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This bill requires New York City to replace any public parking spaces removed for bus lanes or capital projects and hold public hearings before eliminating such spaces.
Why it matters
Limits the loss of public parking spaces. by requiring New York City to create new parking spots within a one-block radius for every space removed due to bus lanes or city capital projects, ensuring that local residents and businesses maintain access to parking.
Strengthens community input. by mandating at least one public hearing in the affected community before any parking spaces can be removed, giving residents and stakeholders a formal opportunity to voice concerns and suggest alternatives.
Increases transparency and accountability. by obligating city agencies to provide at least 14 days’ public notice about hearings on their websites, making it harder for changes to be made with little public awareness or input.
Could slow down transit and infrastructure projects. by adding procedural requirements and possible opposition from residents, thus potentially impacting the speed and efficiency of public transit expansions or street redesigns.
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Replace Lost Parking Spaces
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Replace Lost Parking Spaces
In Senate Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
8858
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
December 22, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to offsetting publicly available parking spaces replaced by designated bus lanes or removed by capital projects in the city of New York and requiring a public hearing to be held prior to eliminating such parking spaces
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 1111-c of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision (m) to read as follows:
(m) 1. The city of New York shall offset each publicly available commercial or residential parking space replaced by a designated bus lane in any bus rapid transit program route implemented after November first, two thousand seventeen by dedicating an equal quantity of publicly available commercial or residential parking spaces within a one block radius for each parking space that is eliminated or removed.
2. Prior to eliminating or removing any publicly available commercial or residential parking space, the city of New York shall convene no less than one public hearing within the bounds of the community board affected no less than thirty days prior to such determination to consider alternative parking replacements. The city of New York shall provide a minimum of fourteen days' notice before each hearing, placing notice in a prominent location on the public website of the agency with primary responsibility for managing the project.
§ 2. Paragraph 2 of subdivision (a) of section 1642 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended to read as follows:
2. (i) Parking, standing, stopping and backing of vehicles; provided, however, that any city having a population of one million or more shall dedicate an equal quantity of publicly available commercial or residential parking spaces for each parking space eliminated or removed by a capital project initiated after November first, two thousand seventeen.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(ii) Prior to eliminating or removing any publicly available commercial or residential parking space, the city of New York shall convene no less than one public hearing within the bounds of the community board affected no less than thirty days prior to such determination to consider alternative parking replacements. The city of New York shall provide a minimum of fourteen days' notice before each hearing by placing notice in a prominent location on the public website of the agency with primary responsibility for managing the project.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that the amendments to section 1111-c of the vehicle and traffic law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
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