Legislation Details

File #: Int 0944-2026    Version: * Name: Discounted bike share rate for CUNY students.
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
Committee: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
On agenda: 6/11/2026
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a discounted bike share rate for CUNY students
Sponsors: Christopher Marte, Tiffany L. Cabán, Lincoln Restler, Farah N. Louis, Shahana K. Hanif
Council Member Sponsors: 5
Summary: This bill would require the Department of Transportation to set a discounted rate for CUNY students as part of the City’s bike share program.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 944, 2. Int. No. 944, 3. June 11, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda

Int. No. 944

 

By Council Members Marte, Cabán, Restler, Louis and Hanif

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a discounted bike share rate for CUNY students

 

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 19-192 to read as follows:

§ 19-192 Discounted bike share rate for CUNY students. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

Bike share operator. The term “bike share operator” means the company operating the bike share program under a contract entered into through the department.

Bike share program. The term “bike share program” means the program through which public bicycles are provided for shared use within the city under a contract between the department and the bike share operator that permits payment for the use of such bicycles.

CUNY. The term “CUNY” means the city university of New York.

b. The department shall require the provision of a discounted rate for participation in the bike share program for CUNY students as part of the bike share program.

§ 2. This local law takes effect 45 days after it becomes law.

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