Administration & Management

The NYC Taxi & For-Hire Vehicle Insurance Crisis: Root Causes & Solutions

Final Report

The NYC taxi and for-hire vehicle (“FHV”) insurance crisis has reached a pivotal point, driven by high insurance premiums that threaten to price-out individual drivers and fleet owners and rooted in the $700 million insolvency of the New York City taxi and FHV market’s biggest insurer, American Transit Insurance Company (“ATIC”). This report seeks to identify the root causes of the crisis and propose actionable reforms to address the industry’s challenges.

Information Technology Organization: Organizing to Meet
the Needs of the Regional Offices of New York State
Department of Transportation

Final Report

This research project is to assess the roles and responsibilities of the Regional Information Technology organizations of New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). The Information Technology (IT) resources of NYSDOT are organized using a matrix structure. The Main Office Information Technology Bureau has an advisory role in relationship to the Regional Information Technology organizations. In order to better understand the roles and responsibilities of the Regional Information Technology organizations, their resource needs must be identified and documented.

Information Technology Organization: Organizing to Meet
the Needs of the Regional Offices of New York State
Department of Transportation

Project Brief

This research project is to assess the roles and responsibilities of the Regional Information Technology organizations of New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). The Information Technology (IT) resources of NYSDOT are organized using a matrix structure. The Main Office Information Technology Bureau has an advisory role in relationship to the Regional Information Technology organizations. In order to better understand the roles and responsibilities of the Regional Information Technology organizations, their resource needs must be identified and documented.

Improved Customer Service and Automated Route Verification for the Issuance of Special Hauling Permits by the NYSDOT (Excerpts)

Final Report

<p>This report presents a design for an electronic permit issuance system for overdimensional and/or overweight vehicles with nondivisible loads. The system has been designed in collaboration with, and for use by, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), but the major elements of the design (if not the specific details) should be transferrable to other states or agencies.</p>

Benefits Package Value Brief

Project Brief

<p>Recruiting entry-level civil engineers and information technology specialists has become more competitive and the New York State Department of Transportation is experiencing difficulty in attracting people to these positions.&nbsp;&nbsp; Compared to the private sector, NYSDOT&#39;s entry-level salaries are lower but rise more quickly.&nbsp; NYSDOT believes their benefit package is better, however, this has never been quantified.

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