We are pleased to offer our 2013 Summer Tour Series... Tour Date Start Time End Time NYCDOT Street Design Tour June 25 4:00 PM 6:00 PM Port Newark June 28 9:00 AM 11:00 AM Oak Island Yard and Newark Auto Terminal July 2 9:00 AM 11:30 AM Grand Central Terminal July 10 9:00 AM 1:00 PM [...]
Category: YPT NYC Chapter
NYC Event Recap: Scavenger Hunt
On June 1, YPT-NYC and APA New York Metropolitan Chapter teamed up to host the first Transportation Scavenger Hunt! About 17 teams gathered at Union Square on a 90 degree day, ready to scour the city for transportation related trivia. Teams rushed to solve riddles and tackle challenges that brought them as far north as [...]
NYC Event: May 22 Technical Presentation and Happy Hour
We recognize that many of our members are doing awesome work, and love to hear their success stories. Please join us on May 22 for a technical presentation from Grace Baird of URS Corporation, who will be share her story about how she entered the field of catenary engineering. Grace Baird became passionate about transportation [...]
NYC Event Recap: Earth Day
YPT-NYC celebrated Earth Day by holding a presentation panel with experts in sustainability practices across the transportation industry. Tom Abdallah, Chief Environmental Engineer for the Capital Program Management Department of MTA New York City Transit (NYCT), provided an overview of sustainable practices being employed by NYCT subway environment including outfitting support facilities with solar panels at [...]
NYC Mayorial Transportation Forum
New York City Mayoral Transportation Forum New York City Mayoral candidates from all major parties will answer questions on a wide range of topics affecting the NYC riding public, the business community, and industry stakeholders. The purpose of this forum is to give all candidates for Mayor an opportunity to address a wide range of [...]