The intersect between Governor's Council initiatives and the activities of MAP is clear:  both are dedicated to creating an environment that fosters healthy, sustainable communities. And so a natural partnership was forged, and MAP served as the resident planning expert on the Planning Active Communities (PAC) steering committee. In 2007 the PAC assessment tool, an online process to ascertain whether a community is planning for healthy, walkable environments was updated creating an even more viable measurement of a communities' strengths and weaknesses as they strive to improve the health of their community through better designed built and natural environments.  MAP also was a key member of the PAC's policy committee, and together we promoted these concepts to the Department of Education and to legislators.