One important step in addressing the multitude of challenges facing communities in the Berkshires is to review and update the municipalities' local regulatory standards. In many cases, local zoning bylaws are ill equipped to handle increased growth and new construction technologies. In response, BRPC provides technical assistance to communities that wish to review and prepare revisions or additions to their zoning bylaws that promote historic preservation, agricultural preservation, preservation of community character, and a community's affordability and livability.