Transportation Demand Management; TDM) Planner

Nashville, TN or Atlanta, GA | Remote option for Atlanta | 3+ Years Experience The TDM Planner helps communities and employers get more out of the transportation system they already have. This role develops and implements strategies that shift trips away from driving alone, including commuter programs, parking management, shared mobility, telework, and incentives, and then measures whether those strategies work.

The ideal candidate understands both the policy side of TDM and the day‑to‑day work of running programs people actually use.

Fairpointe Planning is a small, specialized consulting firm focused on transportation planning and mobility solutions.

We specialize in multimodal transportation planning, strategic mobility solutions, and inclusive public engagement. With over 80 years of combined experience across the public and private sectors, we are trusted advisors to local, regional, state, and federal transportation agencies.

Our approach combines technical expertise with collaborative engagement to create transportation systems that improve access, strengthen communities, and move people forward.

Fairpointe Planning is a woman-owned, MWDBE-certified transportation planning firm headquartered in Nashville, TN, with an office in Greenville, SC. Our team brings more than 80 years of combined public and private sector experience, including executive leadership at the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority. We help local governments, transit agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, and state Departments of Transportation build multimodal systems that improve access, strengthen communities, and move people forward.

Our approach pairs technical rigor with inclusive, hands‑on community engagement.

Fairpointe Planning is seeking a TDM Planner based in either the Nashville, TN or Atlanta, GA metropolitan area. Atlanta-based staff will work from home, and Nashville-based staff will work from our Nashville office. Both will spend time in person for client meetings, employer outreach, and community engagement across the Nashville and Atlanta regions and the Southeast. The successful candidate will support metropolitan planning organizations, transportation management associations, Community Improvement Districts, transit agencies, local governments, and state Departments of Transportation with TDM planning, program delivery, and performance measurement.

• Lead or support TDM plans, programs, and policies for public agencies, transportation management associations (TMAs), Community Improvement Districts, employers, and developers by:
  • Assessing existing travel patterns, commute behavior, and parking conditions,
  • Evaluating strategies, tools, and industry best practices, and
  • Recommending programs, policies, and performance targets that reduce single-occupancy vehicle trips.
• Design and administer commuter surveys, employer outreach, and trip reduction programs, including carpool, vanpool, transit pass, bike and walk, and telework initiatives.
• Develop TDM ordinances, development review requirements, and site‑level TDM plans, and support ongoing monitoring and compliance.
• Analyze survey, mode share, vehicle miles traveled (VMT), and program participation data to measure results and report outcomes to clients and funders.
• Evaluate parking management and pricing strategies and their connections to land use, transit, and active transportation.
• Develop outreach and marketing materials and campaigns that encourage people to try new…