File #: Int 0468-2024    Version: * Name: Department of transportation posting information on traffic control device and speed reducer requests on its website.
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
Committee: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
On agenda: 2/28/2024
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of New York, in relation to the department of transportation posting information on traffic control device and speed reducer requests on its website
Sponsors: Nantasha M. Williams, Kalman Yeger , Julie Won, Yusef Salaam, Shahana K. Hanif, Althea V. Stevens, Shaun Abreu, Julie Menin, Linda Lee, Kamillah Hanks, Chi A. Ossé, Susan Zhuang, Christopher Marte, Sandy Nurse, Justin L. Brannan, Tiffany Cabán, Alexa Avilés, Shekar Krishnan, Robert F. Holden, Eric Dinowitz, Kevin C. Riley, Sandra Ung, Carmen N. De La Rosa, Amanda Farías, Farah N. Louis, Crystal Hudson, Chris Banks, Mercedes Narcisse, James F. Gennaro, Lincoln Restler, Rita C. Joseph, Jennifer Gutiérrez, Lynn C. Schulman, Keith Powers , Pierina Ana Sanchez, Erik D. Bottcher, Inna Vernikov, Joann Ariola , Vickie Paladino, Joseph C. Borelli, David M. Carr
Council Member Sponsors: 41
Summary: This bill would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to post certain information regarding the status of traffic control device and speed reducer requests on its website, thus making the information accessible to the public. The required website would include, but need not be limited to, the following information: case number, general topic, issue, status, resolution, reason for approval or denial of traffic control device, and if approved, the timeline for completion of the traffic control device request.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 468, 2. Int. No. 468, 3. February 28, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-28-24

Int. No. 468

 

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, Vernikov, Ariola, Paladino, Borelli and Carr

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code 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. No later than November 1, 2023, the commissioner shall make available on a website information regarding traffic control device and speed reducer requests. The website must be searchable by case number and address.

b. For each request the website shall include, but need not be limited to, the following information:

1. Case number;

2. General topic;

3. Issue;

4. Status;

5. Resolution;

6. Reason for approval or denial of the request; and

7. If approved, the timeline for completion of request.

c. The commissioner shall update the website as soon as practicable upon any update or change to a request.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

 

Session 13

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1/22/24

 

Session 12

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LS #6856

4/12/23 10:20am