UrbanTrans North America is a woman owned transportation consulting firm with offices in Atlanta, GA; Denver, CO; Los Angeles, CA; and Toronto, ON. UrbanTrans specializes in innovative transportation solutions with a focus on multi-modal transportation planning, transportation demand management (TDM) programs, shared-use mobility, strategic planning, stakeholder outreach, marketing services, and TDM program implementation and evaluation.  

Our mission is to create sustainable environments by developing and advancing innovative transportation solutions. We believe that increasing the availability and viability of convenient travel choices for all travelers benefits communities, employers, developers, and citizens by reducing transportation infrastructure spending, alleviating congestion, and improving air quality.  

Our firm strongly embraces diversity of all kinds and is committed to being a great place to work for all. With employee-driven committees focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion; sustainability; and innovation, we encourage the passion and values that keep UrbanTrans at the top of the industry. 

Learn more about us at www.urbantrans.com. 

UrbanTrans provides planning services to a diverse clientele including local, regional, and state governments; developers; property managers; non-profits; and large employers. The successful candidate will support a broad range of transportation-related planning efforts, strategy development, evaluation, and research.  

The senior planner will work on the following types of projects: 

• Supporting the creation and management of TDM, transportation, and mobility plans, projects, and research tasks (approximately 65% of time) 

• Often includes regional and local plans that focus on mobility broadly or TDM specifically; site-specific plans to reduce vehicle trips and parking demand; and plans to improve access to transit and manage the use of shared-mobility services.  

• Supporting transportation management associations (TMAs) that are managed or supported by UrbanTrans (approximately 35% of time) 

• Typically includes working closely with the TMA program managers on planning support services including travel survey development and analysis, intercept surveys, geospatial analyses, identification and utilization of innovative data tools and sources to help guide strategies and understand program impacts, and data management. May also include site visits and field work.  
• TMA support may also include a variety of related transportation planning work. In the past, the senior planner has worked on first/last mile projects, shuttle assistance, shared-use mobility pilot programs, efforts to improve job access for low-income and essential workers, and research on various TDM and mobility topics. 

The senior planner will perform the following activities: 

• Manage project tasks and timelines 
• Develop tools and surveys to analyze the effectiveness of transportation programs and services 
• Analyze data using Excel, Tableau, Stats iQ, SQL expressions, StreetLight Insights, and other analysis tools 
• Develop maps and analyze geospatial data using the suite of Esri tools 
• Conduct best practices research on mobility planning, policies, and programs  
• Develop tools and procedures to collect pertinent input from stakeholder groups for the purpose of aiding the development of transportation plans and recommendations 
• Collect and analyze data to develop recommendations that improve mobility for all community members and decrease use of single occupancy vehicles.  
• Review and understand legislative/land-use requirements as they pertain to transportation planning and assist clients with associated compliance 
• Write planning reports and studies that summarize research and recommendations 
• Create and conduct presentations  
• Interact with clients and develop and maintain client relationships 
• Support proposal development  
• Support implementation of and provide input to departmental strategic plans and vision