Philip Plotch

Philip Mark Plotch is currently the principal researcher and senior fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2025 |title=Staff |url=https://www.enotrans.org/about/our-staff/ |access-date=May 16, 2023 |website=Eno Center for Transportation}} as well as a fellow at New York University.{{Cite web |title=Philip Mark Plotch {{!}} Marron Institute |url=https://marroninstitute.nyu.edu/people/philip-mark-plotch |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=marroninstitute.nyu.edu |language=en}} In 2021, he was a visiting professor and U.S. Fulbright Scholar at Sogang University.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Scholars |url=https://fulbrightscholars.org/grantee/philip-plotch |access-date=September 30, 2022 |website=Fulbright Scholar Program}} Previously he was an associate professor of political science and the director of the master of public administration program at Saint Peter's University.Saint Peter's University Faculty & Administration. http://www.saintpeters.edu/mpa/faculty-and-administration He has also taught as an adjunct in the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning at Hunter College.[http://hunteruap.org/faculty/affiliated/ Affiliated faculty members] Hunter College

He is the author of the book, Last Subway: The Long Wait for the Next Train in New York City (published by Cornell University Press{{Cite web|url=https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9780801453663/last-subway/|title=Last Subway|website=Cornell University Press|access-date=October 4, 2019}} in 2020.) He also wrote the book, Politics Across the Hudson: The Tappan Zee Megaproject (published by Rutgers University Press{{Cite web|url=https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/politics-across-the-hudson/9780813572505|title=Politics Across the Hudson|website=Rutgers University Press|access-date=October 4, 2019}} in 2015 with an updated version in 2018). His third book, [https://www.press.umich.edu//12009801 Mobilizing the Metropolis], was published by the University of Michigan Press in 2023.{{Cite book |title=Mobilizing the Metropolis |url=https://www.press.umich.edu//12009801 |access-date=September 30, 2022 |publisher=Michigan Publishing: University of Michigan Press}}

Plotch writes articles and op-eds about economic development, politics, and transportation issues that have been published in numerous academic and general publications including: Articulo – Journal of Urban Research{{Cite journal|last=Plotch|first=Philip|date=2017-09-14|title=Mitigating Gridlock: Lessons on Regional Governance from the Organization that Keeps New York Moving|url=https://journals.openedition.org/articulo/3290|journal=Articulo - Journal of Urban Research|doi=10.4000/articulo.3290|doi-access=free}}, The Atlantic,"Lessons from the Tappan Zee Bridge." The Atlantic, September 2015. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/09/lessons-from-the-tappan-zee-bridge/404032/ Crain's New York,{{Cite news|last=Plotch|first=Philip|url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/op-ed/subway-upgrades-without-congestion-pricing-funds-will-cause-another-transit-crisis|title=Subway upgrades without congestion pricing funds will cause another transit crisis|date=2020-03-10|work=Crain's New York|access-date=2020-03-28}} Daily News{{Cite news|last=Plotch|first=Philip|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-cuomo-and-coronavirus-20200311-2v4u5xkpcngi5p2dk7va5zlv3e-story.html|title=Cuomo and coronavirus: A match of leader and crisis|date=2020-03-28|work=Daily News|access-date=2020-03-11}}, Gotham Gazette{{Cite news|last=Plotch|first=Philip|url=https://www.gothamgazette.com/opinion/6077-dont-be-seduced-by-sexy-transportation-projects|title=Don't Be Seduced By Sexy Transportation Projects|date=2016-01-11|work=Gotham Gazette|access-date=2020-03-28}}, Governing{{Cite news|last=Plotch|first=Philip|url=https://www.governing.com/commentary/col-new-york-city-region-transportation-public-safety-collaboration-transcom.html|title=Effective Collaboration in an Unlikely Place|date=2017-12-21|work=Governing|access-date=2020-03-28}}, Journal News,"Tappan Zee Bridge's Ties to Pataki, Clinton, Trump, Christie." Op-Ed. Journal News. July 22, 2015. http://www.lohud.com/story/opinion/contributors/2015/07/20/tappan-zee-bridge-ties-pataki-clinton-trump-christie/30346237 Journal of Planning History"Waiting More Than 100 Years for the Second Avenue Subway to Arrive." Journal of Planning History. 2015. http://jph.sagepub.com/content/14/4/309.abstract, Journal of Planning Literature,"What's Taking So Long? Identifying the Underlying Causes of Delays in Planning Transportation Megaprojects in the United States." Journal of Planning Literature, January 2015. http://jpl.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/01/08/0885412214566116.abstract Newsday,"Get Used to Paying More for Less." Op-Ed. Newsday. July 2, 2010. http://www.newsday.com/opinion/oped/opinion-with-mta-get-used-to-paying-more-for-less-1.2071995 The Record"Indictments are an Affirmation that our System is Working." Op-Ed. The Record. May 2, 2015. http://www.northjersey.com/opinion/opinion-guest-writers/indictments-are-an-affirmation-that-our-system-is-working-1.1323951, Star Ledger,"Port Authority Proposal to Cut Late-Night PATH Service is Short-Sighted." Op-Ed. Star Ledger. January 7, 2015. http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/01/port_authoritys_path_service-cut_plan_is_out_of_focus_opinion.html Streetsblog,{{Cite web|url=https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2020/03/09/op-ed-the-second-avenue-subways-lessons-for-american-transit/|title=The Second Avenue Subway's Lessons for American Transit|last=Plotch|first=Philip|date=2020-03-09|website=Streetsblog|access-date=2020-03-28}} and the Wall Street Journal.{{Cite news|last=Plotch|first=Philip|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/bringing-home-the-davis-bacon-1480638454|title=Bringing Home the Davis-Bacon|date=2016-12-01|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2020-03-28}}

Plotch received the American Planning Association’s 2015 New York Metro Chapter journalism award for his in-depth research and hard hitting analysis of the planning and politics of New York's transportation system.{{Cite news |last=American Planning Association New York Metro Chapter |year=2016 |title=2015 Annual Report |pages=14 |url=https://www.nyplanning.org/docs/annualreports/annualreport2015.pdf |access-date=October 4, 2022}}

Previous winners have included Kate Ascher, Brendan Gill, Paul Goldberger, Ken Jackson, and Elizabeth Kolbert.{{Cite web |last=American Planning Association New York Metro Chapter |date=2009 |title=APA Awards |url=https://www.nyplanning.org/docs/APAAwardsList__no2009.pdf |access-date=October 4, 2022 |website=APA New York}}{{cite web |url=http://www.nyplanning.org/comm_awards.html |title=New York Metro Chapter of the American Planning Association |access-date=2015-11-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118165459/http://nyplanning.org/comm_awards.html |archive-date=2015-11-18 }}

As director of World Trade Center redevelopment and special projects at the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, after the September 11 attacks, Plotch developed new transportation programs, oversaw the design and construction of Lower Manhattan open spaces, and administered programs to rebuild structures.{{Cite web |last=AKRF |date=August 2013 |title=World Trade Center Memorial and Development Plan: Data Recovery and Analysis of the WTC Ship |url=http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/arch_reports/1612.pdf |access-date=October 4, 2022 |website=City of New York}}{{Cite web |last=McCandless |first=Patrick |date=June 2010 |title=Understanding the Challenges of Regional Ferry Service in New York City |url=https://wagner.nyu.edu/files/faculty/publications/RCWP_McCandless.pdf |access-date=October 4, 2022 |website=NYU Wagner}}{{Cite news |last=Lethco |first=Trent |date=July 31, 2008 |title=A Street Management Framework for Lower Manhattan: The Downtown of the 21st Century |work=City of New York |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/ss_trb_09_lmsm_paper.pdf |access-date=October 9, 2022}}{{Cite web |last=Lower Manhattan Development Corporation |title=Meeting of the Directors: Minutes from February 9, 2006 |url=http://www.renewnyc.com/content/meetings/120_1_12_2006.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123033136/http://www.renewnyc.com/content/meetings/120_1_12_2006.pdf |archive-date=2020-01-23 |access-date=2015-11-30 |website=LMDC}}{{Cite web |last=Lower Manhattan Development Corporation |title=Meeting of the Directors: Minutes from February 9, 2006 |url=http://www.renewnyc.com/content/meetings/121_2_9_2006.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123033132/http://www.renewnyc.com/content/meetings/121_2_9_2006.pdf |archive-date=2020-01-23 |access-date=2015-11-30 |website=LMDC}}{{Cite web |last=Lower Manhattan Development Corporation |title=Meeting of the Directors: Minutes from May 11, 2006 |url=http://www.renewnyc.com/content/meetings/124_5_11_2006.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123033122/http://www.renewnyc.com/content/meetings/124_5_11_2006.pdf |archive-date=2020-01-23 |access-date=2015-11-30 |website=LMDC}}{{Cite web |last=Lower Manhattan Development Corporation |title=Meeting of the Directors: Minutes from December 17, 2009 |url=http://www.renewnyc.com/content/meetings/155_12_17_2009.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919001657/http://www.renewnyc.com/content/meetings/155_12_17_2009.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-19 |access-date=2015-11-30 |website=LMDC}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/james-madison-plaza/dailyplant/23029|title=James Madison Plaza News - NYC Parks Cuts The Ribbon On Restoration Of James Madison Plaza In Lower Manhattan : NYC Parks|website=www.nycgovparks.org}}

Between 1992 and 2005, as the manager of policy and planning at the headquarters of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Plotch led planning improvements for the New York metropolitan area's transportation system including the 7 Subway Extension to the Hudson Yards, the Second Avenue Subway, and intelligent transportation systems.{{cite web|url=https://ntl.bts.gov/repository-notice|title=Repository Notice - Bureau of Transportation Statistics|website=ntl.bts.gov}}{{Cite book |last=Federal Transit Administration and MTA New York City Transit |chapter-url=http://web.mta.info/capconstr/sas/documents/feis/coverpageandabstract.pdf |title=Second Avenue Subway in the Borough of Manhattan, New York County, New York: Final Environmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) and Section 6(f) Evaluation |year=2004 |pages= |chapter=Chapter 21: List of Preparers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409064153/http://web.mta.info/capconstr/sas/documents/feis/coverpageandabstract.pdf |archive-date=2014-04-09 }}

Plotch received his master in urban planning degree from Hunter College and his Ph.D. in public and urban policy from the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy at The New School.{{Cite web|url=http://www.saintpeters.edu/mpa/faculty-and-administration/|title = Saint Peters University - Master of Public Administration - Faculty & Administration}}

He lives in the Radburn section of Fair Lawn, New Jersey,Plotch, Philip Mark. [http://www.northjersey.com/opinion/opinion-guest-writers/indictments-are-an-affirmation-that-our-system-is-working-1.1323951 "Opinion: Indictments are an affirmation that our system is working"], The Record (Bergen County), May 2, 2015. Accessed November 30, 2015. "Philip Mark Plotch of Fair Lawn is an assistant professor of political science at Saint Peter's University and author of Politics Across the Hudson: The Tappan Zee Megaproject." where he has published Fair Lawn News, served on the planning board and the economic development committee, and led efforts to revise election procedures and improve pedestrian safety.{{Cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/residents-petition-governor-for-open-elections-1.986642|title=North Jersey News and Information | NorthJersey.com|accessdate=29 March 2023}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/democracy-for-radburn-pros-and-cons-weighed-1.973378?page=all|title=North Jersey News and Information | NorthJersey.com|accessdate=29 March 2023}}{{Cite news |last=Pugliese |first=Nicholas |date=July 13, 2017 |title=Christie Signs Radburn Bill to Democratize Elections, Vetoes Others |work=Bergen Record |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2017/07/13/christie-signs-radburn-bill-democratize-elections-vetoes-others/477354001/ |access-date=October 9, 2022}}{{Cite web |last=Borough of Fair Lawn |title=Reorganization Meeting of January 3, 2012 |url=http://www.fairlawn.org/filestorage/265/702/716/718/MC-120103-reorg-minutes.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918194907/http://www.fairlawn.org/filestorage/265/702/716/718/MC-120103-reorg-minutes.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-18 |access-date=2015-11-30 |website=Fair Lawn}}

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