Part-Time Transportation Planning Intern - Field & Outreach

Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce; Lowell (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Northern Middlesex Council of Governments (NMCOG) seeks a Transportation Planning Intern in Lowell, MA to gain hands-on regional planning experience. You will assist with data collection, field audits, and the development of transportation studies and reports.

You will support Complete Streets, safety, transit, and corridor planning across nine communities, performing counts, analyzing data, and preparing visual summaries.

Qualifications

• Interest in transportation planning, including policies and programs such as Complete Streets, Vision Zero, transit, and roadway safety.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in collecting and recording data.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel; Google Suite considered transferable.
• Ability to work independently in the field and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist with research and drafting sections of transportation studies, plans, and reports.
• Assist with public outreach and engagement, including surveys, pop-up events, public meetings, and outreach materials.
• Perform field audits of sidewalks, crosswalks, curb ramps, bus stops, and bicycle facilities, documenting conditions with photos and field data collection tools.
• Process, clean, and summarize field data and other transportation data, such as crash data, and prepares tables, charts, and short written summaries of findings.
• Conduct bicycle and pedestrian counts on trails, sidewalks, and roadways throughout the region, using manual counts and/or automated counters.
• Conduct parking utilization counts in downtowns, village centers, and other activity areas.
• For candidates with GIS experience, create maps and maintains transportation datasets in Esri ArcGIS Pro or QGIS.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Transportation planning

Data collection

Written and verbal communication

Microsoft Excel

GIS experience

Education

Undergraduate or graduate student status in planning/urban studies/geography

Tools

Esri ArcGIS Pro

QGIS

Job description

Northern Middlesex Council of Governments (NMCOG) seeks a Transportation Planning Intern in Lowell, MA to gain hands-on regional planning experience. You will assist with data collection, field audits, and the development of transportation studies and reports.

You will support Complete Streets, safety, transit, and corridor planning across nine communities, performing counts, analyzing data, and preparing visual summaries.