ROLE OF PLANNING
UDOT Planning is uniquely positioned to help UDOT accomplish its Mission, and fulfill the message of UDOT’s leadership in regards to the UVision Quality of Life Framework (now UDOT’s mission).
Planning programs such as TravelWise, Move Utah, and Solutions Development help guide UDOT’s commitment to move people, not cars, and help point UDOT towards planning and developing solutions, studies, and projects that help develop and implement our Quality of Life Framework: Better Mobility, Good Health, Connected Communities, and a Strong Economy.
A Rotational Engineer in Planning will get a broad understanding of UDOT’s overall transportation system and the UDOT Vision, Mission, Goals, and metrics. Each Rotational Engineer will get a variety of opportunities (depending on timing) to work on the TravelWise, Move Utah, and Solution Development Programs Statewide. Additionally, the Rotational Engineer may get to work on other Planning Studies with our other transportation partners, UDOT’s Long Range Planning, perhaps Emerging Areas, Project Prioritization efforts, and Data/GIS support.
Using the Programs below, the Planning Division helps lead and guide the Department’s emphasis to contribute context on how it all fits together. Transportation Planning outlines multi-modal, context-based, quality of life solutions.
PLANNING LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Learning objectives for this rotation may include:
Understanding the relationship among various Transportation Plans
Gaining knowledge of the Solutions Development Process and the Concept Process
Develop a broad level of comprehension of how the projects are initially created
Learn more about overall picture of UDOT
Expand perspective beyond engineering focus
Identify with a planners mindset – capture an appreciation of multi-modal, transit, quality of life, community voices
See projects from a big picture lens
PLANNING PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES
Move Utah & Active Transportation
Long Range Planning
Solutions Development
Travel Demand Modeling & Data Analysis
Freight and Rail Planning
Air Quality Modeling
Technical Planning Assistance