Bicycle Wayfinding Program Coordinator, OLS

**To be considered for this position candidate must be serving permanently in the title of City Planner be reachable on the civil service list or be eligible under the 55a program. **

Transportation Planning and Management (TPM) is responsible for the safe efficient and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods on the Citys streets supporting the larger goals of economic and social vitality for people living working and doing business in New York City. The Divisions responsibilities include planning street design technical analysis signs transit development freight mobility and markings ensuring the safety of motor vehicle occupants pedestrians and cyclists.

TPMs Office of Livable Streets (OLS) is seeking to hire a City Planner to serve as a Bicycle Wayfinding Program Coordinator within the Street Furniture Unit (SFU). OLS is tasked with prioritizing strategic planning community engagement research policy design implementation and long-term management. Their goal is to create streets that are livable supporting safety accessibility inclusion resiliency active modes community cohesion and economic vitality citywide. Additionally they aim to enhance New York Citys pedestrian bicycle and micromobility networks providing comfortable connected green and reliable transportation options across the five boroughs. They place special emphasis on Priority Investment Areas mode shift and reimagining streets. The office also develops innovative new programs design typologies project delivery and analysis tools to meet the demands of a rapidly changing population with evolving needs and technologies.

SFU manages the procurement planning installation and maintenance of bike parking benches leaning bars and wayfinding signage for pedestrians cyclists and transit riders throughout New York City. The goal of these programs is to make the city more walkable bikeable and vibrant. SFU works closely with other units within TPM to plan install and maintain these street furniture elements throughout the five boroughs. SFU also tracks the locations conditions planning and maintenance records for all street furniture and adjacent spaces in Microsoft Access and in GIS datasets. Increasingly SFU records information about the elements using SharePoint forms and custom field applications with the support of NYC DOT IT.

Under the direction of the SFU Deputy Director of Data & Design the Bicycle Wayfinding Program Coordinator will manage planning and development activities to support the revamping and creation of a comprehensive bicycle wayfinding program to help New Yorkers and visitors find and use the Citys greenway and bicycle network. This position will work in collaboration with SFU other NYC DOT units primarily the Cycling and Micromobility Unit and other partner agencies. Duties may include but are not limited to: conducting an inventory and creating a GIS database of all greenway/bicycle wayfinding signage throughout NYC including on the right-of-way within parks or on privately owned parcels; analyzing the existing signage network and utility of signage types with the purpose of producing a new comprehensive citywide bicycle/greenway wayfinding strategy plan encompassing new design siting and maintenance guidelines; conducting on-site user testing and analysis of the proposed strategy plan; assisting and facilitating internal workshops and coordination with partner agencies on design guidelines and inventory matters; documenting new design content and siting guidelines; facilitating the integration of new specifications across all bicycle pedestrian and transit related wayfinding products; producing comprehensive signage network plans; coordinating on the maintenance and organization of bicycle facility GIS data for NYC DOT; creating the annual NYC DOT bike map; reviewing work produced by consultants partner agencies or other NYC DOT units as needed; and producing progress reports for DOT leadership. The ideal candidate should be committed to community development via improving the experience and convenience of walking cycling and transit by expanding bicycle and greenway wayfinding signage throughout New York City. The ideal candidate will also be a detail oriented curious and capable team player with a positive attitude and strong organizational communication administrative presentation graphic design data management and GIS mapping skills. The candidate will be asked to work collaboratively and inclusively. The candidate should demonstrate experience cycling in NYC and a willingness to work in field in all seasons traveling by biking walking and using mass transit.

The Department of Transportations (DOT) mission is to provide for the safe efficient and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods in the City of New York and to maintain and enhance the transportation infrastructure crucial to the economic vitality and quality of life of our primary customers City residents. DOT is an equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and maintaining a diverse workforce in an open and inclusive environment.

Preferred Skills:
Professional experience in urban planning or a related field; previous experience with GIS mapping Adobe Creative Suite (especially Adobe InDesign and Adobe Illustrator) computer-aided design (CAD) Microsoft Office and relational databases (such as Microsoft Access); excellent organization skills and an ability to focus on details and respond quickly to requests; strong analytical/critical thinking skills; ability to write and communicate clearly; excellent time-management skills; demonstrated interest in cycling and the built environment of NYC; willingness to work in the field in all seasons traveling by bike walking or using mass transit.

Work Location:
55 Water St NY NY 10041

Hours/Shift:
35 hrs. per week / 9am-5pm

Additional Information:
**To be considered for this position the candidate must be serving permanently in the title of City Planner be reachable on the civil service list or be eligible under the 55a program. **
Note: Less than 2 yrs. City Service - New Hire Rate: $75777 2 or more yrs. City service - Minimum Incumbent Rate: $87144. *
NYC Civil Service Exams *This position may be eligible for remote work up to 2 days per week pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program agreed to between the City and DC37.

To Apply:
All resumes are to be submitted electronically using one of the following methods:
Current city employees please log on into Employee Self Service at follow the Careers Link. Job ID #: 720489
All other applicants please go to and search for the Job ID #: 720489
No phone calls faxes or personal inquiries permitted.
Only applicants under consideration will be contacted.
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For more information about DOT visit us at: PLANNER - 22122

Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of satisfactory full-time experience in city planning; or

2. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience that is equivalent to 1 above. Graduate
education in city planning urban planning urban design architecture landscape architecture transportation engineering public administration economic development or related fields may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree.

Special Qualification Requirements

Assignment Level III
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level III individuals must have after meeting the minimum requirements one additional year of professional experience as described in 2 above.

Assignment Level IV
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level IV individuals must have after meeting the minimum requirements two additional years of professional experience as described in 2 above.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time