Transportation Equity Fundamentals

Virtual | Applicable for 16.0 PDHs

The Transportation Equity Fundamentals program is designed to provide transportation engineers with a transportation equity perspective and knowledge on how they can use the equity principles in their day-to-day work. High-level content covered in this training (Transportation Equity Fundamentals I and II) is included in the content section of the page.

Participants will be provided with an opportunity to collaborate in interactive exercises. The Transportation Equity Certification will be awarded to participants who took Transportation Equity Fundamentals I and II courses. Each training is an 8-hour-live online course.

Transportation Equity Fundamentals

Virtual | Applicable for 16.0 PDHs

The Transportation Equity Fundamentals program is designed to provide transportation engineers with a transportation equity perspective and knowledge on how they can use the equity principles in their day-to-day work. High-level content covered in this training (Transportation Equity Fundamentals I and II) is included in the content section of the page.

Participants will be provided with an opportunity to collaborate in interactive exercises. The Transportation Equity Certification will be awarded to participants who took Transportation Equity Fundamentals I and II courses. Each training is an 8-hour-live online course.

Content

This program consists of the following two courses:

  • Types of equity and their implications
  • Incorporate health and social equity into transportation planning and engineering design
  • Strategies to mitigate potential adverse impacts of transportation projects on equity
  • How to develop an effective and inclusive community outreach program
  • Principles of accessibility-based transportation planning
  • Evaluation tools and performance indicators for measuring progress toward equity goals
  • Multimodal planning as a means to create affordable transportation systems
  • Case studies of successful initiatives and notable practices on transportation equity

Course Availability

This course is offered virtually on the following dates:

Transportation Equity Fundamentals I:
May 24 & 25, 2023 | 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Eastern Time

Transportation Equity Fundamentals II: An Accessibility Perspective
May 16, 17, & 18, 2023 | 6:00 am – 10:00 am | Eastern Time

Transportation Equity Fundamentals II: Worldwide Accessibility Metrics
July 13 & 14, 2023 | 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Eastern Time