Walking and bicycling are among the most energy- efficient and environmentally benign forms of transportation in the NYMTC planning area.
NYMTC's members recognize the potential of active
transportation as a powerful strategy to achieve the region’s transportation
goals. Toward this end, NYMTC programs Active Transportation-related projects
throughout its planning area.
Moving Forward 2055, NYMTC’s current Regional
Transportation Plan, includes an Active Transportation Element built
around
Moving Forward 2055’s Shared Vision for Regional Mobility
and five specific objectives related to it:
- Sustainably manage current and future demands, with an emphasis on expanding active transportation and transit.
- Support mobility for all users by encouraging active transportation, micromobility, complete streets, and other strategies.
- Modernize local freight networks to efficiently plan for growth in the volume of and change in product deliveries.
- Expand the reach of the system to emerging markets, addressing access to and incentivizing employment, social, and recreational opportunities.
- Incorporate emerging and innovative technologies, transportation services, and tools into efficient network design, operations, and monitoring.
Recommended strategies and actions defined for these objectives include:
- Assess the impact of micromobility conveyances on existing bicycle lanes and greenways from an efficiency perspective.
- Identify new mobility technologies and concepts within micromobility, Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS), and complete streets
- Expand the data program to include microtransit and micromobility.
- Develop guidance on complete streets implementation and curb management.
- Initiate micromobility pilots in suburban communities and/or activity centers.
- Expand off-hours delivery program within and outside of New York City to minimize conflict with high-volume hours for passenger vehicle traffic and ped/bike traffic.
- Seek funding to support Transit Oriented Development, complete streets and micromobility services.
The Active Transportation Element draws on pedestrian and
bicycle planning undertaken by NYMTC’s members in the Lower Hudson Valley, Long
Island, and New York City.
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2026-2055 Active Transportation Plan