Transit planning has become more consequential as communities across North America invest in sustainable transportation.
Questions about service levels, route design, land use integration, mobility options, performance measurement, and funding no longer sit exclusively within planning departments. Today, municipal staff, engineers, consultants, policy professionals, and transit leaders all play a role in shaping how transit systems serve their communities.
The challenge? Many professionals involved in these decisions don’t have any fundamental understand of how effective transit planning can generate community benefits.
Effective transit systems are built on more than good intentions and passenger usage. They require an understanding of how transit demand, service design, operational realities, financial considerations, and community goals work together.
Without that shared understanding, organizations can struggle with:
- Misaligned priorities between departments
- Difficulty evaluating service proposals and investments
- Challenges connecting land use and transportation objectives
- Limited understanding of how planning decisions affect customer experience, equity, and system performance
Developing a common transit planning foundation helps organizations make more informed decisions and work more effectively across disciplines.
A Unique Opportunity at Mpact Transit + Community
To help address this need, CUTA is partnering with Mpact Transit + Community to offer a special in-person delivery of its Introduction to Transit Planning for Sustainable Communities program.
Typically delivered virtually, this exclusive in-person session provides participants with enhanced opportunities for discussion, collaboration, and hands-on learning alongside transit professionals from across North America.
Participants will explore key topics including:
- Transit demand and supply
- Transit service planning
- Transit and land use integration
- Integrated mobility
- Transit costing
- Performance measurement and evaluation
Using practical exercises and real-world scenarios, learners will gain the knowledge needed to better understand, evaluate, and contribute to transit planning decisions.
Who Should Attend?
This program is designed for professionals who influence transit-related decisions, including:
- Transit planners and analysts
- Municipal and regional staff
- Transportation engineers and consultants
- Policy makers and decision-makers
- Early-career transit professionals
- Professionals in adjacent roles seeking a stronger understanding of transit planning
Whether you’re new to the field or looking to strengthen your transit planning expertise, this program provides a practical foundation that can be applied immediately.
Learn Alongside Industry Peers
One of the greatest benefits of the in-person format is the opportunity to learn from others facing similar challenges.
Participants will engage in collaborative exercises, share experiences, and build connections with professionals working on transit and community development initiatives across North America.
Join Us at Mpact Transit + Community Conference
As communities continue to pursue sustainable growth, transit planning knowledge is becoming an increasingly valuable skill across organizations.
If you’re looking to strengthen your understanding of how effective transit systems are planned, designed, and evaluated, this special in-person offering provides a unique opportunity to learn directly from industry experts while connecting with peers from across the sector.
Conference delegates can register at a discounted rate through Mpact Transit’s here:
Non-conference delegates can register separately here:
