Events / Meetings

McTrans Course: Transportation Equity Fundamentals I: Collaborative Healing

ITE has established a new partnership with the McTrans Center at the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI). The McTrans Center (UFTI) is a unique organization of university and industry partners work to further the goals of safety and reliability in the transportation system through training and education in transportation technology. Its primary mission is to educate professionals in the use of the Highway Capacity Software (HCS) tool.

ITE Members receive a 20% discount on select courses by registering through ITE Learning Hub.

 

When: November 1-3, 2023 | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET | Register Here for this Course

 

Course Description:
This 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 these two courses are:

Transportation Equity Fundamental I:

  • Types of equity and their implications: health, gender, race, etc.
  • 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
  • This training is an 8-hour-live online course.

    TE Certification Information:
    Additional Transportation Equity Courses are available to earn the UFTI Transportation Equity (TE) Certification. For more information on McTrans Center Transportation Equity Fundamentals Certification, please visit their site here and contact McTrans Center staff directly. 

PDHs: 8.0

Instructors:

  • Mehri ‘Mehrsa’ Mohebbi, Ph.D. | TE Program Director
  • Miguel Angel Vazquez, AICP, (California Planning Roundtable, CA)

     

Fees:
ITE Member Discounted Fee: $520.00
Non-member: $650.00
 
The full course schedule, instructor bios and registration information are available in the ITE Learning Hub here.

 

IMPORTANT --
  • All content including web conferences, workshops, and distribution of PDHs will be delivered by McTrans Center and their system setup, therefore this will not appear in your ITE Learning Hub account.
  • Please allow 7 business days following your purchase to receive course information from McTrans Center directly. ITE provides McTrans Center staff a roster of new registrants on a weekly basis.
  • This offering is not eligible for free registration for ITE student members.