NYC Council Introduction 928

intro.nyc/0928-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session Mayor's Desk for Signature
Requiring the DOT to conduct a pilot project on the use of cool pavement.
Sponsored by Sandy Nurse
Introduced: May 23, 2024

This bill would require the department of transportation, in consultation with the department of health and mental hygiene, the department of environmental protection, and the office of long-term planning and sustainability, to conduct a pilot project on the use of cool pavement. Cool pavement is pavement or pavement coatings designed to keep temperatures cooler than traditional asphalt. The pilot will begin September 2026 and include at least one neighborhood in each borough that has high summer surface temperatures and low median income. The department of transportation must then submit a report to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council on the results of the pilot project.

Approved by Committee October 9, 2025

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Votes 8:0:0
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Affirmative)
Joann Ariola (Affirmative)
Chris Banks (Affirmative)
Carmen N. De La Rosa (Affirmative)
Amanda Farías (Affirmative)
Farah N. Louis (Affirmative)
Mercedes Narcisse (Affirmative)
Julie Won (Affirmative)

Approved by Council October 9, 2025

Votes 49:0:0
Adrienne E. Adams (Affirmative)
Diana I. Ayala (Affirmative)
Shaun Abreu (Affirmative)
Joann Ariola (Affirmative)
Alexa Avilés (Affirmative)
Chris Banks (Affirmative)
Erik D. Bottcher (Affirmative)
Justin L. Brannan (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Affirmative)
Tiffany Cabán (Affirmative)
David M. Carr (Affirmative)
Carmen N. De La Rosa (Affirmative)
Eric Dinowitz (Affirmative)
Amanda Farías (Affirmative)
Simcha Felder (Affirmative)
Oswald Feliz (Affirmative)
James F. Gennaro (Affirmative)
Jennifer Gutiérrez (Affirmative)
Shahana K. Hanif (Affirmative)
Kamillah Hanks (Affirmative)
Robert F. Holden (Affirmative)
Crystal Hudson (Affirmative)
Rita C. Joseph (Affirmative)
Shekar Krishnan (Affirmative)
Linda Lee (Affirmative)
Farah N. Louis (Affirmative)
Kristy Marmorato (Affirmative)
Christopher Marte (Affirmative)
Darlene Mealy (Affirmative)
Julie Menin (Affirmative)
Frank Morano (Affirmative)
Francisco P. Moya (Affirmative)
Mercedes Narcisse (Affirmative)
Sandy Nurse (Affirmative)
Chi A. Ossé (Affirmative)
Vickie Paladino (Affirmative)
Keith Powers (Affirmative)
Lincoln Restler (Affirmative)
Kevin C. Riley (Affirmative)
Yusef Salaam (Affirmative)
Rafael Salamanca, Jr. (Absent)
Pierina Ana Sanchez (Affirmative)
Lynn C. Schulman (Affirmative)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)
Sandra Ung (Affirmative)
Inna Vernikov (Affirmative)
Nantasha M. Williams (Affirmative)
Julie Won (Affirmative)
Susan Zhuang (Affirmative)