The New York City Council - File #: Int 1061-2018

• File #: Int 1061-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Installing radar speed display signs in school zones.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Laid Over in Committee
• File created: 8/8/2018
• In control: Committee on Transportation
• On agenda: 8/8/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to installing radar speed display signs in school zones
• Sponsors: Mark Gjonaj , Robert F. Holden, Carlos Menchaca, Andrew Cohen, Kalman Yeger , Eric A. Ulrich, Justin L. Brannan, Margaret S. Chin, Donovan J. Richards, Rory I. Lancman, Deborah L. Rose, Stephen T. Levin, Diana Ayala , Jumaane D. Williams, Barry S. Grodenchik

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/15/2018	*	Committee on Transportation	Hearing Held by Committee
8/15/2018	*	Committee on Transportation	Laid Over by Committee
8/8/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
8/8/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 1061

By Council Members Gjonaj, Holden, Menchaca, Cohen, Yeger, Ulrich, Brannan, Chin, Richards, Lancman, Rose, Levin, Ayala, Williams and Grodenchik

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to installing radar speed display signs in school zones

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Subchapter 3 of chapter 1 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-177.1 to read as follows:

§19-177.1 Installation of radar speed display signs. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meaning:

Radar speed display sign. The term “radar speed display sign” means a traffic control device that uses a radar to determine an oncoming vehicle’s speed and then displays the speed as the vehicle approaches.

School. The term “school” means any buildings, grounds, facilities, property, or portion thereof in which educational instruction is provided to at least 250 students at or below the twelfth grade level.

b. Installation of radar speed display signs around schools. As soon as practicable and by no later than October 31, 2018, the commissioner shall install radar speed display signs so that there is at least one radar speed display sign adjacent to every school in the city.

§2. This local law takes effect immediately.

AM/MN

LS #7644

07/27/18