This advanced-level course is designed to guide learners through the real-world application of transit service planning principles. Participants will deepen their understanding of topics related to real-world opportunities and challenges in a variety of transit operating environments. Through case-based activities and collaborative exercises, this course supports learners in translating community goals and transit service principles into practical service strategies that meet mobility needs.
Objectives:
- Expand awareness of forces reshaping transit service planning in the U.S. and apply it to their own agency’s planning priorities
- Communicate more effectively with internal and external customers, stakeholders, and decision-makers across the planning lifecycle
- Use data more strategically and transform it into defensible planning decisions
- Design service that remains reliable and adaptable under real-world constraints
- Align service planning decisions with financial realities
- Participate in a final capstone project that replicates real-world transit planning activities and constraints
Target Audience:
This course is intended for professionals with prior experience in transit service planning concepts who are ready to deepen their skills. It is ideal for planning practitioners working at transit agencies as well as staff at MPOs and DOTs at federal, state, and local levels whose work shapes transit services in alignment with policy goals, operational realities, and rider needs.
