel/implementation.aspx

6. - Coordination and communication
- Mitigation opportunities
- Planning and environmental process
enhancements
- Data and analysis tools
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FHWA PEL Implementation Tools
https://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/env_initiatives/pel/implementation.aspx

7. Connect with NADO
Carrie Kissel, Associate Director
ckissel@nado.org
Krishna Kunapareddy, Program Manager
kkunapareddy@nado.org