NY State Senate Bill 2025-S1539

Senate Bill S1539

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to notification and hearings for proposed construction or removal of bicycle lanes or racks

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities 1 Committee

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Jan 10, 2025	referred to cities 1

2025-S1539 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1060
Current Committee:: Senate Cities 1
Law Section:: New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:: Add §19-159.9, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S6929, A7885
2023-2024: S4330, A3938

2025-S1539 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to notification and hearings for proposed construction or removal of bicycle lanes or racks; requires a presentation at a public hearing when the department of transportation proposes to construct or remove a bicycle lane or rack; defines terms.

2025-S1539 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1539

SPONSOR: SEPULVEDA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to notification and hearings for proposed construction or
removal of bicycle lanes or racks

 
PURPOSE:

To require the New York City Department of Transportation to provide
electronic and written notification to the community board and local
elected officials when there will be a new bicycle lane or rack
constructed or removed. Additionally, the department will be required to
provide a presentation to the community board and consider comments from
the community before implementation of said plan.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the administrative code of the city of New York to add
a new section 19-159.9 that requires NYC DOT to provide a ninety day

notification to the affected city council, state senate, assembly
member, and district manager of the affected community board when the
department is constructing or removing a new bicycle lane or rack.

Section 1 also requires NYC DOT to present a plan at a public hearing
held by the affected community within forty-five days of the department
sending notice or any time changes are made to the originally proposed
plan. The department shall consider comments from the public hearings
and may incorporate changes where appropriate to do so.

Section 2 sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Community boards and community members alike are becoming increasingly
concerned about the implementation of incoming bicycle lanes and racks
across the Bronx. Concerns include the decrease of parking spaces for
community members, an increase in traffic congestion, issues with load-
ing and unloading children from school buses, and accessibility concerns
during emergencies.

This legislation would require the NYC Department of Transportation to
work with the community when implementing new bike lanes and racks.
While it is vital that we keep cyclists safe, it is also important to
strike a healthy balance to accommodate community concerns. This legis-
lation aims to continually develop relationships between the NYC DOT and
the community which it serves.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S.4330A of 2023-2024; Amend and recommit to transportation, print number
4330A.

S. 6929 of 2021-22: New Bill, Referred to Cities

 
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

N/A

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S1539 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1539
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
   relation to notification and hearings  for  proposed  construction  or
   removal of bicycle lanes or racks

   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 19-159.9 to read as follows:
   §  19-159.9  NOTIFICATION  OF  BICYCLE  LANE  OR  RACK CONSTRUCTION OR
 REMOVAL.  A. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE  FOLLOWING  TERMS
 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "AFFECTED COUNCIL MEMBER" MEANS THE COUNCIL MEMBER OR MEMBERS WHOSE
 DISTRICTS  WOULD CONTAIN A PROPOSED BICYCLE LANE OR BICYCLE RACK THAT IS
 TO BE CONSTRUCTED OR REMOVED.
   2. "AFFECTED COMMUNITY BOARD" MEANS A COMMUNITY BOARD OR BOARDS  WHOSE
 DISTRICTS  WOULD CONTAIN A PROPOSED BICYCLE LANE OR BICYCLE RACK THAT IS
 TO BE CONSTRUCTED OR REMOVED.
   3. "BICYCLE LANE" MEANS A PORTION OF THE ROADWAY THAT HAS BEEN  MARKED
 OFF OR SEPARATED FOR THE PREFERENTIAL OR EXCLUSIVE USE OF BICYCLES.
   4.  "BICYCLE  RACK"  MEANS A FIXED-IN-PLACE STAND, SOLIDLY ANCHORED TO
 THE GROUND OR OTHER FIXED OBJECT, WHICH ALLOWS A BICYCLE TO LEAN AGAINST
 IT IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION WITH BOTH WHEELS ON A LEVEL SURFACE.
   B. WHEN THE DEPARTMENT INTENDS TO CONSTRUCT OR REMOVE A  BICYCLE  LANE
 OR  BICYCLE RACK, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE THROUGH ELECTRONIC
 AND WRITTEN MEANS TO THE AFFECTED COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE AFFECTED COUNCIL
 DISTRICT, THE STATE SENATOR OF THE AFFECTED SENATE DISTRICT, THE  MEMBER
 OF  THE  ASSEMBLY  OF  THE  AFFECTED  ASSEMBLY DISTRICT AND THE DISTRICT
 MANAGER OF THE AFFECTED COMMUNITY BOARD PRIOR  TO  THE  CONSTRUCTION  OR
 REMOVAL  OF  SUCH  LANE  OR RACK. SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE PROVIDED AT LEAST
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02369-01-5
 S. 1539                             2

 
 NINETY DAYS BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT CONSTRUCTS OR  REMOVES  SUCH  LANE  OR
 RACK.
   C.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL PRESENT ITS PLAN AT A PUBLIC HEARING HELD BY
 AN AFFECTED COMMUNITY BOARD WITHIN FORTY-FIVE  DAYS  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT
 SENDING  THE  NOTICE  REQUIRED  UNDER  SUBDIVISION B OF THIS SECTION. IF
 CHANGES ARE MADE TO SUCH PLAN, IT SHALL PRESENT  THE  PLAN  AGAIN  AT  A
 PUBLIC HEARING WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS. THE COMMUNITY SHALL BE ALLOWED TO
 PROVIDE  INPUT  ON  SUCH PLANS AND THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT CONSTRUCT OR
 REMOVE A BICYCLE LANE OR BICYCLE RACK UNTIL FORTY-FIVE  DAYS  AFTER  THE
 FINAL PUBLIC HEARING.
   D. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSIDER COMMENTS FROM ANY PUBLIC HEARINGS AND
 MAY  INCORPORATE  CHANGES,  WHERE  APPROPRIATE, INTO ITS BICYCLE LANE OR
 BICYCLE RACK PLAN OR CANCEL PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR  REMOVAL  OF  SUCH
 LANE  OR  RACK IF IT DETERMINES THAT SUCH LANE OR RACK WOULD BE INAPPRO-
 PRIATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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