Changing Workforce Development Needs for Transportation Planning Agencies in California

The National Center for Sustainable Transportation at the University of California at Davis has released a report that determines how legislative mandates have impacted metropolitan planning agencies from a workforce standpoint. This report identifies several factors on workforce capacity that may have been affected by these mandates, particularly in the fields of engineering, construction management, and intelligent transportation systems. These factors include recruitment, available funding, curriculum content, and in-service training.