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Philip Plotch is the author of the book, Mobilizing the Metropolis,that will bepublished by University of Michigan Press in 2022. The title of the book refers to both the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s mission to improve mobility by land, air, and sea, and its...
As manager of policy at the headquarters of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Philip Plotch had a leading role developing a strategic business plan for the organization. This direction-setting blueprint established three fundamental goals — to improve safety, customer satisfaction and cost effectiveness — for the MTA’s agencies...
Mr. Irick managed a broad range of customer-focused initiatives to improve bus service. These included partnering with the NYC Department of Transportation to improve bus speeds and service reliability by implementing Select Bus Service (SBS) Bus Rapid Transit routes and piloting Traffic Signaling Priority (TSP) technologies. Mr. Irick...
At one passenger rail operator in the Northeast, Mr. Kesich provided technical leadership and facilitated improvements to their ability to safely and reliably provide service during low rail adhesion conditions. To accomplish this multi-disciplinary goal, he took a scientific and multi-pronged approach to the problem, by engaging with...
Mr. Kesich was instrumental in ensuring that the design and implementation of the PTC system at a large commuter railroad property was completed and adhered to mandated timelines. Starting in 2006, he was directly involved in implementing an Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES) within that railroad’s operating...
Reddy Analytics leader was responsible for transportation operations on the numbered lines. These included the Lexington Ave corridor, the most overcrowded rapid transit line in North America. During his tenure, he developed and directed a comprehensive program that improved subway service reliability and capacity on Lexington Ave by...
Traditionally, the responsibility of the Subway Command Center at NYCT was limited to managing the response to major incidents and emergencies affecting service. Responsibility for routine service monitoring and control on the NYC subway system rested with a literal army of field supervisors and tower operators, scattered across...
As a Principal Planner at the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) in the early 1980’s, Mr. Gaul was assigned to the Orange Line design project. He initiated the planning efforts that allowed for the implementation of One Person Train Operation (OPTO) on the new line. Although CTA had pioneered...
New York City Transit operates one of the world’s largest transit systems, and it can be difficult for the agency’s communications team to keep track of the numerous service disruptions that need to be communicated to customers. This paper introduces the Transit Visualization tool, which processes real-time train...
We were tasked to examine bus lanes in New York City for differences in enforcement needs based on actual bus speed data from GPS-based automated vehicle locator (AVL) systems. In New York, bus lanes are utilized for a number of different purposes, such as hosting right turn traffic,...
