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Transportation/Urban Planning/Geography

Project Number: DS 9

Department: Subways

Division: MOW/Track Planning

Work Location/Room Number: 130 Livingston Street, (7th Floor), Brooklyn NY 11201

Title of Intern Position: Infrastructure Data Analyst

Major(s) Preferred: Civil Engineering, Geography, Information Systems

Number of Positions: 3

Overview of Dept/Division:
The Maintenance Planning group serves as the technology assistance/identifier, maintenance planning, and problem solving services to the Division of Track that is responsible for maintenance, construction and inspection of over 840 miles of mainline, yard and lay-up tracks on the elevated, at-grade and subway structures. The group also works with field personnel to maintain consistent records of track inspection and repair to improve the structural integrity and safety of MTA/NYCT's transportation system.

Responsibilities:
Maintenance of Way, Track Maintenance Planning, is tasked with the automation of track inspection data collection, track complaint and repair processes. One application entitled IRIS (Integrated Railway Inspection System) out of several has been developed to simplify administration of track infrastructure defect program. Interns will primarily be tasked with Quality Assurance (Q/A) testing of IRIS functionality, data extraction and analysis, ongoing research on Pictorial Inspection System and geocoding of defect location data using GPS/CAD/GIS.

Special Qualifications or Background Needed:
Multidisciplinary knowledge in information systems, statistics, civil engineering, and geography. Knowledge of MS Access, SQL, Excel and Word would be beneficial. Interest in learning track construction specifications, maintenance standards, inspection strategies, spatial statistics using GIS/GPS tools are a necessity.


Project Number: DS 702

Department: Subways - IRT East, #4 Line/GCS

Division: Department of Subways, A Division

Work Location/Room Number: TBD

Title of Intern Position: Analyst, On-Time-Performance Measurement

Number of Positions: 2

Major(s) Preferred: Management, Research Methods, Urban Planning, Public Policy/Administration

Overview of Dept/Division:
Department of Subways, IRT East, #4 Line

Project Responsibilities:
This summer internship is an excellent opportunity for students interested in transportation to work on one of the busiest lines in New York City. The qualified candidate will provide data analysis and on-time-performance recommendations to be considered for implementation to the #4 Line General Manager and Deputy General Manager.

The qualified candidate will conduct research identifying problems/areas of weaknesses pertaining to on-time-performance service delivery. Research will be performed primarily in the field and will consist of but not be limited to: interviews, terminal operation monitoring, statistical data, and Automatic Train Supervision playback observation. The end product will be a written memorandum on the findings, analysis, and recommendations of on-time-performance management for the #4 line. The analysis and recommendation components of this project are paramount to the success of the internship; therefore all candidates should have strong analytical and writing skills.

This is a unique position working with NYCT leaders in transportation and a rare opportunity to impact the 4 line, which provides transportation to over half a million people a day. The 4 Line Team will work closely with the qualified candidate aiding in various aspects of the project.

Special Qualifications or Background Needed:


Project Number: EVP 002

Department: EVP/Operations planning

Division: Office of the Chief, Operations Planning

Work Location/Room Number: 2 Broadway, New York, NY

Title of Intern Position: Transportation Planner/Admin Support Aide

Number of Positions: 1

Major(s) Preferred: Public Administration/Transportation Management/Urban Planning/Information System

Name of Continuing Student (if applicable):

Overview of Dept/Division:
Operations Planning is responsible for designing and implementing efficient and effective bus and rail service for New York City transit.

Project Responsibilities:
Assist staff with day-to-day bus and subway planning and service change activities. Intern will perform necessary analysis and EVP correspondence flow.

Special Qualifications or Background Needed:


Project Number: EVP 007 IP

Department: Office of the Executive Vice President

Division: Operations Planning

Work Location/Room Number: 2 Broadway, A17.43

Title of College Aide Position: Transportation Planner Support Aide

Number of Positions: 2

Major(s) Preferred: Transportation Planning; Urban Planning, Civil Engineering; Architecture

Overview of Dept/Division
The Operations Planning Division supports NYC Transit's subway and bus operations by:

Project Responsibilities
Assist staff in the Bus Service Planning Section of the Operations Planning Division in the day-to-day bus and subway planning activities. Responsibilities include performing necessary analyses and working on a study to implement Bus Rapid Transit in New York City. Some field work is required.

Special Qualifications or Background Needed


Project Number: EVP 016 CA

Department: EVP                  

Division: Operations Planning

Work Location/Room Number: 2 Broadway A17.11

Title of College Aide Position: Subway Ridership Analysis Support Aide

Number of Positions: 1

Major(s) Preferred: Urban Planning, Transportation Engineering

Overview of Dept/Division  
The Operations Planning Division supports NYC Transit’s subway and bus operations by:

Project Responsibilities
Intern will assist with subway data collection and organization. Intern will help maintain a database of current ridership information and assist with the analysis and interpretation of current subway ridership data. Some field work will be required.

Special Qualifications or Background Needed
Knowledge of transportation planning principles, familiarity with the New York City subway system, strong writing and analytical skills, advanced spreadsheet and database skills strongly preferred.


Project Number: EVP 301 CA

Department: CPM

Division: Capital Planning & Budget

Work Location/Room Number: 2 Broadway, 25th Floor

Title of College Aide Position: Planning & Budget Aide

Major(s) Preferred: Planning, transportation, public admin, business, engineering, architecture

Number of Positions:1

Overview of Dept/Division: This position is in the Division of Capital Planning & Budget  (CPB) in NYCT's Department of Capital Program Management (CPM). CPB is responsible for the planning and budgetary oversight of NYCT's capital investment program.

Responsibilities: In support of ongoing divisional needs regarding NYCT's capital program, the aide will participate in the following planning related activities: prioritization and programming of long term investments, benefit-cost analysis of capital project proposals, review of project budgets and spending.  The aide will also assist with other divisional activities, as required, to support the planning of the Capital Program.

Special Qualifications or Background Needed: Knowledge of transportation planning principles, experience with benefit-cost and other analytical techniques. Good communication, writing and computer skills desired.


Project Number: EVP 500 CA

Department:   Executive Vice President

Division: Operations Planning

Work Location/Room Number:  2 Broadway, Room A17.23

Title of College Aide Position:  Transit Modeling College Aide

Major(s) Preferred:  Urban Planning, Transportation Planning/Engineering, Computer Programming

Number of Positions: 1                     

Overview of Dept/Division:  A primary goal of Operations Planning is to develop effective and efficient ways to add or adjust subway and bus service to meet the needs of the riding public while taking into account operating constraints.  Responsibilities range from the monitoring of service and demand.  Various analysis tools and databases are used including a GIS based demand model of the subway and bus system that is used to analyze major service changes or additions.   

Responsibilities:  The college aide will assist the rail network planning unit with the updating and application of its GIS based transit demand model.  This will involve working with subway and bus schedule databases to update the service coded in the model including route descriptions, travel times and headways.  Other work will include summarizing modeling results in graphical/map formats and in tabular form and analyzing current or future demand changes using MetroCard, land use and survey data.  There will also be opportunities for field work to assist in the collection of information on service and demand.

Special Qualifications or Background Needed:      

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