Global Certificate in Designing Equitable Transportation Networks

• Transportation Planning Fundamentals: Understanding the basics of transportation planning, including the history, current trends, and future projections. This unit covers the role of transportation in economic development, environmental sustainability, and social equity.
• Equity in Transportation: Examining the concept of equity in transportation and its importance. This unit explores the different types of transportation equity, including mobility, accessibility, and affordability. It also covers the disproportionate impact of transportation on marginalized communities and strategies to address these disparities.
• Transportation Data Analysis: Learning the skills necessary to collect, analyze, and interpret transportation data. This unit covers the use of data in transportation planning, including data sources, data collection methods, and data analysis techniques.
• Community Engagement in Transportation Planning: Understanding the role of community engagement in transportation planning. This unit explores the benefits of community engagement, best practices for engaging with diverse communities, and strategies for incorporating community feedback into transportation planning processes.
• Designing Equitable Transportation Networks: Exploring the principles and practices of designing equitable transportation networks. This unit covers the role of transportation infrastructure in promoting equity, the importance of considering the needs of all users, and strategies for designing transportation systems that are accessible, affordable, and safe.
• Sustainable Transportation: Examining the role of transportation in promoting environmental sustainability. This unit covers the impact of transportation on greenhouse gas emissions, strategies for reducing transportation-related emissions, and the benefits of sustainable transportation options.
• Transportation Policy and Advocacy: Understanding the role of policy in shaping transportation systems. This unit explores the history and current state of transportation policy, the importance of advocacy in transportation, and strategies for influencing transportation policy at the local, state, and federal levels.
• Transportation Technology: Exploring the impact of technology on transportation. This unit covers emerging transportation technologies, including autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, and shared mobility, and their potential to promote equity and sustainability.