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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)
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
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
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