December 12, 2006
Map of the Day: New York City In the Year 2030
Right now, Mayor Bloomberg is delivering his "New York City 2030: Accepting the Challenge" speech, which will outline his plans to make the city sustainable through 2030. You can see him speak at the city's website (via Streetsblog), but the website for PLANYC is up, and you can get a glimpse into what problems the city wants to tackle.
Issues include environmental concerns, congestion, and housing, and there are some nice maps on the site. Above is a comparison of rail and subway congestion in 2006 and 2030. And then there's map showing both subway stations in good repair and ones in bad repair. Obviously, the city wants all stations to be in good repair.
And there's a map showing inadequate playground access.
We'll have more on the city's 2030 plan once we digest the Mayor's speech and the information on the site. Until then, have fun exploring.
Update-- ooh! The site is full of informative PDFs. And those PDFs have lots of fun diagrams and maps. For instance, check out this map of dangerous environmental disaster sites around the five boroughs:
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But won't NYC be underwater by that time???
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IMO, the 2030 subway Map doesn't show the subway going far enough into eastern queens.
Interesting that the 2nd Ave subway is at capacity by 2030.
Joe - I believe that's the Metro-North line.
Jen: That PLANYC link isn't working. Is this the proper one? PLANYC.org
which maps (links to click on) are the ones you have featured? it's quite the long list...
What are the guidelines for a station to be considered in good or bad repair? I live off the R line in Brooklyn which is shown to be in bad repair. The train is slow as all get out on the weekends and late night but I've almost never seen a posted service change/re-rout.
I'm suprised by the dismal honesty of that map.
JobCain - here's the word from their website on good/bad repair:
What is a state of good repair? What does it include? Does it include upgrading all stations to be handicapped accessible?
A "state of good repair" is a somewhat technical term. It means, generally, that there's no deferred maintenance: no leaks left unrepaired; that painting is done on a regular basis; that there aren't any obsolete parts of the system that can't be replaced easily. It doesn't include handicapped accessibility at all stations, but it does include achieving accessibility at the 100 most important ones. Anything beyond that is not included in the definition of "state of good repair" - but there are clearly more improvements that should be made.
Oh, and the actual website is located here - http://www.nyc.gov/html/planyc/html/home/home.shtml
(Article link left off the L at the end.)
I love these maps. Where on earth do you people find these things? Email me if you can, I'd like to submit the same to chicagoist (i live in chicago and demographic mapping)
Still can't find the maps. They're on the PlanNYC section of NYC.gov? Where?
The subway lines which run through downtown Brooklyn already feel like they're at capacity. When Atlantic Yards gets built, those lines will be over, not at. How about extend the 2nd avenue subway into Brooklyn for a little relief.
I've always said that they could extend the V train to Jay St in Brooklyn, just stop at Delancy, then right onto Jay. Seems to me that would help with a lot of the congestion during rush hour.
The subway map seems arbitrary. It shows West 96th 1/2/3 in good repair, which it clearly is not, while West 72nd 1/2/3 with its spanking brand-new renovation job is in bad repair. Huh?
i'm with p. where are the maps?????
The maps are under "About PLANYC" then "MAINTAINYC", then links to Energy, Transportation, and Water.
get the kids playgrounds---
schools? who needs them?
feh