What's happening
This bill requires public authorities providing surface bus transportation in Queens to conduct security audits and develop plans to increase routes and ridership.
Why it matters
Requires a thorough security review. By mandating a security audit in cooperation with the NYPD, the bill aims to address safety concerns for bus riders in Queens, potentially leading to tangible improvements in crime prevention and rider confidence.
Directs public authorities to submit actionable recommendations. The resulting report must include specific suggestions for enhancing safety, bringing accountability and transparency to the process and enabling legislative oversight.
Pushes for service expansion and increased ridership. Authorities are tasked with not just maintaining but actively growing bus service, which could improve transit equity, reduce congestion, and provide better access to jobs and services for Queens residents.
Establishes clear timelines for action. With deadlines for both the security audit (2020) and the ridership plan (2022), the bill creates enforceable milestones, ensuring these initiatives are prioritized rather than indefinitely delayed.
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Audit Queens Bus Security
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4654
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 3, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. TITUS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LAVINE -read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to public authority accountability and security
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 2933 to read as follows:
§ 2933. Public authority accountability and security. Any public authority which provides surface bus transportation, or contracts for the provision of surface bus transportation, in the county of Queens shall:
1. In cooperation with the police department of the city of New York, perform a security audit of all its surface bus transportation routes within the county of Queens, and shall make a report with recommendations as to how it may provide for the increased safety and security of its riders, to both the senate and assembly standing committees on corporations, authorities and commissions, on or before March fifteenth, two thousand twenty; and
2. Develop and implement a plan to increase routes and ridership of such surface bus transportation provided within the county of Queens by January fifteenth, two thousand twenty-two.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02651-01-7
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