BRONX METRO-NORTH STATION AREA STUDY Working Group Launch July 31, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

BRONX METRO-NORTH STATION AREA STUDY Working Group Launch July 31, 2018 DRAFT

Agenda enda • Welcome by Mo Mont ntefiore Einst efiore Einstein in • Introduction Marisa Lago, Direct Marisa Lago, Director or, Depar , Department of City Planning ment of City Planning and and James Patche James P tchett, President, Econ tt, President, Economic De omic Development Cor lopment Corporation oration • Remarks by Br Bronx onx Bor Borough President R ugh President Ruben ben Diaz, Jr Diaz, Jr. • Presentation by the MTA/Metro-North Rober bert P Pale ley, Direct Director or, T , Transit-Orient ansit-Oriented De ed Development, MT lopment, MTA A and and Mich Michael ael J. J. Shif Shiffer, Vice Presi Vice Presiden ent, Plann t, Planning, MT , MTA/Me A/Metr tro-Nor o-North • Background on Bronx Population, Jobs, and Transportation Car Carol Samol, Br l Samol, Bronx onx Bor Borough Direct ugh Director or, DCP , DCP and and Nivardo Niv rdo Lopez, Br opez, Bronx onx Bor Borough Comm ugh Commiss issioner oner, DO , DOT • Overview of the Bronx Metro-North Station Area Study Michael Kavalar ael Kavalar, D DCP • Discussion/Q and A • QQ&A 2 DRAFT

Marisa Lago, Director of the NYC Department of City Planning 3 DRAFT

New Metro-North Service is coming to the East Bronx. 4 DRAFT

Service will provide for dramatically improved connections to Midtown, Connecticut and beyond. Co-Op City Morris Park Parkchester/Van Nest Hunts Point Grand Central 5 DRAFT

Thoughtful, holistic planning around the stations will be critical to the success of these stations. 6 DRAFT

Today we know: The Bronx’s population is growing The region’s economy is growing, and the Bronx is playing an increasingly important role in this growth The Borough’s economy is expanding and diversifying, with an increasingly healthy balance of jobs and housing 7 DRAFT

New Metro-North service promises dramatically dramatically impro improved commut ed commute times times to an area of the Bronx that has not been served b not been ser ed by regional transit regional transit since the 1930 since the 1930s. Commutes from the four new stations to Penn Station will take as little as 20 minutes. 8 DRAFT

What will these improvements mean for Bronxites in practical terms? • Less time spent in transit, means more Less time spent in transit, means more per personal time onal time • More op More options tions in where they choose to work and play 9 DRAFT

A Connected Region Overall B Overall Benefits nefits Reduced travel times • Improved regional connectivity • Environmental improvements • Benefits fits fo for t r the Bronx Convenient, direct rail service • One-seat ride • Connects to employment centers • Economic development • 10 DRAFT

We’re convening you here today so that we can work together to unlock the full potential of these stations for the benefit of Bronxites and the Borough’s economy. 11 DRAFT

NEW YORK WORKS AND LIFE SCIENCES James Patchett, President NYC EDC 12 DRAFT

EDC is committed to job growth Our mission is to promote & grow quality jobs for all New Yorkers while cultivating dynamic, resilient communities to ensure neighborhoods across all five boroughs benefit from economic growth. The city has committed $1.3 billion under 5 strategies with 25 initiatives to create 100,000 good jobs. Invest in the creation of the middle-class jobs 1 Ensure these jobs are accessible to New Yorkers 2 Prepare for the jobs of the future 3 5 strategies as a part of New York Works Industrial and Life Sciences Creative and Space for the Tech Manufacturing and Healthcare Cultural Sectors Jobs of Future 30,000 jobs 20,000 jobs 15,000 jobs 10,000 jobs 25,000 jobs 13 DRAFT

We build initiatives to support Healthcare Jobs Representing more than half a million jobs, the healthcare sector is a cornerstone of New York City's economy and a vital source of well-paying jobs. Our current initiative for early-stage startups to test and gain feedback on their prototypes with clinical end-users. Started in 2013, this is an initiative that connects growth-stage startups with market-ready products to prospective clients through curated matchmaking events to facilitate partnerships. This program provides grant support to federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) looking to expand to increase primary care access for thousands of residents in underserved neighborhoods. 14 DRAFT

And initiatives to support Life Sciences The City is investing $500M to be at the forefront of research and innovation. We will also support innovations in healthcare to improve delivery and health outcomes, creating 15,000 jobs within the healthcare and life sciences industries. 15 DRAFT

Morris Park Today Morris Park is the largest job center in the Bronx – MORRIS PARK home to more than 23K jobs, contributes to around TODAY 12% of all jobs in the borough. Cluster of medical institutions and services in a single area • From 2012 to 2017, while population in Morris Park only grew by 2.3%, jobs increased by 12.4%. This change outpaced the national growth rate of 7.2% by 5.2%. HOSPITALS • Morris Park has surpassed Bronx in healthcare jobs (5 hospitals (Jacobi Hospital, Bronx Psych growth. In the last 10 years Morris Park saw a 43% Hospital, Jack D. Weiler Hospital, increase in healthcare related jobs, beating overall Bronx Montefiore Medical Center, Calvary Hospital) growth by 7% MEDICAL SCHOOL (Albert • It has talent. Share of people with professional degrees Einstein Medical School) higher than an associate level exceeds Bronx by 13%. MEDICAL OUTPATIENT OFFICES CLINICS (Hutch Metro Center plus (Multiple Its natural strengths can not only be leveraged for other outpatient clinics in the area) developments growth, but also address the real need to bring jobs in the area) closer to people. DRAFT 16

Morris Park Tomorrow STRONG BROADER ADVANCED R&D FOUNDATION ECOSYSTEM Cluster of medical institutions Additional healthcare services Presence of research institutions and services in a single area, and diverse types of tenants and start-ups resulting from new R&D HEALTHCARE ACCELERATORS HOSPITALS R&D (5 hospitals INSTITUTIONS LAB (Jacobi Hospital, Bronx Psych SPACE Hospital, Jack D. Weiler Hospital, HEALTHCARE SCHOOLS (Some lab Montefiore Medical Center, Calvary space at Hospital) STEP-OUT existing hospitals and SPACE medical ASSISTED (Space for health and MEDICAL SCHOOL (Albert school) PUBLIC LIVING life science Einstein Medical School) companies to grow) HEALTH ORGS CENTERS Some education, Multiple nursing MEDICAL child welfare, youth homes and OUTPATIENT OFFICES city facilities rehabilitation CLINICS centers (Hutch Metro CONFERENCE CENTERS Center plus (Multiple (Marriott Hotel with convening space) other outpatient clinics in the area) developments MEDICAL in the area) MANUFACTURERS DRAFT 17

A Message from Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. 18 DRAFT

A Message from the MTA Bob Paley, Director, Transit-Oriented Development, MTA Michael J. Shiffer, Vice President, Planning, MTA / Metro-North Railroad 19 DRAFT

The Bronx is Growing Carol Samol, Bronx Borough Director, Department of City Planning 20 DRAFT

Things to Know about the Bronx The region’s econom The region’s economy is is gr growing, and ing, and the the Bronx is Bronx is pla playing an ying an increasingly increasingly important impor ant role in this role in this gro growth th The The Br Bronx is the onx is the fas fastes est gro t growing county b ing county by population population in in the stat the state and e and the the second fas second fastes est gro t growing econom ing economy in the region y in the region . . While a While a majority of majority of Br Bronxit onxites wor ork outside of the Bor k outside of the Borough, a ugh, a healt healthy econom y economy y also means that Br also means that Bronxit onxites are re increasingly able increasingly able to find to find jobs closer to home jobs closer to home . We We h have neighborhoods in neighborhoods in the Borough that riv the Borough that rival l other economies other economies in the in the region. region. 21 DRAFT

Regional Growth, 2010 to 2017 The NYC region grew by +779,630 people Source: U,S, Census Bureau Decennial Census 2010; U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program 2017 22 DRAFT

Regional Growth, 2010 to 2017 57% of growth was concentrated within NYC, which grew by +447,565 people Source: U,S, Census Bureau Decennial Census 2010; U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program 2017 23 DRAFT

Regional Growth, 2010 to 2017 The Bronx accounted for nearly 20% of the City’s growth , growing by +86,052 people Source: U,S, Census Bureau Decennial Census 2010; U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program 2017 24 DRAFT

Population Growth by Borough, 2010 to 2017 The Bronx 6.2% The Bronx is the fastest growth rate growing Borough in the City. The Bronx is back to its all-time 5% population high of 1,472,000 residents. Manhattan 5.7% Queens 5.8% Brooklyn Staten 2.3% Island Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census; 2017 Annual Estimates of the Resident Population Population Division-New York City Department of City Planning 25 DRAFT