The document discusses New York City's recent policy changes and projects implemented from 2007-2013 to make its transportation system more sustainable. The goals were to reduce congestion, improve safety, prioritize pedestrians and public spaces, and consider the environmental impact. Projects included expanding bike lanes, implementing bus rapid transit corridors, and modernizing parking and ferry systems. Challenges included decades of car-focused policies and infrastructure, but advantages included the existing transit culture and grid system. The impacts of these changes included increasing pedestrianized areas and use of bike lanes. The document assess whether these projects can help NYC transition to a more sustainable future.

1. New York City
Drew Lyon, Kevin Peterson, Parker Sorenson, Abed Yacoub, Angelika Zygo

2. 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

3. Moving towards a Sustainable Approach
in Transportation
- Janette Sadik-Khan
- The Commissioner of the
NYC DOT
- Served from 2007 to 2013
- Appointed by Mayor
Bloomberg

4. Planning Culture of the 20th century

5. Goals
- Reducing congestion
- Improving safety
- Injury reductions
- Prioritization of pedestrians
- Public spaces
- Environmental aspect

6. 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

7. Innovative Implementation
- Temporary Paint,
Temporary Structures….
- lawn chairs
- Developing a sense of
place and community

9. Challenges to Implementation?
Disadvantages:
● Decades of car-favored policy
● Systems designed for cars
● Concentration of people
● Areas devoted to parking

10. Challenges to Implementation?
Advantages:
● Well established road grid
● Transit culture
● Space available for retrofits
● Transit Network

11. 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%

12. 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

14. Impacts of Projects:
Bike Lanes

15. Moving to a Sustainable Future?

16. Triangle of Sustainability

17. Questions?

18. 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. Print
Dubin, Earl E, and Bojidar S Yanev. Managing the East River Bridges in New York City. Federal Highway Administration.
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