Home > Education & Careers > Career Guide > Planning and Policy

Transportation Career Guide

Planning and Policy

Planners and policymakers promote the best use of a community’s land and resources. Many issues need to be addressed before work on a new system begins or new laws are implemented, including traffic congestion, air pollution, and the potential effects of population growth and change. Planners and policymakers are essential to integrating transportation systems with each other and into their environments and helping communities prepare for their current and future transportation requirements. —USDOT

Example Industry Job Titles

• Urban or Regional Planner
• Public Affairs Specialist
• Policy Director
• Transportation Planner
• Policy/Regulatory Analyst
• Infrastructure Systems Engineer

Featured University of Minnesota Departments

The following is a list of departments that can help students work toward a career in Planning and Policy:

• Geography
• Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
• Landscape Architecture
• Urban Studies Program

Helpful Links

Careers in Transportation, a free listing of current transportation-related job postings provided by CTS
University of Minnesota Registration, information about finding and registering for University of Minnesota courses
Graduate certificate in transportation studies