Here's how you can enhance transportation planning initiatives through interdisciplinary collaboration.

Aretha Franklin's R.E.S.P.E.C.T rings in my ears. In many MDT setups, the Transport Planner is usually always the runt of the pack, and that's because the others think that they know everything about traffic. In so doing, they've got plenty of say in a Transport Planner's work. For Synergy to take place, NEVER back down and NEVER be put down. I've seen many Transport Planners just doing the work for the sake of doing what the Client or his/her peers want. Take the lead with a solid justification on why you are worth it!

Diversité des expertises : Impliquer différents spécialistes pour des solutions de transport globales. Partage des données : Utiliser une plateforme commune pour améliorer la prise de décision. Collaboration avec les parties prenantes : Co-créer avec les communautés locales et les autorités. Adoption des technologies : Intégrer l'IA et les nouvelles technologies avec des perspectives variées. évaluation continue : Ajuster les plans régulièrement avec une approche interdisciplinaire.

Make Data your BFF in Transport Planning. Use your BFF in human-centered design and integrate technology that looks into Safety rather than 'smooth flow' and 'accommodating higher traffic volumes'. Traffic Modeling is passe because it is never guaranteed. Instead integrate how your grandmother needs to get from point A to point B in the safest and most convenient way possible while maintaining a sense of dignity and independence. If the team can do it, then you're doing it for your future selves and for your grandchildren. Don't be sucked into airy fairy simulation that stops short of practical solutions. Have you seen armies of ants navigate through the jungle floor seamlessly? Integrate this technology!

Have early conversations and continued interaction with policy makers. They need balanced and professional views that are separate from bureaucracies and reactive policymaking.

Listening to the ground and wearing the shoes of your users gives you insights that are not seen or felt on 2-dimensional plans. A simple site visit with curious set of senses is an hour's worth of Gold standard data worth investing in.

As a Transportation Planner, one accident is one too many. But I don't just look at the number of accidents as the indicator to 'do something'. What's more important is the number of unreported near-misses. If Safety First is a priority, then make it a Priority!