Transportation Planner

Salary Range

Salary Range is presented here for clarity.

$37.01 - $51.95

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Salaries are on a six-step salary range schedule with 5% increases yearly. Typical placement on this position is made at the first step of the salary range. Upon successful completion of probation, the second step shall be paid.

Under general supervision, a Transportation Planner I performs a limited range of professional planning duties in support of Santa Cruz METRO transportation planning functions and processes; conducts transit planning and service delivery studies and identifies issues; obtains, organizes, analyzes, and presents data for transportation-related studies; participates in planning policy development; assists in the preparation and presentation of oral and written reports;

and performs related work as required.

The duties listed below represent the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them if the work is related or a logical assignment to this class.

• Performs a limited range of professional planning duties in support of Santa Cruz METRO transportation planning functions and processes while learning to perform the full scope of journey-level professional work.
• Performs a variety of transit planning and service delivery studies; develops work plans and budget estimates for studies; implements survey techniques and processes; collects and analyzes data and makes recommendations using transportation planning and statistical methods, modeling, and budgeting and financial analyses data; forecasts future transit, transportation, economic or demographic conditions and trends.
• Monitors current transit service levels and identifies potential areas for study; analyzes service delivery parameters such as boarding and alighting and safety concerns; analyzes technical, demographic, economic, and financial data used for assessing route and schedule changes and the development of service enhancements; conducts cost-benefit analyses on service enhancement proposals.
• Analyzes route and schedule performance to determine areas for transit service improvement in terms of efficiency, productivity and effectiveness; assists in planning numbers of stops, length of route and runs per shift for routes according to union/management procedures and cost per mile/hour; prepares written evaluations of proposed route, service, and schedule changes.
• Prepares planning reports, forecasts, and recommendations related to transportation system improvements; prepares statistical charts, maps, and other documents to accompany studies, reports, and presentations; prepares ridership, on-time performance, productivity, and other route and service measurement reports for the General Manager, Board of Directors, and others as requested.
• Develops, interprets, monitors and writes transit documents or proposed transportation policies; assists in the development of capital programs, grant applications for transportation funds, and the development of capital funding strategies; assists in the development of regional and jurisdictional service plans and cost proposals.
• Reviews and makes recommendations on development applications related to transportation service; provides documents and other information useful for evaluating development applications related to transportation service.
• As part of an outreach team, briefs members of the public and representatives of community organizations regarding pending and evaluations of and pending changes to routes and service changes as part of an outreach team.
• Responds orally and in writing to requests from the public, staff, governmental agencies, advisory committees, and community groups for information regarding existing services and funding, suggested service adjustments and long-range planning issues.
• Performs GIS work including data manipulation/conversion, spatial and statistical analysis, map-making, documentation, technical support, and application development.
• Prepares written and graphical information and may make oral presentations on transit and service related issues to the Board of Directors, staff, service users, governmental agencies, advisory committees, and community groups.
• May function as a project lead with other professional staff and consultants.
• May act as Santa Cruz METRO's liaison with cities, other local/regional agencies, and community groups regarding transportation issues.
• Makes mathematical and statistical calculations; updates and maintains planning databases and directories.
• Provides information to employees and the public.
• Operates standard office equipment; utilizes computer software in performing job tasks.
• Drive a Santa Cruz METRO vehicle to perform assignments.
• Performs related work as required.

Any combination of experience and education that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical…