Senior Neighborhood Planning Coordinator, Cycling & Micromobility

City of New York • New York City, NY

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About The Position

The Senior Neighborhood Planning Coordinator will support the Planning team in the Cycling & Micromobility Unit within the Office of Livable Streets, Transportation Planning and Management. The role supports identifying and prioritizing neighborhood planning areas to advance the agency’s goals of building a safe, connected, equitable, and high-quality bicycle network across New York City’s five boroughs, encouraging cycling, and increasing ridership.

The position manages short- and long-term planning studies, analyzes and visualizes datasets, develops outreach strategies, and presents planning initiatives to senior leadership and the public. It also supports public engagement through workshops, community events, and stakeholder meetings, and develops planning graphics and materials—including renderings, illustrative plans and sections, maps, diagrams, and reports. The coordinator works with staff across Cycling & Micromobility to develop planning and policy recommendations for expanding the city’s cycling and greenway network and informing neighborhood planning priorities.

The role reports to the Deputy Director of Planning in the Cycling & Micromobility Unit. Candidates must be permanently serving in the title of Transportation Specialist or be reachable on the civil service list. The Transportation Specialist qualifications permit several combinations of education and experience, including a relevant master’s degree; specified bachelor’s or associate-level education paired with relevant experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent and six years of relevant experience. Additional experience is required for Assignment Levels II and III.

Requirements

• Must be permanently serving in the title of Transportation Specialist or be reachable on the civil service list.
• Meet one of the listed Transportation Specialist education and experience pathways: a relevant master’s degree; a bachelor’s degree in engineering plus one year of qualifying experience; a bachelor’s degree plus two years of qualifying experience; an associate degree or 60 semester credits plus four years of qualifying experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent plus six years of qualifying experience.
• Qualifying experience is full-time satisfactory technical work on roadway transportation and traffic studies and area-wide traffic programs.
• For Assignment Level II, have an additional year of qualifying experience beyond the stated qualification requirements.
• For Assignment Level III, have an additional two years of qualifying experience beyond the stated qualification requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support identification and prioritization of neighborhood planning areas.
• 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 public engagement, 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 with Cycling & Micromobility staff to develop planning and policy recommendations for expanding the city’s cycling and greenway network and informing neighborhood planning priorities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior