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New York City Drew Lyon, Kevin Peterson, Parker Sorenson, Abed Yacoub, Angelika Zygo
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New York City
Drew Lyon, Kevin Peterson, Parker Sorenson, Abed Yacoub, Angelika Zygo
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
Moving towards a Sustainable Approachin Transportation
- Janette Sadik-Khan
- The Commissioner of the NYC DOT
- Served from 2007 to 2013
- Appointed by Mayor Bloomberg
Parker Sorenson
note: she moved NYC away from AASHTO standards focused primarily on cars, to the NACTO standards primarily for urban environments
Planning Culture of the 20th century
Goals - Reducing congestion
- Improving safety
- Injury reductions
- Prioritization of pedestrians
- Public spaces
- Environmental aspect
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
Innovative Implementation
- Temporary Paint, Temporary Structures….
- lawn chairs
- Developing a sense of place and community
Parker Sorenson
In her words "lowered anxiety" of these projects... they were cheap and allowed the city to experiment. Without them, much of what was changed could have been blocked. It allowed for the (relatively) cheap collection of data.
Challenges to Implementation?
Disadvantages:
● Decades of car-favored policy
● Systems designed for cars
● Concentration of people
● Areas devoted to parking
Parker Sorenson
could mention how this was altered in other cities (DETROIT) vs MAINTAINED here
Parker Sorenson
mention how not like hub and spoke system... he despises these dearly
Parker Sorenson
be clear in how... increased construction cost .are good. also is an advantage because leads to more options
Parker Sorenson
parking? have info
Challenges to Implementation?
Advantages:
● Well established road grid
● Transit culture
● Space available for retrofits
● Transit Network
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%
Parker Sorenson
This infrastructure is what planners are left with today and will take billions to repair. As an example, the Brooklyn Bridge peaked in 1907 with over 400,000 crossings. Note the DIVERSITY of transit options allocated for space.
Parker Sorenson
This massive decades long project had the affect of REDUCING the capacity of people in public domains and INCREASING congestion
Parker Sorenson
all infrastructure projects revolved on how to get more cars in and out of the city. As we saw, sidewalks were removed, neighborhoods severed. Public Space reallocated for use by the car.
Redeveloping Public Space● Rehabilitating and Retrofitting
● Focus on pedestrian traffic, discourage automobile travel, promote mass transit and encourage bicycle travel
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Impacts of Projects:Pedestrianized area
Impacts of Projects:Bike Lanes
Moving to a Sustainable Future?
kevin.o.peterson
want to add pictures of each example instead of text...wanted to see what everyone thought first
Parker Sorenson
needed?
Triangle of Sustainability
Questions?
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. 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.shtml
