Job Description

::: {#jobdetailsatsrequisitiondescription} [Are you looking to join an award-winning organization with a culture built on innovation and public service? The Transportation Department of the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) is seeking a Transportation Planner in the Transportation Technology and Innovation Program (TTIP). TTIP began as an automated vehicles (AV) program about six years ago and has since broadened its scope to include work in a variety of related areas. One focus of this program is on utilizing connected vehicle data to improve roadway safety and operations. For example, TTIP has helped make Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) a national leader in the use of Waze incident data to improve emergency response to roadway incidents. TTIP also has launched a project to use connected vehicle technology to reduce the percentage of red light stops by freight vehicles at signalized intersections to improve roadway safety and operations and reduce emissions. TTIP is also pursuing several projects to improve broadband connectivity as a new transportation mode and as a form of travel demand management. This position will conduct activities related to seven TTIP initiatives:]{segoe="" ui",="" roboto,="" "helvetica="" neue",="" arial,="" "liberation="" sans",="" sans-serif,="" "apple="" emoji",="" "segoe="" ui="" symbol",="" "noto="" color="" emoji""=""}

Plan for and implement broadband access as a transportation mode, a way of connecting people to their life activities virtually, supplementing their physical travel to such activities

Utilize connected vehicle and other transportation data sources to build tools and facilitate data-sharing collaborations that improve transportation system operations and safety

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