STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2453 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 20, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMOTAS -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Cities AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the establishment of specific criteria for the evaluation and placement of traffic control signals The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 "Stefan's law". 3 § 2. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by 4 adding a new section 19-180.2 to read as follows: 5 § 19-180.2 Traffic control signals. The department shall establish a 6 process by which it evaluates the need for traffic control signals to be 7 placed at intersections within the city. Criteria to be included in such 8 process shall include, but shall not be limited to, motor vehicle and 9 pedestrian traffic volumes, visibility for both motor vehicle operators 10 and pedestrians, any unique characteristics relevant to the location in 11 question, proximity of existing traffic control signals to the location 12 in question, average vehicular speeds, the frequency and types of acci- 13 dents involving motor vehicles and pedestrians, including damage to 14 property, at specific intersections based upon information and statis- 15 tics provided by the police department and insurance companies, the 16 likely presence of school children and bicyclists and the ability to 17 appropriately control traffic flow by implementing other traffic control 18 techniques, such as speed bumps or speed limit signs. Whenever the 19 department undertakes such evaluation following the request of an indi- 20 vidual, group or organization for the installation of a traffic control 21 signal at a particular intersection and such request is denied after the 22 completion of such evaluation, the department shall provide a written 23 finding to such individual, group or organization upon request detailing 24 the results of the evaluation upon which its determination was based. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04202-01-7

A. 2453 2 1 Such written finding shall be provided within ten business days of such 2 request, with copies sent to the member of the state assembly and state 3 senator in whose district such evaluated intersection is located. 4 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 5 have become a law, provided that any administrative actions, including 6 the promulgation of rules, necessary to implement the provisions of this 7 act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be taken and 8 completed on or before such effective date.

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