Transportation Planners

<ul><li>Recommend transportation system improvements or projects, based on economic, population, land-use, or traffic projections.</li><li>Participate in public meetings or hearings to explain planning proposals, to gather feedback from those affected by projects, or to achieve consensus on project designs.</li><li>Define regional or local transportation planning problems or priorities.</li><li>Prepare reports or recommendations on transportation planning.</li><li>Design transportation surveys to identify areas of public concern.</li><li>Interpret data from traffic modeling software, geographic information systems, or associated databases.</li><li>Analyze information related to transportation, such as land use policies, environmental impact of projects, or long-range planning needs.</li><li>Design new or improved transport infrastructure, such as junction improvements, pedestrian projects, bus facilities, or car parking areas.</li><li>Collaborate with engineers to research, analyze, or resolve complex transportation design issues.</li><li>Collaborate with other professionals to develop sustainable transportation strategies at the local, regional, or national level.</li><li>Evaluate transportation project needs or costs.</li><li>Prepare necessary documents to obtain planned project approvals or permits.</li><li>Analyze information from traffic counting programs.</li><li>Develop computer models to address transportation planning issues.</li><li>Develop or test new methods or models of transportation analysis.</li><li>Prepare or review engineering studies or specifications.</li><li>Review development plans for transportation system effects, infrastructure requirements, or compliance with applicable transportation regulations.</li><li>Evaluate transportation-related consequences of federal or state legislative proposals.</li><li>Produce environmental documents, such as environmental assessments or environmental impact statements.</li><li>Direct urban traffic counting programs.</li><li>Represent jurisdictions in the legislative or administrative approval of land development projects.</li></ul>