Strategies for Improving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Transportation Planning Profession

This study is funded by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences, and conducted by Canete Medina Consulting Group. We need your input on the best strategies for state departments of transportation (DOT), metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and other public agencies to increase and sustain diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in their transportation planning staff. You can learn more about this National Academy of Sciences sponsored project here.

Who should complete this survey?

All transportation planning professionalsStudy participants need not have a degree in transportation planning, often transportation planners have degrees in transportation, urban planning, public administration, civil engineering, architecture, or other related fields. Those who work in transportation planning also may not necessarily have the title ‘transportation planners.’ What we are looking for are participants who see themselves as having expertise in transportation planning meaning knowledge of highway systems, land use, transit, and bike/ped issues, among other skills. over 18 years old who currently work or previously worked for a public agency within the last 5 years are invited to take the survey. Respondents may not be working in a public agency now, but have worked in a public agencyExamples of public agencies include state departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, city, county, tribal, state, or federal agencies. in the last 5 years.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Isabel Canete-Medina, Principal Investigator at dei-survey@canete-medina.com.