Currently, Maryland DOT (MDOT) reviews and comments on all draft land use plan updates that are submitted by local governments to the state’s Department of Planning (Maryland Department of Planning). These comments are shared with local governments prior to plan finalization. MDOT is exploring opportunities to provide inputs to local planning processes at a point farther upstream in the local planning process. MDOT’s interest in this is grounded in the Department’s belief that MDOT comments would have a greater impact at an earlier stage in the process. However, at present this effort is quite preliminary and tentative. Source/Reference: Maryland DOT, A.