A professional transportation planner is a professional engaged in the practice of

transportation planning Transportation planning is the process of defining future policies, goals, investments, and spatial planning designs to prepare for future needs to move people and goods to destinations. As practiced today, it is a collaborative process that ...

, relating to the transportation aspects of

urban planning Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, ...

and infrastructure planning.

Professional Certification in the United States

In the United States, a professional transportation planner is certified in one of two ways: as a Certified Transportation Planner by the

American Institute of Certified Planners The American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) is the American Planning Association's professional institute. AICP certifies professionals in the United States in the field of town planning and assists planners in the areas of ethics, profess ...

, the professional institute of the

American Planning Association The American Planning Association (APA) is a professional organization representing the field of urban planning in the United States. APA was formed in 1978, when two separate professional planning organizations, the American Institute of Pla ...

, or as a Professional Transportation Planner by the Transportation Professional Certification Board, an autonomous body affiliated with the

Institute of Transportation Engineers The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) is an international educational and scientific association of transportation professionals who are responsible for meeting mobility and safety needs. ITE facilitates the application of technology and ...

. Only a small percentage of practicing transportation planners in the United States hold either the CTP or PTP credential. A select number of transportation planners choose to obtain both certifications.

Certification by the American Planning Association

The

(AICP) awards the Certified Transportation Planner (AICP CTP) certificate to professional planners who have achieved an advanced level of expertise in transportation planning. The Advanced Specialty Certification recognizes planners for their expertise and leadership specifically within transportation planning. AICP CTP certification is possible only for planners who are members of AICP in good standing, have at least eight years of work experience in the transportation planning field, and pass a rigorous exam administered annually. Certification must be maintained by meeting certain requirements.

Certification by the Transportation Professional Certification Board

The Transportation Professional Certification Board, an independent organization affiliated with the

(ITE), awards the Professional Transportation Planner (PTP) certificate to professional planners with demonstrated education and experience in transportation planning. PTP certification is possible only for planners who have an accredited degree in planning or transportation, have at least three years (for master's degree and Ph.D. holders) or four years (for bachelor's degree holders) of work experience in the transportation planning field, and pass a rigorous exam administered three times annually. Certification must be renewed every three years. ITE membership is not required to possess certification.http://www.tpcb.org/ptp/requirements.asp {{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070501041923/http://www.tpcb.org/ptp/requirements.asp , date=1 May 2007 Retrieved 29 April 2016

Professional Certification in the United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, professional transportation planners are certified as a Transport Planning Professional (TPP) and are members of Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation and the Transport Planning Society. The TPP certification is an equivalent designation as the Charter Engineer.

Professional Certification in Canada

In Canada, certain provinces restrict the use of the title Professional Planner (PP) to those licensed planners who have passed both an exam and an accredited degree.

Professional Certification in the United States

Certification by the American Planning Association

Certification by the Transportation Professional Certification Board

Professional Certification in the United Kingdom

Professional Certification in Canada

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