Reader Leo writes,

I am an avid reader of Greater Greater Washington and have really learned so much since I’ve started following the blog. I would like to pursue a graduate degree in Transportation Planning. Since graduating I’ve worked for a completely unrelated organization, so I don’t really have any connections to anyone in the field. What programs are worth looking at?

People periodically email asking questions such as Leo’s. I do not have a degree in an urban planning-related field, but many of you do. What should people interested in a planning career consider? What are the pros and cons of various degrees? What programs are best, both in the region and elsewhere?

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David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.