Int. No. 468-A

By Council Members Williams, Yeger, Won, Salaam, Hanif, Stevens, Abreu, Menin, Lee, Hanks, Ossé, Zhuang, Marte, Nurse, Brannan, Cabán, Avilés, Krishnan, Holden, Dinowitz, Riley, Ung, De La Rosa, Farías, Louis, Hudson, Banks, Narcisse, Gennaro, Restler, Joseph, Gutiérrez, Schulman, Powers, Sanchez, Bottcher, Brewer, Salamanca, Mealy, Ayala, Brooks-Powers, Vernikov, Ariola, Paladino, Borelli and Carr

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the department of transportation posting information on traffic-control device and speed reducer requests on its website

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Subchapter 3 of chapter 1 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-185.1 to read as follows:

§ 19-185.1 Publication of traffic-control device and speed reducer requests.

a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

All-way stop control intersection. The term “all-way stop control intersection” means an intersection where each roadway approaching such intersection has a stop sign.

Case number. The term “case number” means a unique series of numbers or letters that is used to identify a request for a speed reducer or traffic-control device.

Speed cushion. The term “speed cushion” means any raised area in the roadway pavement surface extending transversely across the travel way that: (i) is composed of asphalt or another paving material; (ii) is installed and designed for the purpose of slowing vehicular traffic; and (iii) has cutouts for wheels to allow a large vehicle to pass such raised area without reducing the speed of such vehicle.

Speed hump. The term “speed hump” means any raised area in the roadway pavement surface extending transversely across the travel way that: (i) is composed of asphalt or another paving material; and (ii) is installed and designed for the purpose of slowing vehicular traffic, provided such term does not include a speed cushion.

Speed reducer. The term “speed reducer” means a speed cushion or a speed hump.

Traffic-control device. The term “traffic-control device” means an all-way stop control intersection or a traffic-control signal.

Traffic-control signal. The term “traffic-control signal” has the same meaning as set forth in section 154 of the vehicle and traffic law.

b. No later than January 1, 2027, the commissioner shall make available on a website of the department information regarding requests for traffic-control devices and speed reducers. Such information shall be searchable by case number and by address of the location where such traffic-control device or speed reducer is requested to be installed.

c. The information required in subdivision b shall include, but need not be limited to, for each request for a traffic-control device or speed reducer:

1. Case number;

2. Subject of the request, including whether the request is for a speed reducer or a traffic-control device;

3. Status, including whether the request is open or has been resolved;

4. For a request that has been resolved, whether a traffic-control device or speed reducer has been installed or is planned to be installed in response to such request;

5. For a request that has been approved, the date that such traffic-control device or speed reducer was installed, or the time period during which such traffic-control device or speed reducer is anticipated to be installed; and

6. For a request that has been denied, the reason for denial.

d. The commissioner shall also provide on such website a data dictionary that defines any term used to describe a traffic-control device or speed reducer, and a summary of the steps that are required to install a traffic-control device or speed reducer.

e. The commissioner shall update the information provided pursuant to subdivisions b and c as soon as practicable following any update or change to a request for a traffic-control device or speed reducer.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

Session 13

CoJM

LS #6856

10/15/24 6:52pm

Session 12

PS

LS #6856

4/12/23 10:20am