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Advocating excellence in planning that creates and sustains communities. The Montana Association of Planners MAP is an association of professional planners from public private and nonprofit entities planning board members and interested citizens. Though most often associated with guiding future land use and community design local planning efforts also include planning for public facilities and service needs historic preservation environmental protection transportation parks and recreation and economic development. Planning provides options and tools for communities to achieve their vision of the future.