NYMTC Review: Organizational Assessment

Since September 11, 2001, the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC) Region has undergone profound transportation changes. These changes have impacted the Region’s infrastructure investments, the ability of the Region to sustain uniform State of Good Repair, and the ability to modernize its systems at a reasonable rate. Further, these changes occur during a period of increasing concern for resilience, attention to sustainability and a marked shift in population travel preferences. NYMTC, formed in 1982 originally addressed highway related issues, following mandates of the Federal Highway Administration-Urban Mass Transportation Administration (FHWA-UMTA) joint regulations for planning. Post Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), requirements for environmental compliance, needs for growth and issues of funding have shifted priorities, while keeping NYMTC as the region’s required long range and annual planner. To accomplish these shifts in responsibilities, NYMTC staff has had to address new priorities and skills. NYMTC is not unique in addressing these issues. Many Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) throughout the United States (U.S.) have been faced with similar challenges. Acknowledging these challenges, NYMTC has asked University Transportation Research Center (UTRC) to address the following questions: (1) What is the modern mission of NYMTC and is it on mission? (2) Is NYMTC organized to meet its objectives? (3) Is the staff adequately trained to carry out its functions and functional requirements? (4) Is the NYMTC staff in tune with the NYMTC members? and (5) What are opportunities to better meet the emerging needs of the next decade within NYMTC?

• Record URL:
  http://www.utrc2.org/research/projects/nymtc-review-organizational-assessment

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $150678
• Contract Numbers:

  55606-03-28

  55606-04-28

• Sponsor Organizations:

  New York Metropolitan Transportation Council

  199 Water Street
  New York, NY  United States  10038

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  University Transportation Research Center

  City College of New York
  Marshak Hall, Suite 910, 160 Convent Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10031
• Project Managers:

  Eickemeyer, Penny

• Performing Organizations:

  The City College of New York

  ,    

  The New York University Tandon School of Engineering

  6 MetroTech Center
  Brooklyn, NY  United States  11201
• Principal Investigators:

  Paaswell, Robert

  Kamga, Camille

  Falcocchio, John

• Start Date: 20161011
• Expected Completion Date: 20171031
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Long range planning; Metropolitan planning organizations; Mode choice; Regional planning; Resilience (Materials); Sustainable development; Travel patterns
• Identifier Terms: Terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
• Geographic Terms: New York (New York)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01616125
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: University Transportation Research Center
• Contract Numbers: 55606-03-28, 55606-04-28
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Nov 7 2016 10:50AM