File #: Int 0079-2024    Version: * Name: Installation of pedestrian lighting fixtures.
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
Committee: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
On agenda: 2/8/2024
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to installation of pedestrian lighting fixtures
Sponsors: Lincoln Restler, Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Shekar Krishnan, Erik D. Bottcher, Kalman Yeger , Lynn C. Schulman, Jennifer Gutiérrez, Crystal Hudson, Sandy Nurse, Shahana K. Hanif, Farah N. Louis, Christopher Marte, Pierina Ana Sanchez, Tiffany Cabán, Kevin C. Riley, Julie Won, Nantasha M. Williams, Carlina Rivera , Darlene Mealy, Kristy Marmorato, Joann Ariola , (in conjunction with the Brooklyn Borough Presiden
Council Member Sponsors: 21
Summary: This bill would require the commissioner of transportation to install lighting fixtures specifically designed to illuminate sidewalks for pedestrians in no fewer than 500 commercial corridors per year, until the entire sidewalk in each commercial corridor is illuminated to a minimum of 1 footcandle (11 lux). If possible, at least 450 of the selected commercial corridors must be contiguous to at least one other commercial corridor that either has been selected for installation of pedestrian lighting fixtures in the same year or already has sufficient lighting.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 79, 2. Int. No. 79, 3. February 8, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-8-24

Int. No. 79

 

By Council Members Restler, Brooks-Powers, Krishnan, Bottcher, Yeger, Schulman, Gutiérrez, Hudson, Nurse, Hanif, Louis, Marte, Sanchez, Cabán, Riley, Won, Williams, Rivera, Mealy, Marmorato and Ariola (in conjunction with the Brooklyn Borough President)

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to installation of pedestrian lighting fixtures

 

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 19-188.3 to read as follows:

§ 19-188.3 Pedestrian Lighting. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

Commercial corridor. The term “commercial corridor” means a block located within a commercial district or overlay, as established by the zoning resolution.

Pedestrian lighting fixture. The term “pedestrian lighting fixture” means a lighting fixture specifically designed to illuminate sidewalks for pedestrians.

Sufficient lighting. The term “sufficient lighting” means that the level of illumination is at least 1 footcandle (11 lux), measured at the level of the walking surface, along the entire length of sidewalk within the commercial corridor.

b. Each year, the commissioner shall install pedestrian lighting fixtures in no fewer than 500 commercial corridors until each commercial corridor has sufficient lighting. To the extent possible, no fewer than 450 of such commercial corridors shall be contiguous to at least 1 other commercial corridor that either (i) has been selected for installation of pedestrian lighting fixtures in the same year or (ii) already has sufficient lighting.

c. The commissioner may cease installing pedestrian lighting fixtures once every commercial corridor has sufficient lighting.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

 

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