File #:

Int 0577-2014    Version: *

Name:

Speed limits in NYC parks.

Type:

Introduction

Status:

Filed (End of Session)

Committee:

Committee on Transportation

On agenda:

12/8/2014

Enactment date:

Law number:

Title:

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to speed limits in New York city parks.

Sponsors:

Mark Levine, Margaret S. Chin, Costa G. Constantinides, Mathieu Eugene, Vanessa L. Gibson, Rosie Mendez, Deborah L. Rose, Helen K. Rosenthal

Council Member Sponsors:

8

Summary:

This bill would designate the speed limit on all roadways within parks under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of the Department of Parks and Recreation to be no more than 20 miles per hour and no less than 15 miles per hour. Traffic calming measures would be implemented on these roadways as required by New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 1642. Traffic calming measures are defined in Section 1642 as “any physical engineering measure or measures that reduce the negative effects of motor vehicle use, alter driver behavior and improve conditions for non-motorized street users such as pedestrians and bicyclists.”

Attachments:

1. Summary of Int. No. 577