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.
Key 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
Prerequesite:
Participants must successfully complete Introduction to Transit Service Planning before taking this course.