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Planning & Management, Projects, economic development, environmental analysis, infrastructure, investment planning, strategy, subway

Redeveloping Manhattan’s West Side

As manager of planning at the headquarters of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Philip Plotch coordinated planning efforts to extend the #7 subway line to Manhattan’s far west side. The plan was linked with a rezoning proposal to accommodate 28 million square feet of new development in the...

Improving Lower Manhattan’s Transportation Infrastructure and Services After the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

After the September 11, 2001 attacks at the World Trade Center, Philip Plotch was appointed director of transportation and economic policy at the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation. In this role, he developed new transportation programs, conducted transportation studies, and helped establish priorities for the distribution of $2.7 billion...