Planning & Policy Analyst, C&M Unit

City of New York•New York City, NY

21h

About The Position

The Planning & Policy Analyst will support the Cycling & Micromobility Unit’s Strategic Planning team in its neighborhood planning, policy, research, and coordination work. Reporting to senior staff, the analyst will provide research, analysis, and policy support for neighborhood planning initiatives and advance Cycling & Micromobility priorities through planning efforts led by other NYC DOT units, including rezonings, neighborhood plans, and other transportation initiatives. The role supports and participates in public engagement, including workshops, community events, and stakeholder meetings, and engages with communities on planning initiatives and project development. The analyst analyzes and visualizes data and creates maps, diagrams, reports, presentations, and other planning materials relevant to the Unit’s work. The Cycling & Micromobility Unit manages a network of more than 1,200 lane-miles of on-street bicycle facilities and works to improve street safety, increase bicycle ridership, expand and improve the bicycle network, strengthen neighborhood connectivity, and promote equitable access to safe bicycle infrastructure across New York City. The position is within the Office of Livable Streets, which works on strategic planning, community engagement, research, policy, design, implementation, and long-term management to support safe, accessible, inclusive, resilient, and economically vital streets.

Requirements

Must be serving permanently in the title or be reachable on the civil service list.
One of the following qualification paths is required: a master's degree in transportation engineering, mathematics, urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, urban studies, or a related physical or social science field; a bachelor's degree in engineering plus one year of full-time satisfactory experience performing technical work on roadway transportation and traffic studies and area-wide traffic programs; a bachelor's degree plus two years of that experience; an associate degree or 60 semester credits plus four years of that experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent plus six years of that experience.
For Assignment Level II, an additional year of qualifying experience is required.
For Assignment Level III, an additional two years of qualifying experience are required.

Responsibilities

Conduct research and best-practice analysis, particularly on increasing cycling ridership.
Develop policy recommendations.
Support neighborhood planning studies.
Coordinate with internal and external partners.
Track relevant agency and citywide planning initiatives.
Develop data and analytical tools to inform project prioritization and strategic planning.
Support and participate in public engagement, including workshops, community events, and stakeholder meetings.
Engage with communities to support planning initiatives and project development.
Analyze and visualize data sets.
Create maps, diagrams, reports, presentations, and other planning materials.
Provide research, analysis, and policy support for neighborhood planning initiatives.
Advance Cycling & Micromobility priorities through planning efforts led by other NYC DOT units, including rezonings, neighborhood plans, and other transportation initiatives.