Network Review: New York City

BY: ANDREW THOMPSON

Topic Itinerary
Background Information Current Plans

Future Plans
Final Evaluations Questions/Answers

Background Information
NYC has 5 boroughs (Queens, Bronx, Brooklyn,

Staten Island, Manhattan)

NYC has 8,336,697 people Has an area of about 303 sq. miles Ranked #1 city by Census Bureau Ranked #1 metropolitan area

Background Information
Metropolitan area (Tri-State) has 23.4 million

people.
Has an area of 13,318 sq. miles 1 out of every 15 Americans live in this area

Center of many industries (Business, Entertainment,

Tourism etc)

Current Plans
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Network

(MTA) controls the public transportation of NYC. MTA ran by 17 member board 5 main areas MTA utilizes Stays open 24/7, 365 days a year

Current Plans
NYC Transit
Ridership 2,331,836,169 riders annually
% covered 38% of the tri-state area covered Safety Police division dedicated to subway Technology used Posted maps, time arrivals and delays App (For iOs and Android)

Current Plans
NYC Subways

Subway opened in 1904

There are 24 routes Has 468 stations

89 of the most important stations are ADA approved

Has 209 miles of routes, 842 miles of track Has 1.65 billion riders annually

Largest ridership in the U.S. and 7th largest in the

world.

Current Plans
MTA Bus Company 273 local routes and 63 express routes 927 route miles Accounts for 80% of traffic on the surface 121 million riders annually 11th largest bus fleet in U.S. and Canada

Current Plans
Long Island Rail Road Oldest commuter rail in U.S., began in 1834 The largest commuter rail in America. 81.8 million riders annually 124 rail stations 594 track miles

Current Plans
Metro North Rail Road Opened in 1983 2nd largest commuter rail 83 million riders annually 795 track miles 122 rail stations

Current Plans
Bridges and Tunnels Seven bridges and Two tunnels in NYC
282,753,123 vehicles cross these bridges and tunnels Toll revenue helps subsidize

mass transit 82 % of traffic uses E-Z pass

Future Plans
MTA Capital Construction Company manages future

projects such as:

Expansion Projects

Downtown Mobility Project

Final Evaluation
Overall Effectiveness 38% of Population serviced Overall Safety- Fair Income- MTA says they break even Pros Runs 24/7 Cons Not ADA friendly Expensive to run Fares increase yearly Recommendations

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