The New York City Council - File #: Int 0322-2018

• File #: Int 0322-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Street design checklist.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Laid Over in Committee
• File created: 1/31/2018
• In control: Committee on Transportation
• On agenda: 1/31/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a street design checklist
• Sponsors: Ydanis A. Rodriguez, Costa G. Constantinides, Corey D. Johnson
• Indexes: Agency Rule-making Required, Oversight

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
1/31/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
1/31/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 322

By Council Members Rodriguez, Constantinides and The Speaker (Council Member Johnson)

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a street design checklist
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:


Section 1. Subchapter 1 of chapter 1 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-182.2 to read as follows:
? 19-182.2 Street design checklist. a. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
ADA. The term "ADA" the Americans with Disabilities Act, title 42 of the United States code section 12101 et seq., and any regulations promulgated thereunder, as such act and regulations may be amended.
ADA accessibility. The term "ADA accessibility" means compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act pursuant to part 36 of title 28 of the code of federal regulations and any subsequent provisions.
Arterial street design. The term "arterial street design" means street design for high-capacity streets under the jurisdiction of the department serving as the principal network of through-traffic flow.
Class 1 protected bicycle lane. The term "class 1 protected bicycle lane" means a path intended for the use of bicycles that is physically separated from motorized vehicle traffic by an open space or barrier and either within the roadway or within an independent right-of-way.
Narrow vehicle lane. The term "narrow vehicle lane" means a vehicular lane that is no more than 10 feet wide.
Pedestrian safety island. The term "pedestrian safety island" means a raised area located at a crosswalk that serves as pedestrian refuge separating traffic lanes or directions.
Signal-protected pedestrian crossing. The term "signal-protected pedestrian crossing" means any pedestrian crossing that allows pedestrians an exclusive interval in which to cross.
Signal retiming. The term ...