Meeting Name: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/24/2023 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall
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T2023-3166 *   Oversight - Bicycles, Micromobility, and Street EnforcementOversight Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
T2023-3166 *   Oversight - Bicycles, Micromobility, and Street EnforcementOversight Filed, by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0289-2022 *Carlina Rivera   Requiring the department of transportation to develop a map of bicycle infrastructure conditions.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Transportation to create a searchable map that shows all of the City’s bike lanes with information about obstructions caused by street construction, maintenance, or repairs, and the location of temporary bicycle lanes. The map will also have information about the location of open streets, bicycle parking infrastructure, micromobility share programs and stations, and information on how to report bicycle lane issues.Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0289-2022 *Carlina Rivera   Requiring the department of transportation to develop a map of bicycle infrastructure conditions.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Transportation to create a searchable map that shows all of the City’s bike lanes with information about obstructions caused by street construction, maintenance, or repairs, and the location of temporary bicycle lanes. The map will also have information about the location of open streets, bicycle parking infrastructure, micromobility share programs and stations, and information on how to report bicycle lane issues.Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0417-2022 *Lincoln Restler  Notice requirements for certain transportation projects and the repeal of section 19-187 in relation thereto.IntroductionThis bill would consolidate the community board and council member notice requirement for bike lanes with the notice process in place for major transportation projects, and would repeal the existing standalone process for bike lanes. This would create a single, uniform, process for the department of transportation to provide notice of major transportation projects and would allow the department to proceed with a project immediately after consideration of recommendations or comments it received during the notice period. This bill would also extend the period of time community boards have to respond to notice of a bike lane major transportation project if notified between June 20 and August 20.Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0417-2022 *Lincoln Restler  Notice requirements for certain transportation projects and the repeal of section 19-187 in relation thereto.IntroductionThis bill would consolidate the community board and council member notice requirement for bike lanes with the notice process in place for major transportation projects, and would repeal the existing standalone process for bike lanes. This would create a single, uniform, process for the department of transportation to provide notice of major transportation projects and would allow the department to proceed with a project immediately after consideration of recommendations or comments it received during the notice period. This bill would also extend the period of time community boards have to respond to notice of a bike lane major transportation project if notified between June 20 and August 20.Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0501-2022 *Lincoln Restler Proposed Int. No. 501-AHazardous obstruction by vehicles and civilian complaints to the department of transportation for hazardous obstruction violations.IntroductionThis bill would create a new violation and civil penalty for hazardous obstruction by a vehicle of a bicycle lane, bus lane when bus lane restrictions are in effect, sidewalk, crosswalk, or fire hydrant when such vehicle is located within a radial distance of 2,640 feet of a school building, entrance, or exit. The proposed legislation imposes a $175 penalty for each such violation and they would be returnable to the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH). The proposed legislation would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to create a civilian reporting program where civilians may submit complaints and supporting evidence for alleged violations to DOT. Such program would be phased-in and supported by a mobile application.Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0501-2022 *Lincoln Restler  Hazardous obstruction by vehicles and civilian complaints to the department of transportation for hazardous obstruction violations.IntroductionThis bill would create a new violation and civil penalty for hazardous obstruction by a vehicle of a bicycle lane, bus lane when bus lane restrictions are in effect, sidewalk, crosswalk, or fire hydrant when such vehicle is located within a radial distance of 2,640 feet of a school building, entrance, or exit. The proposed legislation imposes a $175 penalty for each such violation and they would be returnable to the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH). The proposed legislation would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to create a civilian reporting program where civilians may submit complaints and supporting evidence for alleged violations to DOT. Such program would be phased-in and supported by a mobile application.Amendment Proposed by Comm  Action details Not available
Int 0501-2022 *Lincoln Restler  Hazardous obstruction by vehicles and civilian complaints to the department of transportation for hazardous obstruction violations.IntroductionThis bill would create a new violation and civil penalty for hazardous obstruction by a vehicle of a bicycle lane, bus lane when bus lane restrictions are in effect, sidewalk, crosswalk, or fire hydrant when such vehicle is located within a radial distance of 2,640 feet of a school building, entrance, or exit. The proposed legislation imposes a $175 penalty for each such violation and they would be returnable to the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH). The proposed legislation would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to create a civilian reporting program where civilians may submit complaints and supporting evidence for alleged violations to DOT. Such program would be phased-in and supported by a mobile application.Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0712-2022 *Erik D. Bottcher  Reporting on motor vehicles with license plates that are unreadable by photo violation monitoring systems.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to report on motor vehicles with license plates that are unreadable by red light cameras or school speed cameras. An unreadable license plate would be defined as a license plate that a photo-violation monitoring system does not read because the camera malfunctioned, the license plate’s number was concealed or obscured, the license plate produced a distorted recorded or photographic image, or if no license plate was affixed to the motor vehicle. This bill would require DOT to post the report on its website and submit those reports to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council each quarter. The report would include information on the days and times of day when the license plates could not be read, the community districts where they could not be read, and the reason the license plate could not be read.Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0712-2022 *Erik D. Bottcher  Reporting on motor vehicles with license plates that are unreadable by photo violation monitoring systems.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to report on motor vehicles with license plates that are unreadable by red light cameras or school speed cameras. An unreadable license plate would be defined as a license plate that a photo-violation monitoring system does not read because the camera malfunctioned, the license plate’s number was concealed or obscured, the license plate produced a distorted recorded or photographic image, or if no license plate was affixed to the motor vehicle. This bill would require DOT to post the report on its website and submit those reports to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council each quarter. The report would include information on the days and times of day when the license plates could not be read, the community districts where they could not be read, and the reason the license plate could not be read.Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0816-2022 *Lincoln Restler  Suspending alternate side parking regulations on Tisha B’Av.IntroductionThis bill would suspend alternate side parking regulations on Tisha B’Av.Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0816-2022 *Lincoln Restler  Suspending alternate side parking regulations on Tisha B’Av.IntroductionThis bill would suspend alternate side parking regulations on Tisha B’Av.Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0853-2022 *Joann Ariola   Installing intermediate reference location signs on designated sections of Cross Bay Boulevard, Beach Channel Drive, and Rockaway Point Boulevard.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the police department and the fire department, to install intermediate reference location signs, commonly known as mile markers, at one tenth of a mile intervals along designated stretches of Cross Bay Boulevard, Beach Channel Drive, and Rockaway Point Boulevard.Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0853-2022 *Joann Ariola   Installing intermediate reference location signs on designated sections of Cross Bay Boulevard, Beach Channel Drive, and Rockaway Point Boulevard.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the police department and the fire department, to install intermediate reference location signs, commonly known as mile markers, at one tenth of a mile intervals along designated stretches of Cross Bay Boulevard, Beach Channel Drive, and Rockaway Point Boulevard.Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0926-2023 *Amanda Farías  Requiring the dept of transportation to conduct an annual study on bicycle activity.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Transportation to conduct and submit to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council and post on its website an annual study on cycling activity in the City for the previous year. The study would require the department to identify information such as the most frequently biked streets and bridges, and to make recommendations for improving bike safety in these areas and other locations in the City.Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0926-2023 *Amanda Farías  Requiring the dept of transportation to conduct an annual study on bicycle activity.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Transportation to conduct and submit to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council and post on its website an annual study on cycling activity in the City for the previous year. The study would require the department to identify information such as the most frequently biked streets and bridges, and to make recommendations for improving bike safety in these areas and other locations in the City.Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0927-2023 *Jennifer Gutiérrez  Establishing a task force to study the feasibility of building charging stations for bicycles with electric assist to be used by food delivery workers.IntroductionThis bill would establish a task force to determine whether and where charging stations for bicycles with electric assist can be built for exclusive use by food delivery workers. The task force will review the cost of building and operating the charging stations, including whether some or all of that cost can be borne by third party courier services or third party delivery services; where such charging stations should be located; whether the operation of the charging stations would best be done by third parties; whether charging station use could be limited to the class of food delivery workers; whether food delivery workers can use the charging stations for free or at low cost; and the way in which such charging stations can mitigate fire risk caused by the lithium-ion batteries contained in bicycles with electric assist.Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0927-2023 *Jennifer Gutiérrez  Establishing a task force to study the feasibility of building charging stations for bicycles with electric assist to be used by food delivery workers.IntroductionThis bill would establish a task force to determine whether and where charging stations for bicycles with electric assist can be built for exclusive use by food delivery workers. The task force will review the cost of building and operating the charging stations, including whether some or all of that cost can be borne by third party courier services or third party delivery services; where such charging stations should be located; whether the operation of the charging stations would best be done by third parties; whether charging station use could be limited to the class of food delivery workers; whether food delivery workers can use the charging stations for free or at low cost; and the way in which such charging stations can mitigate fire risk caused by the lithium-ion batteries contained in bicycles with electric assist.Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available