Transportation Planners

Tasks

Core Tasks Include:

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

Supplemental Tasks Include:

• Represent jurisdictions in the legislative or administrative approval of land development projects.

The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)