The process of aligning movement and place requires input from the local community through engagement and inclusive methods of project design and development.

Community participation, with a focus on delivering better connectivity for communities to their surroundings, contributes to more robust, defensible outcomes and broader community support.

1. Is there a known pinch point for people walking, bicycle riders, freight or public transport? If so, how is it being resolved?
2. Can people, especially those with lower incomes or socially disadvantaged, easily access destinations such as hospitals, schools and jobs by public transport?
3. Are there sufficient end-of-trip facilities to serve the place: parking, deliveries, passenger and parcel loading, bicycle parking, bus waiting space and slimline departure bus shelters? Are they balanced to the desired mode share?
4. Has the process involved practitioners from both movement and place, and the local community or its representatives? Has this collaboration and decision-making been well-documented?
5. Have local communities been engaged in the design process – has this been well-documented? Have community needs been articulated as place needs and aspirations (e.g. through a community strategic plan or local strategic planning statement)? Do strategies and actions address those needs?
6. Have a variety of views been taken into account? Have trade-offs been documented to lead to transparent decision-making and defensible outcomes?