Philip Mark Plotch is the principal researcher at the

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and a fellow at NYU. He has been an author, professor, and transportation planner. He is best known for leading efforts to rebuild the World Trade Center and his research on the politics and planning behind transportation

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Career

Author and academic

Philip Mark Plotch is currently the principal researcher at the

and a fellow at

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. In 2021, he was a visiting professor and U.S. Fulbright Scholar at Sogang University. Previously he was an associate professor of political science and the director of the

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program at

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. He has also taught as an adjunct in the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning at

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. He is the author of the book, ''Last Subway: The Long Wait for the Next Train in New York City (''published by

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in 2020.) He also wrote the book, ''Politics Across the Hudson: The Tappan Zee Megaproject (''published by ''

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'' in ''2015'' with an updated version in 2018)''.'' His third book
Mobilizing the Metropolis
was published by the

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in 2023. Plotch writes articles and op-eds about economic development, politics, and transportation issues that have been published in numerous academic and general publications including: ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Daily News',

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', Journal News,

Journal of Planning History The ''Journal of Planning History'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the field of history of city planning. The journal's editors-in-chief are Brent D. Ryan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and Sanjeev Vidyarthi (U ...

Journal of Planning Literature The ''Journal of Planning Literature'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes critical review articles and abstracts of recent literature in the field of urban and regional planning. The journal's editor-in-chief is Rachel Kleit (Ohio S ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and the ''Wall Street Journal''. Plotch received the

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’s 2015 New York Metro Chapter journalism award for his in-depth research and hard hitting analysis behind the planning and politics of New York's transportation system. Previous winners have included

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, Ken Jackson, and

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Transportation planner and World Trade Center Redevelopment Director

As director of

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redevelopment and special projects at the

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, after the

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, Plotch developed new transportation programs, oversaw the design and construction of Lower Manhattan open spaces, and administered programs to rebuild structures. Between 1992 and 2005, as the manager of policy and planning at the headquarters of the

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, Plotch led planning improvements for the New York metropolitan area's transportation system including the

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to the Hudson Yards, the Second Avenue Subway, and intelligent transportation systems.

Education

Plotch received his master in urban planning degree from

and his Ph.D. in public and urban policy from the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy at

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Civic leadership

He lives in the Radburn section of

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, 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.

References

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