NYC Council Introduction 928

intro.nyc/0928-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Requiring the DOT to conduct a pilot project on the use of cool pavement.
Status: Laid Over in Committee Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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.