Staten Island Local Needs Assessment
Insight Civil supported Hatch, Inc. on a borough-wide Local Needs Assessment (LNA) study for the Staten Island Economic Development Corporation (SIEDC). Staten Island has seen a surge in real estate development and construction in recent years, despite inadequate planning efforts. In response to this trend, local political leaders and the SIEDC secured a grant from New York State Senator, Diane Savino and National Grid to perform a borough-wide local needs assessment that will tie into a borough-wide master planning process to address planning, infrastructure, investment, and zoning issues. The LNA surveyed local businesses, residents, community stakeholders and relevant agencies to uncover opportunities, demographic information, and regional trends.
The LNA focused on five key study components: demographics and population, land use, strategic development locations, transportation and infrastructure, and planning recommendations. Planners at Insight Civil were responsible for the transportation and infrastructure aspect of the study, which is viewed as a significant obstacle to future development and quality of life in the borough. Elements of the transportation and infrastructure evaluation included vehicular circulation and road networks, existing and planned major trip generators, road network jurisdiction, pedestrian sheds, congestion, and a regional connectivity assessment. Insight Civil collected and analyzed transportation ridership and traffic data to develop maps and infographics to depict identified existing conditions and illustrate the results of the transportation and infrastructure analysis. Planning staff at Insight Civil also supported Hatch, Inc. on stakeholder outreach and public meetings tasks. The final report was completed in June 2019 and will be combined with a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Borough.
The LNA focused on five key study components: demographics and population, land use, strategic development locations, transportation and infrastructure, and planning recommendations. Planners at Insight Civil were responsible for the transportation and infrastructure aspect of the study, which is viewed as a significant obstacle to future development and quality of life in the borough. Elements of the transportation and infrastructure evaluation included vehicular circulation and road networks, existing and planned major trip generators, road network jurisdiction, pedestrian sheds, congestion, and a regional connectivity assessment. Insight Civil collected and analyzed transportation ridership and traffic data to develop maps and infographics to depict identified existing conditions and illustrate the results of the transportation and infrastructure analysis. Planning staff at Insight Civil also supported Hatch, Inc. on stakeholder outreach and public meetings tasks. The final report was completed in June 2019 and will be combined with a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Borough.
