Assembly Bill A973

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to implementing dedicated crossing times at all major thoroughfares in the city of New York

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A973 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add ยง19-192, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9473
2017-2018: A3385
2019-2020: A1833

2015-A973 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to implementing dedicated crossing times at all major thoroughfares in the city of New York.

2015-A973 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   973

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Cities

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
  relation to dedicated crossing times for pedestrians

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
by adding a new section 19-192 to read as follows:
  S 19-192 DEDICATED CROSSING TIMES FOR PEDESTRIANS. A. THE COMMISSIONER
SHALL DIRECT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DEDICATED CROSSING TIMES  FOR  PEDES-
TRIANS ON ALL MAJOR THOROUGHFARES IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
  B. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  (1)  "DEDICATED CROSSING TIMES" SHALL MEAN INTERVALS OF SPECIFIC DURA-
TION, SIGNALED BY TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES, DURING  WHICH  ALL  VEHICULAR
TRAFFIC  IS STOPPED AND PEDESTRIANS MAY WALK ACROSS MAJOR THOROUGHFARES.
THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE DURATION  OF  INTERVALS
AT EACH MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.
  (2)  "MAJOR  THOROUGHFARES" SHALL MEAN ANY STREET OR INTERSECTION THAT
EXPERIENCES HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02891-02-5

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