NYC Council Introduction 1030

intro.nyc/1030-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Requiring the department of transportation to mail notices to, and receive comments from, residents, businesses, and organizations along the route of a proposed bicycle lane project.
Status: Committee Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsored by Linda Lee
Introduced: September 12, 2024

This bill would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to mail notices to each mailing address along the route of a proposed bicycle lane project prior to installing or removing a bicycle lane. Residents, organizations, and businesses would be afforded fifteen days, from the notice’s postmark, to submit comments and recommendations regarding the bicycle lane to DOT. DOT would be required to consider these comments and could choose to incorporate such comments into its plan.