Planning, Design and Policy Analyst, Public Realm
About the position Transportation Planning and Management (TPM) is responsible for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods on the City's streets, supporting the larger goals of economic and social vitality for people living, working, and doing business in New York City. The Division's responsibilities include planning, street design, technical analysis, signs, transit development, freight mobility and markings, ensuring the safety of motor vehicle occupants, pedestrians, and cyclists. The Office Livable Streets (OLS) is tasked with prioritizing strategic planning, community engagement, research, policy, design, implementation, and long-term management. Their goal is to create streets that are livable, supporting safety, accessibility, inclusion, resiliency, active modes, community cohesion, and economic vitality citywide. Additionally, they aim to enhance New York City's pedestrian, bicycle, and micromobility networks, providing comfortable, connected, green, and reliable transportation options across the five boroughs. They place special emphasis on Priority Investment Areas, mode shift, and reimagining streets. The office also develops innovative new programs, design typologies, project delivery, and analysis tools to meet the demands of a rapidly changing population with evolving needs and technologies. The multidisciplinary Public Realm Unit is responsible for engaging New Yorkers to reimagine and utilize their city streets as public space and oversees the development of programs, policies, projects, and management tools to elevate the public realm experience for its primary user - the pedestrian. Through initiatives and programs ranging from the Pedestrian Mobility Plan, Public Space Programming, the Public Space Equity Program, Open Streets, Super Sidewalks, Street Seats, Complex Intersections, Shared Streets and Plazas, the Public Realm Unit creates vibrant and inclusive spaces that improve safety, accessibility, and walkability while enhancing commerce, community, and culture throughout New York City. Responsibilities • Neighborhood planning • Project coordination • Data identification, collection, and analysis • Traffic capacity analyses • Research and reporting • Project management • Development of visual aids to represent work deliverables • Managing and executing projects from inception through completion • Working with internal DOT units and outside agency partners • Identifying and defining project scopes for current and future work • Project management for in-house or consultant-based work Requirements • A baccalaureate degree in architecture from an accredited college or university • Two (2) years of full-time experience in planning, design, research, investigations and/or studies related to urban design development programs • Ability to work independently and in a highly collaborative environment • Strong organizational, administrative, writing and graphic communication skills • Creative thinking and problem-solving approach • Strong communication skills with public speaking experience Nice-to-haves • Professional experience in urban planning, urban design, or urban geography • Practical understanding of transportation planning, data analysis and modelling • Previous experience with mapping software (ArcGIS) • Experience with Computer-Aided Design (AutoCAD) • Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite • Statistics and Microsoft 365 knowledge Benefits • Remote work eligibility up to 2 days per week • Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility • Diversity and inclusion initiatives Apply tot his job Apply tot his job