NYMTC's November 19 Brown Bag Presentation
Fan Yang, Assistant Professor of civil engineering at City College of New York, explores some recent GIS applications in transportation and logistics.
Date Posted: 19-Nov-08
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1.80 mb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz

Developing a Coordinated Public Transit Human Services Transportation Plan
for the NYMTC Region(New York City, Long Island, Lower Hudson Valley)
PROVIDER WORKSHOP: MANHATTAN
October 23, 2008
Date Posted: 29-Oct-08
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663 kb
Contact: Nancy O’Connell

Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty
The first major municipal guidebook on peak oil and global warming. Daniel Lerch is the author.
Date Posted: 10-Oct-08
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1.80 mb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz

Multi MPO meeting presentations
In working closer together the five Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) in the metropolitan New York City region are joining together on various functions and areas. Here are general presentations of the five MPOs:

Date Posted: 29-Sep-08
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1.70 mb
Contact: Alan Borenstein

North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
Date Posted: 29-Sep-08
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585 kb
Contact: Alan Borenstein

South Western Regional Planning Agency
Date Posted: 29-Sep-08
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308 kb
Contact: Alan Borenstein

Greater Bridgeport & Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization
Date Posted: 29-Sep-08
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861 kb
Contact: Alan Borenstein

Housatonic Planning Region
Date Posted: 29-Sep-08
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1.55 mb
Contact: Alan Borenstein

Chris Ward Presentation
Chris Ward, Executive Director of the Port Authority-Presentation to 09/18/08 PFAC Meeting
Date Posted: 18-Sep-08
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3.27 mb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz

NYMTC's September 17 Brown Bag presentation
The five students who participated in Year 3 of the September 11th Memorial Program for Regional Transportation Planning will be presenting the results of their work assisting NYMTC and its members with planning topics related to the regional transportation planning program.

Date Posted: 17-Sep-08
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136 kb
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Date Posted: 17-Sep-08
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267 kb
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Date Posted: 17-Sep-08
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2.29 mb
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Date Posted: 17-Sep-08
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1.25 mb
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Date Posted: 17-Sep-08
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342 kb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz

Sadik-Khan on Sustainable Streets
New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan's spoke about New York City Department of Transportation’s new strategic plan- Sustainable Streets - at NYMTC’s June 19 Program, Finance and Administration Committee (PFAC) meeting. The plan provides a transportation agenda and policies that are worthy of a twenty-first century world class city.

The key goals of Sustainable Streets include: cut city traffic fatalities by 50% from 2007 levels; establish bus rapid transit lines to improve bus speeds citywide; double bicycle commuting by 2015; initiate citywide parking policies to help reduce cruising for parking and congestion; adopt complete street design templates for reconstruction projects; improve street surfaces through better management of street cuts and underground infrastructure work; and increase energy efficiency in DOT street lighting and office operations.
Date Posted: 19-Jun-08
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2.49 mb
Contact: Lisa Daglian

June 18th Brown Bag to Look at a Rail Way to Move Produce
When you hear the expression, “fresh vegetables,” what comes to mind? You may think about vegetables that are healthy, crispy and moist, but do you know what it takes to bring them to your table that way? At NYMTC’s June 18 Brown Bag presentation, we heard from an executive of a company that moves produce from Washington State to upstate New York by rail. Railex specializes in the movement of produce using unit trains running express from one coast to the other, with the goal of getting food to you as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Date Posted: 16-Jun-08
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7 mb
Contact: Howard Mann

A New Transportation Analysis Tool
Charles Komanoff, the lead creator of the Balanced Transportation Analyzer, or BTA, will present an illuminating tour through this newly developed computer model that estimates the traffic impacts and calculates the benefits and costs of transportation policy alternatives.
The BTA is a computer spreadsheet with 30 “compartments” (tabs, or worksheets) which collectively encompass virtually every facet of passenger transport in New York City, including transit, auto, taxi and bike. The model incorporates the effects of price changes and time savings on individuals’ travel choices and aggregate travel demand, takes account of the interactivity between traffic volumes and speeds, and factors in the need and cost to upgrade the region’s commuter rail, subway and bus systems.
Date Posted: 06-Jun-08
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1.02 mb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz

Electricity, Biofuels or Hydrogen for Vehicles: What Should States Do?”
Concerns over the price, availability, security, and environmental impacts of petroleum are spurring interest in alternative fuels for vehicles. The leading contenders are electricity, probably achieved via the intermediary of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; biofuels, achieved with ethanol blends or, better yet, with biodiesel; and hydrogen, achieved with advances in fuel-cell technology and a new fueling infrastructure. Proactive governments want to encourage the transition away from fossil fuels without arbitrarily picking winners among the alternatives or wasting resources on infrastructure elements that never get used.
Date Posted: 21-May-08
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4.39 mb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz

Presentation: NYMTC Land Use Model
Presenter: Ali Mohseni
Manager of Model Development Group
New York Metropolitan transportation Council
Date Posted: 14-May-08
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66 kb
Contact: Ali Mohseni

Presentation: Urban Land Use Models: An Overview
Presenter: Eric J. Miller, Ph.D.
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto
Director, Urban Transportation Research & Advancement Centre
Date Posted: 14-May-08
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9.03 mb
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Presentation: Our Experiences with Land Use-Transportation Modeling
Presenter: Dmitry Messen, Ph.D.
Socio-Economic Modeling Program Manager Houston-Galveston Area Council
Date Posted: 14-May-08
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446 kb
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Presentation: Portland Metro: MetroScope 2002 - 2008 A Tool for Regional Decision Making
Presenter: Sonny Conder
Principal Regional Planner Portland
Date Posted: 14-May-08
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4.89 mb
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Presentation: Developing and Integrating a Land Use Model for the Baltimore Region
Presenter: Jamie Bridges
Transportation Planner
Baltimore Transportation Council
Date Posted: 14-May-08
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4.24 mb
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Presentation: The Path to Integrated Models in California
Presenter: Mike McCoy
Co-Director, Information Center for the Environment
University of California, Davis
Date Posted: 14-May-08
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4.73 mb
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Humanity's Footprint Role of Planning
Date Posted: 02-Apr-08
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2.29 mb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz

Evaluation of Pilot Sustainable Development Programs
Through four pilot sustainable development studies in its region, NYMTC has participated in a nation-wide exploration of integrated land use and transportation planning. Each study was designed to introduce the concept of sustainability to regional transportation planning. This concept had its roots in a major federal policy shift that was designed to encourage the integration of land use planning into the design, improvement and modification of regional transportation networks.

The pilot studies broke new ground in more ways than one. Along with the focus on sustainability, they were consensus-driven; offering citizens as well as local and regional levels of government, an extraordinary opportunity to reshape the way land use and transportation decisions were being made.

presentation
Date Posted: 20-Feb-08
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668 kb
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document
Date Posted: 20-Feb-08
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595 kb
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Sustainable Freight
Phaedra Thomas of the Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Business Zone and Adam Friedman of the New York City Industrial Retention Network spoke on a profile of industrial New York City and how this business sector can be revitalized particularly from the point of view of sustainable strategies.
Date Posted: 16-Jan-08
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374 kb
Contact: Howard J. Mann

Manufacturing a Sustainable New York
Date Posted: 16-Jan-08
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313 kb
Contact: Howard J. Mann

Talking with AMPO
DeLania Hardy, Executive Director of the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO), speaks about reauthorization of upcoming federal transportation legislation and issues that affect MPOs. AMPO is a transportation advocate for metropolitan regions and is committed to enhancing MPOs' abilities to improve metropolitan transportation systems. AMPO is a membership organization that serves the needs and interests of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) nationwide.
Date Posted: 15-Nov-07
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1.88 mb
Contact: Carol Wilkinson

Agenda and Flyer
Date Posted: 15-Nov-07
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740 kb
Contact: Carol Wilkinson

Urban Freight: Developing a Freight Efficient Strategy in a Built Environment
Professor Anne Morris spoke on freight in urban settings at NYMTC's November 14 Brown Bag presentation. Strategies to support and increase freight efficiency in urban areas, including changes in existing policies, regulations and management practices to alleviate impediments such as gridlock, inaccessible curb space, and inadequate off-loading facilities were discussed.
Date Posted: 14-Nov-07
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Contact: Gerry Bogacz

NYMTC's September Brown Bag presentation was held at 12 noon on Friday, September 21st. The four students who participated in Year 2 of the September 11th Memorial Program for Regional Transportation Planning will be presenting the results of their work assisting NYMTC and its members with planning topics related to the regional transportation planning program.

Date Posted: 21-Sep-07
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710 kb
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Date Posted: 21-Sep-07
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1.16 mb
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Date Posted: 21-Sep-07
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928 kb
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Date Posted: 21-Sep-07
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294 kb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz

Air Travel in the Twenty-First Century
NYMTC's Brown Bag presentation on July 18th at noon will feature Robert Checchio, a graduate student in the Ph.D. program at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, speaking about Air Travel in the 21st Century. Air travel in the United States is increasingly characterized by long drives to airports, long waits in airport lines, flight delays and canceled flights. Personal travelers may have little choice but to accept the tribulations associated with air travel, but businesses that depend on air travel may at some point decide that alternatives to commercial travel need to be found. As business firms seek these alternatives, advancements in aviation technology may make areas served by smaller regional and community airports more attractive to them. This in turn may affect regional economies through relocations. Mr. Checchio's presentation will explore the technological changes being implemented in the air travel arena and the key players behind those changes, as well as the possible impacts of business relocations.
Date Posted: 13-Jul-07
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267 kb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz

Mobility and the Growth Imperative
Alan Pisarski, transportation policy consultant and author of Commuting in America III, presents “Mobility and the Growth Imperative” from a New York state of mind. His discussion centers on metro mobility on an ever-increasing scale and the demographic imperative that is vital to support ongoing economic activity - nationally and globally.
Date Posted: 21-Jun-07
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802 kb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz

Access to the Region’s Core (ARC) -
Trans-Hudson Express Tunnel
Tom Schulze, Project Director for ARC, from NJ Transit will update PFAC members on THE Tunnel, which gives New Jersey residents direct passenger rail access to Midtown Manhattan. He will detail changes and enhancements to address comments received for the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS). Schulze will also explain the next steps involved in proceeding with the final environmental impact statement (FEIS).
Date Posted: 20-Jun-07
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677 kb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz

Pedestrian Simulation Modeling
World Trade Center Memorial
NYMTC’s Brown Bag presentation on June 20 will feature Suany Chough of the World Trade Center (WTC) Memorial Foundation. Suany Chough, project manager and Michael Monteleone of the project team will present a pedestrian simulation model that was developed focusing on pedestrian access to and within the WTC Memorial Site. This model has been informing planners and designers how to best utilize the available open space and to create a pedestrian-friendly layout.
Date Posted: 18-Jun-07
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582 kb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz

New York City Greenway Summit
NYMTC provided information about the metropolitan planning process and relevant federal funding programs at the second annual New York City Greenway Summit on May 29 at Hunter College. NYMTC’s presentation was part of recent efforts to explain the planning process and various funding programs to community groups and other non-governmental organizations.
Date Posted: 12-Jun-07
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202 kb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz

Delivering the Goods:
The Freight Needs of a growing Population

Date Posted: 07-Jun-07
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893 kb
Contact: Carol Wilkinson

Mark Pisano
Date Posted: 07-Jun-07
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960 kb
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Robert E Paaswell
Date Posted: 07-Jun-07
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780 kb
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NYMTC’S Brown Bag Presentation
Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Economics and Geography, at Hofstra University, discusses the emergence of global players such as maritime shipping companies and port holdings taking control of large segments of commodity chains to derive added value; a valorization of supply chains. He also identifies commercial and technological trends, offering suggestions about how New York fits as a region in this global space of flows.
Date Posted: 16-May-07
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3.35 mb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz

Sustainable Transport in Stockholm Special Presentation
The City of Stockholm’s efforts at sustainable transportation were highlighted in presentations at a special brown bag presentation at NYMTC, arranged by NYC DOT.

Gustaf Landahl, head of the Stockholm Department of Environment and Health Administration, detailed policies and programs undertaken by the city.
Date Posted: 26-Apr-07
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1.56 mb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz

Eva Sunnerstedt, Stockholm’s Project Manager for Clean Vehicles and Fuels, discussed the city’s clean vehicle strategies.
Date Posted: 26-Apr-07
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1.02 mb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz

Promoting Safe Walking and Cycling to Improve Public Health: Lessons from Europe
Dr. John Pucher will present an overview of many cities in Europe that have been successful at greatly improving conditions for walking and cycling, while integrating them fully with high-quality public transit systems. Dr. Pucher discusses and illustrates the many specific policies and programs used in Europe and proposes their widespread adoption in American cities.

Date Posted: 17-Apr-07
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4.78 mb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz

NYMTC Annual Meeting
At NYMTC's Annual Meeting on March 15, two featured presenters discussed priorities for Meeting the Challenges of Growth. Elliot G. Sander, Executive Director and CEO, highlighted MTA's upcoming investments and capacity expansion projects. Daniel L. Doctoroff, NYC's Deputy Mayor, focused on sustainability planning and its relationship to New York City's transportation system.

Date Posted: 22-Mar-07
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927 kb
Contact: Carol Wilkinson


Date Posted: 22-Mar-07
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3.02 mb
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Date Posted: 22-Mar-07
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73 kb
Contact: Carol Wilkinson

Freight Forecast
The Brown Bag Presentation on March 21 features Howard Mann, NYMTC freight planning manager. Mr. Mann discusses freight villages and their possible application in the NYMTC region. The NYMTC Regional Freight Plan calls for alternatives to how freight business is conducted now. Freight villages, prevalent in Europe, are spatial concentrations of freight handling and freight transportation along with worker support activities.
Date Posted: 21-Mar-07
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762 kb
Contact: Howard Mann

Connections in the Region
How can the region's commuter rail systems work better together? This critical question is a focus of the regional planning process. A citizen's initiative on this important question was presented by George Haikalis of the Institute for Rational Urban Mobility at NYMTC's February 21st Brown Bag presentation.
Date Posted: 21-Feb-07
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1.07 mb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz


Towards Sustainable Travel in Stockholm's
Public Transport
NYMTC's Brown Bag Presentation on January 25 featured Jonas Stromberg, Environmental Manager at Stockholm Public Transport. Mr. Stromberg presented an overview of sustainability issues and emmissions reduction measures relating to the Stockholm Public Transport Company.
Date Posted: 29-Jan-07
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3.09 mb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz


A New Angle on Safety for Emergency Services
Managing emergency transportation systems in the context of overall system safety was the topic of a Brown Bag presentation at NYMTC on January 17. Dr. Nadine Levick, Executive Director of Objective Safety LLC, provided an overview of emergency services and the aspects of their safe operation, including training, vehicle design and use of technology. There are over 15,000 emergency transportation systems in the nation and $8 billion are spent annually on these services. However, these services are often regarded as falling within the public health realm, even though these services are ubiquitous
Date Posted: 24-Jan-07
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874 kb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz


Linking Land Use and Transportation - NJ's Experience
Assitant Commissioner Mark Stout of the New Jersey DOT described NJDOT's approach to linking land use and transportation at the January 18th meeting of the Program, Finance and Administration Committee. Commissioner Stout said that NJDOTbrings local communities to the table in planning transportation improvements and the future development they will support, through interactive planning and a proactive Toolkit of deign guidelines for local communities. Commissioner Stout described several examples of integrated land use and transportation planning .
Date Posted: 19-Jan-07
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10.30 mb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz


Northeast Diesel Collaborative: Priorities & Activities
Debbi Edelstein, Manager of the Northeast Diesel Collaborative and Director of Clean Air Communities for the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM), presents an overview of NESCAUM and details on its current work.
Date Posted: 17-Jan-07
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148 kb
Contact: Debbi Edelstein


Cameron Gordon on Transportation Federalism
at Wednesday's (12/13/06) Brown Bag Presentation
Date Posted: 18-Dec-06
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174 kb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz


Internship at NYMTC on Regional Decision Making/Conference Planning; David Zhang, Columbia University
This presentation describes David Zhang's work as a NYMTC intern under the September 11th Memorial Program for Regional Transportation Planning. David worked with Executive Director Joel Ettinger to research potential topics for large regional conferences and then to implement a conference on the top priority topic, which involved transportation services for older adults.
Date Posted: 20-Oct-06
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4.39 mb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz


Existing Conditions Analysis for the West Side Manhattan Traffic and Transportation Study; Li Chen, CUNY
This presentation describes Li Chen's work as an intern with the New York City Department of Transportation under the September 11th Memorial Program for Regional Transportation Planning. Li undertook an existing conditions analysis as a first step in a larger traffic and transportation study on Manhattan's West Side.
Date Posted: 20-Oct-06
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10.39 mb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz


Analysis of Time-of-Day Pricing in Optimizing Bus Transit Service in Westchester County; Jeevanjot Singh, Rutgers University
This presentation describes Jeevanjot Singh's's work as an intern with the Westchester County Department of Transportation under the September 11th Memorial Program for Regional Transportation Planning. Jeevanjot researched and modeled the impacts of variable time-of-day pricing on ridership on Westchester's Bee-Line bus system.
Date Posted: 20-Oct-06
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150 kb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz


A Topology of Senior Transportation Services in Westchester County; Wei Li, CUNY
This presentation describes Wei Li's work as an intern with NYMTC and the Westchester County Department of Transportation under the September 11th Memorial Program for Regional Transportation Planning. Wei researched transportation services in Westchester County that are available to seniors.
Date Posted: 20-Oct-06
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356 kb
Contact: Gerry Bogacz


Speculating about the Future of Surface Transportation
Ken Orski, editor and publisher of the prestigious Innovation Briefs, provides insights into the national trends that will influence the future of surface transportation.

Date Posted: 21-Sep-06
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46 kb
Contact: Barbara Lynch


Parking Management Workshops
During the week of July 10-14, 2006, NYMTC held five pilot parking management workshops in the region - Town of Greenburgh, the Bronx, Town of Southampton, Manhattan, and Town of Clarkstown. Attendees were exposed to various concepts and issues in parking management including demand-based strategies, cost of parking, employee-parking issues, neighborhood spillover issues, enforcement, pricing etc. The overall consensus was that parking management needs to be given more attention at the local and regional levels.

Date Posted: 29-Jul-06
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1.34 mb
Contact: Jan Khan


Parking Management Workshop Workbook
The Excel workbook is for demonstration purposes only.

Date Posted: 20-Jul-06
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30 kb
Contact: Jan Khan