Planning the Metropolis

Regional Plan Association and the New York Metro Region

Robert D. Yaro, President Regional Plan Association

George Washington and Verrazano Narrows bridges JFK Airport Merritt Parkway Long Island State and Palisades Interstate park systems

Stamford, CT

 Greensward:
A 3-million acre network of protected natural resource systems

Mobility:
A seamless 21st century mass transit system

Centers:
Maintaining half the regions employment in urban centers

Workforce:
Assisting minority and immigrant communities to fully participate in the economic mainstream

Governance:
Restructuring institutions and fiscal incentives

Manhattan s Far West Side

Manhattan s Far West Side

Manhattan s Far West Side

Manhattan s Far West Side

Manhattan s Far West Side

NYs Airports Have the Longest Delays in the Nation

At 20 minutes FAA caps flights,
which limits use

At 10 minutes to match most major

airports, improving level of service

Air Passengers Projected to Increase by 45% by 2030

Objectives for 2030s

Capacity for 78 more aircraft movements per hour (up from 236 today) Capacity to serve 39 million more passengers Capacity to reduce average delay for todays 20+ minutes or more to 10 minutes

150 MAP By the 2030s

Today - 236

11

53

78 Operations Needed

39 Million more passengers

Reduced to 10 minutes

Additional Capacity: 127,000 jobs 33 ops per hr JFK $16.3 billion sales 25 ops per hr EWR $5.9 billion in wages

Megalopolis Population Density

The Sustainable Communities Partnership

6 Livability Principles
1. Provide more transportation choices 2. Promote equitable, affordable housing 3. Enhance economic competitiveness 4. Support existing communities 5. Coordinate policies and leverage investment 6. Value communities and neighborhoods

$75M for Community Challenge/Tiger II Planning Grants $98M for Regional Planning Grants to 45 partnerships out of 225 applications

Thank You!
www.rpa.org