New York S 1539: Relates to notification and hearings for proposed construction or removal of bicycle lanes or racks

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S01539 Summary:

BILL NOS01539 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01060

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SPONSORSEPULVEDA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §19-159.9, NYC Ad Cd

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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.

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BILL NOS01539 

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01/10/2025REFERRED TO CITIES 1

01/28/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CITIES 1

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1539

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 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:

 1 Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
 2 by adding a new section 19-159.9 to read as follows:
 3 § 19-159.9 Notification of bicycle lane or rack construction or
 4 removal. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms
 5 shall have the following meanings:
 6 1. "Affected council member" means the council member or members whose
 7 districts would contain a proposed bicycle lane or bicycle rack that is
 8 to be constructed or removed.
 9 2. "Affected community board" means a community board or boards whose
 10 districts would contain a proposed bicycle lane or bicycle rack that is
 11 to be constructed or removed.
 12 3. "Bicycle lane" means a portion of the roadway that has been marked
 13 off or separated for the preferential or exclusive use of bicycles.
 14 4. "Bicycle rack" means a fixed-in-place stand, solidly anchored to
 15 the ground or other fixed object, which allows a bicycle to lean against
 16 it in an upright position with both wheels on a level surface.
 17 b. When the department intends to construct or remove a bicycle lane
 18 or bicycle rack, the department shall provide notice through electronic
 19 and written means to the affected council member of the affected council
 20 district, the state senator of the affected senate district, the member
 21 of the assembly of the affected assembly district and the district
 22 manager of the affected community board prior to the construction or
 23 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

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 1 ninety days before the department constructs or removes such lane or
 2 rack.
 3 c. The department shall present its plan at a public hearing held by
 4 an affected community board within forty-five days of the department
 5 sending the notice required under subdivision b of this section. If
 6 changes are made to such plan, it shall present the plan again at a
 7 public hearing within forty-five days. The community shall be allowed to
 8 provide input on such plans and the department shall not construct or
 9 remove a bicycle lane or bicycle rack until forty-five days after the
 10 final public hearing.
 11 d. The department shall consider comments from any public hearings and
 12 may incorporate changes, where appropriate, into its bicycle lane or
 13 bicycle rack plan or cancel plans for construction or removal of such
 14 lane or rack if it determines that such lane or rack would be inappro-
 15 priate.
 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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