Assembly Bill A3385

2017-2018 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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2017-A3385 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §19-196, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9473
2015-2016: A973
2019-2020: A1833

2017-A3385 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-A3385 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3385
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. M. G. 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 19-196 to read as follows:
   § 19-196 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02783-01-7

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