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Enables safe access to public roads for all users by utilizing complete street design principles
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Sean Ryan
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BILL NUMBER:S764
Title of bill
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to enabling safe access to public roads for all users by utilizing complete street design principles
Purpose
To include, when possible, complete street design features in resurfacing, maintenance and pavement recycling projects and further enable safe access to public roads for all users
Summary of provisions
Section 1: amends subdivision (a) of section 331 of the highway law to include complete streets design features in resurfacing, maintenance and pavement recycling projects that are subject to the department of transportation's oversight.
Section 2: sets the effective date for this act.
Justification
New York State's Compete Street Law, which requires the Department of Transportation to consider the convenient access and mobility on the road network by all users of all ages, including motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transportation users through the use of complete street design features, only applies to projects classified as construction, reconstruction or rehabilitation. The law specifically excludes projects classified as resurfacing, maintenance and pavement recycling, which dramatically decreases the projects in which complete-streets design features are used.
As a result of the state Department of Transportation's Preservation First policy, nearly 80 percent of transportation funding and numerous road projects exclude pedestrian and bicycling infrastructure, according to the Tri-State Transportation Campaign. This exclusion of a key component of complete-streets design runs contrary to the original intent of the state's Complete Streets law, and this bill would address the issue and strengthen the law.
By reforming our state's Complete Streets law, this legislation would make dangerous intersections and roadways safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. It would ensure our children have safer routes to school and provide local families with more opportunities to walk and bike safely.
Legislative history
2013-14: S.6340 REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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