Senior Neighborhood Planning Coordinator, Cycling & Micromobility

City of New York•New York, NY

3d•$85,175 - $124,426•Hybrid

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, curb management, technical analysis, signs, transit development, freight mobility, and markings, ensuring the safety of motor vehicle occupants, pedestrians, and cyclists. The Office of 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 Cycling & Micromobility Unit is responsible for the nation's largest network of on-street bicycle facilities (1,200+ lane-miles), enhancing street safety for all users, and increasing bike ridership in the five boroughs. The team's focus is the innovative redesign of city streets to expand and improve the bike network, with emphasis on improving connectivity between neighborhoods, increasing access to safe bicycle infrastructure across the city, and creating a more equitable transportation network that serves all New Yorkers. Reporting to the Deputy Director of Planning in the Cycling & Micromobility Unit, the Neighborhood Planning Lead will support the Planning team’s scope of work. In this role, the candidate will support the identification and prioritization of neighborhood planning areas to advance the agency’s goals to build a safe, connected, equitable, and high-quality bicycle network across all five boroughs that encourages more New Yorkers to cycle and supports increased ridership. Responsibilities associated with this role include managing short- and long-term planning studies; analyzing and visualizing datasets; developing outreach strategies; and presenting planning initiatives to senior leadership and the public. Support and participate in the Unit’s public engagement efforts, including workshops, community events, and stakeholder meetings, and engage with communities to support planning initiatives and project development. The selected candidate will develop planning graphics and materials, including renderings, illustrative plans and sections, maps, diagrams, and reports, to support the Planning team’s work. The Neighborhood Planning Lead will also work closely with staff across Cycling & Micromobility to develop planning and policy recommendations that support the expansion of the city’s cycling and greenway network and inform neighborhood planning priorities. The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) mission is to provide for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods in the City of New York and to maintain and enhance the transportation infrastructure crucial to the economic vitality and quality of life of our primary customers, City residents. DOT is an equal opportunity employer, committed to recruiting and maintaining a diverse workforce in an open and inclusive environment.

Requirements

Must be serving permanently in the title of City Planner, or be reachable on the civil service list.
A master’s degree from an accredited college or university in city planning, urban planning, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, transportation engineering, public administration, economic development or a related field; or
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and one year of satisfactory full-time experience in city planning such as in the review and development of housing, transportation, environmental, and city-owned land planning projects; or
A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience that is equivalent to '1' above. Graduate education in city planning, urban planning, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, transportation engineering, public administration, economic development or related fields may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits from an accredited college or university for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree.
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level III, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, two additional years of professional experience as described in '2' above.

Nice To Haves

Professional experience in urban planning or a related field
Demonstrated interest in cycling and the built environment of NYC
Strong creative and analytical problem-solving skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to establish excellent working relationships to support successful delivery of agency communications
Experience working with the public, community groups, and New York City agencies
Willingness to work in the field in all seasons, traveling by bike, walking, or using mass transit
Experience or interest in mapping software (ArcGIS)
Experience or interest in Computer-Aided Design (AutoCAD)
Experience or interest in Adobe Creative Suite
Experience or interest in Microsoft 365
Experience with project management
Experience with public outreach

Responsibilities

Manage short- and long-term planning studies
Analyze and visualize datasets
Develop outreach strategies
Present planning initiatives to senior leadership and the public
Support and participate in the Unit’s public engagement efforts, including workshops, community events, and stakeholder meetings
Engage with communities to support planning initiatives and project development
Develop planning graphics and materials, including renderings, illustrative plans and sections, maps, diagrams, and reports
Work closely with staff across Cycling & Micromobility to develop planning and policy recommendations that support the expansion of the city’s cycling and greenway network and inform neighborhood planning priorities