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NYC 2
- 1. New York City Drew Lyon, Kevin Peterson, Parker Sorenson, Abed Yacoub, Angelika Zygo
- 2. What Will we Cover? 1. Review the recent policy changes in NYC 2. Look at what is being built to meet these goals 3. Examine how these projects are implemented 4. Review the impact of these projects 5. Begin to assess the long-term sustainability of the changes
- 3. Moving towards a Sustainable Approach in Transportation - Janette Sadik-Khan - The Commissioner of the NYC DOT - Served from 2007 to 2013 - Appointed by Mayor Bloomberg
- 4. Planning Culture of the 20th century
- 5. Goals - Reducing congestion - Improving safety - Injury reductions - Prioritization of pedestrians - Public spaces - Environmental aspect
- 6. Projects from 2007 ACTIONS 2007-2009 2010 and Beyond Biking New Lane Designs Bike Network Parking Shelters More Street Bike Lanes 200 Bike Miles 15 Street Bike Lanes Parking Legislation 5000 City Racks Buses 2 BRT Corridors 3 More BRT Corridors Bus Camera Legislation 15 New Bus Sidewalks Parking Meters Accept Cards Cell Phone Municipal Payments Ferries Open Slip 5 Further Ferry Expansion
- 7. Innovative Implementation - Temporary Paint, Temporary Structures…. - lawn chairs - Developing a sense of place and community
- 9. Challenges to Implementation? Disadvantages: ● Decades of car-favored policy ● Systems designed for cars ● Concentration of people ● Areas devoted to parking
- 10. Challenges to Implementation? Advantages: ● Well established road grid ● Transit culture ● Space available for retrofits ● Transit Network
- 11. How Much Did the Car Dominate Anyway? • 20th century projects – Focus entirely on car throughput – Reduced the capacity of people – Infrastructure remains today (Dubin and Bojidar) 100% 42%
- 12. Redeveloping Public Space ● Rehabilitating and Retrofitting ● Focus on pedestrian traffic, discourage automobile travel, promote mass transit and encourage bicycle travel
- 13. New York 1660 Impacts of Projects: Pedestrianized area
- 14. Impacts of Projects: Bike Lanes
- 15. Moving to a Sustainable Future?
- 17. Questions?
- 18. Sources: PlaNYC Progress Report 2007: A Greener, Greater New York. New York, NY: Mayor's Office, 2007. Print. Select Bus Service. New York City Transit, 2013. Sustainable Streets Strategic Plan for the New York City Department of Transportation 2008 and beyond. New York: New York City Dept. of Transportation, 2008. Print. Sustainable Streets Index. New York: New York City Dept. of Transportation, 2008. Print. World Class Streets: Remaking New York City's Public Domain. New York: New York City Department of Transportation, 2008. Print. Vision 2020: New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan. New York: New York City Department of Planning, 2011. Print Dubin, Earl E, and Bojidar S Yanev. Managing the East River Bridges in New York City. Federal Highway Administration. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml