Drew Lyon, Kevin Peterson, Parker Sorenson, Abed Yacoub, Angelika Zygo

Measuring Successes of the NYC Transportation System

How to Measure Good Transportation Planning

“The overall goal of transportation planning should be to create a better, more prosperous and more sustainable place” ~Norman W. Garrick

Aspects to Effective Transportation Planning

1) Avoid focusing on easily measured statistics2) Avoiding projections based on past trends3) Focus on development, not growth4) Focus on access not mobility5) Focus on the broader impact of transportation planning

Metrics Used Before 2007- Vehicle Speeds- Traffic Volumes- Intersection Level of Service- Crash and Injury Data

Avoid focusing on easily measured statistics

Flushing Main Street, Queens, NY.

(World Class Streets 22)

(Measuring the Street)

Metrics Used After 2007- Vehicle Speeds- Traffic Volumes- Intersection Level of Service

- Crash and Injury Data- User Satisfaction (via survey)- Number of Users - Number of Pedestrians - Number of Unique Visitors- Parking Duration- Economic Vitality

- Sales- Vacancies

- Transit Ridership

Avoid focusing on easily measured statistics

Flushing Main Street, Queens, NY.

(World Class Streets 22)

(Measuring the Street)

People/Day___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Remaking Broadway for the 21st Century

Focus: Broadway (59th to 26th)

Times SquareHerald Square

Goal:Improve User MobilityImprove SafetyBetter place to Live, Work, Visit

Broadway at Columbus Circle

Broadway at Herald Square

Broadway at Times Square

(NYC DOT)

Focus on development, not growth

Pedestrianized area

Avoiding projections based on past trends

Focus on access not mobility

Focus on the broader impacts of transportation planning

We should probably use one of these as some point->

This is a good overview of what DOT is doing and what they are looking for.

Does not take you “when you want to go”

● Walking or transportation to subway stations required for many city residents

cite: Andy Wiley-Schwartz, NYCDOT

Nothing is Connected

Does it respect me?

(Subway Car in the Late 1970’s and Early 1980’s)

(Present Day Subway Car)

● Improvements have been made to make the subway system more appealing to commuters and travelers

Any Questions?

Sources:

Measuring the Street: New Metrics for the 21st Century Streets. New York, NY: NYC DOT, 2007.

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. PrintDubin, 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.shtmlhttp://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/2012-10-measuring-the-street.pdf