The ARPC serves as a critical communication and coordination link to local, state, and federal transportation planning issues in the areas of highway, transit, air, rail, or bicycle, and pedestrian facilities. This link broadens the scope of state transportation planning to include local land use desires, environmental factors, economic goals, and community preservation. To support this effort, the ARPC staff works with transportation professionals and state and local government representatives to provide regional direction and to foster regional transportation planning. The ARPC's activities related to this program include coordinating with the Tallahassee-Leon County Metropolitan Planning Organization; conducting annual level of service analyses for all counties and cities within the Region, with the exception of Tallahassee and Leon County; and participating in a variety of transportation oriented program, such as the North Florida Commuter Assistance Program, and the Leon County Community Traffic Safety Team.