What's happening
This bill authorizes Yonkers to create transportation improvement districts to enhance transit in key city areas.
Why it matters
Targets Congestion and Accessibility. By allowing Yonkers to create transportation improvement districts in specific critical areas (like Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers Raceway, waterfronts, and neighborhood corridors), the bill aims to address congestion and improve access to business and residential zones that are key to the city’s economy and daily life.
Empowers Local Decision-Making. The legislation gives the Yonkers City Council the authority to establish and manage these districts, enabling tailored solutions that reflect local needs and priorities rather than a one-size-fits-all state approach.
Potential for Economic and Community Revitalization. Enhancing transportation in targeted corridors can make these areas more attractive for investment, support job creation, and boost property values, while also making it easier for residents to move around the city for work, school, and leisure.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1583
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 12, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities
AN ACT to authorize the city of Yonkers to establish a transportation improvement district or districts for the purpose of improving transportation in certain critical areas of such city
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, but to the extent practicable, in accordance with the general city law, the city of Yonkers, acting by and through its city council, is hereby authorized to establish and operate a transportation improvement district or transportation improvement districts within such city. The purpose of such district or districts shall be to improve transportation within certain critical areas of the city of Yonkers including, but not limited to the Tuckahoe road corridor, the Yonkers raceway area, the Nepperhan/Saw Mill industrial valley area, the northern and southern waterfront development areas, the Riverdale avenue corridor, the Yonkers avenue corridor and neighborhood commercial corridors.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05279-01-7
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