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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...
Philip Plotch is the author of the book, Last Subway: The Long Wait for the Next Train in New York City published by Cornell University Press. The book is the fascinating and dramatic story behind New York’s struggle to build a new subway line under Second Avenue in...
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...
Philip Plotch helped secure billions of dollars in Federal Transit Administration funds for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). As the manager of planning at the MTA’s headquarters, he conducted analyses, prepared reports, worked with federal officials, and shaped programs to fit funding requirements. His biggest challenge was securing...
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...
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...
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...
The existing Operations Planning (OP) Division at NYCT was created in 1985. Prior to that, the scheduling and service planning functions generally found in an OP unit were scattered across some 26 groups across the organization. Mr. Gaul was part of the management team that established the first...
In 1998, a condition existed that required the compete replacement of the subway floor along a section of the Lenox Ave Line. Passenger volume and network constraints were such that bus substitution was not a viable option. Rail service needed to continue, at least in one direction throughout...
