Neighborhood-based Transportation Plans

Bio: Tom Maguire is Assistant Commissioner in New York City DOT’s Division of Traffic and Planning, where he oversees the agency’s Bus Rapid Transit, Freight Mobility, Peak Rate Parking (PARK Smart), and MPO/Grants Administration programs. He has been working on road pricing and parking pricing for DOT since he led the effort to implement congestion pricing in Manhattan in 2007-2008, and he is leading the agency’s effort to develop Drive Smart, a unique approach to improving travel choices and driving behavior through information feedback. In his time at DOT, he has managed the transportation elements of the City's 2007 PlaNYC strategic plan and its 2011 update, and represented DOT on the city's Climate Change Adaptation Task Force, which is helping make the city more resilient in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. He has also overseen the development of innovative analysis tools like the Taxi GPS database. Prior to joining DOT, he worked at the engineering and design firm Arup.

Education: Master of City Planning, University of California, Berkeley B.A., Rutgers

Past Assignments: "Privacy Concerns and VMT Charging: Value to You and Value to Me," Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Jan. 2012 "Drive Smart: The Role of Technology," ITS Amercias, May 2012 "Congestion Pricing: The New York Experience," (for FHWA) Sept. 2011

Bio: I am currently a senior project manager for the New York City Department of Transportation in the Community Initiatives group. We are responsible for conducting neighborhood-based transportation plans. I previously worked for the DOT Queens Borough Commissioner's office and handled community affairs in eastern and southern Queens. Prior to working at DOT, I worked for AKRF, a private consulting firm that specialized in environmental review.

Education: I received a masters of public policy and a masters of urban planning from the University of Michigan and I received a bachelor of arts from Hamilton College.