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S5558Senate2017-2018 SessionSame asA7174

Lower Speed Limits Allowed

Official title

“Authorizes the town of East Hampton to reduce the maximum speed limit along certain designated streets in such town”

Sponsor Kenneth P. LaValleSD-1Affects Transportation
Status
In Assembly Committee
Transportation
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 5 of 7

In Assembly · Transportation

What's happening

This bill allows East Hampton to lower speed limits on specific streets to as low as 20 miles per hour.

Why it matters

  1. Targeted Traffic Safety. By allowing speed limits as low as 20 mph on specific streets, the bill aims to address local safety concerns—particularly in areas with high pedestrian, cyclist, or residential presence—potentially reducing accidents and injuries.

  2. Local Control and Flexibility. The measure grants the East Hampton town board more direct authority to tailor speed limits to the unique needs of their community, rather than being bound by broader state minimums.

  3. Potential Quality-of-Life Improvements. Lower speed limits can reduce noise, make neighborhoods more walkable, and generally improve the daily experience for residents, especially families and vulnerable road users.

  4. Precedent for Other Communities. If successful, this approach could encourage other towns to seek similar powers, influencing broader state policy on local speed regulation and community-driven traffic calming.

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Lower Speed Limits Allowed

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Kenneth P. LaValle

Senator · Senate District 1

Chair, Higher Education

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History

  1. Referred to transportation
  2. Delivered to assembly
  3. Passed senateVote 61–0
  4. Home rule request
  5. Advanced to third reading
  6. 2nd report cal.
  7. 1st report cal.680
  8. Referred to local government
  9. Returned to senate
  10. Died in assembly
  11. Referred to transportation
  12. Delivered to assembly
Show 6 earlier actions
  1. Passed senateVote 63–0
  2. Home rule request
  3. Advanced to third reading
  4. 2nd report cal.
  5. 1st report cal.800
  6. Referred to local government

Companion bill

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A7174Assembly

Lower East Hampton Speed Limits

In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Fred Thiele

Impact 3 · Low0% to pass

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

S. 5558 A. 7174

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

SENATE - ASSEMBLY

April 12, 2017

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT authorizing the town of East Hampton to reduce the maximum speed limit along certain designated streets in such town to not less than

20 miles per hour

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Notwithstanding any general, special or local law or code to the contrary, the town board of the town of East Hampton in Suffolk county, subject to the limitations imposed by sections 1624 and 1684 of the vehicle and traffic law may by local law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation establish maximum speed limits at not less than twenty miles per hour on any portion of the following streets within such town: Indian Hill Road, Miller Lane and Miller Lane East and Miller Lane West, Bluff Road, Mako Lane, Marine Boulevard, Atlantic Avenue, Main Street (Wainscott), Wainscott Stone Road, and Indian Wells Highway.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD10910-02-7

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Sponsor's memo

Title of bill

An act authorizing the town of East Hampton to reduce the maximum speed limit along certain designated streets in such town to not less than 20 miles per hour

Purpose

To authorize the Town Board of the Town of East Hampton in Suffolk County, to establish maximum speed limits at not less than 20 miles per hour on any portion of Indian Hill Road, Miller Lane and Miller Lane East and Miller Lane West, Bluff Road, Mako Lane, Marine Boulevard, Atlantic Avenue, Main Street (Wainscott), Wainscott Stone Road, and Indian Wells Highway located in the Town of East Hampton.

Summary of provisions

Authorizes the East Hampton Town Board to enact local laws to reduce speed limits on certain roads within the Town's jurisdiction.

Justification

The Town of East Hampton is a quiet residential Town on eastern Long Island. The quaint hamlets are home to numerous small shops, restaurants and sightseeing venues that are situated on narrow and congested roadways, so driver and pedestrian safety is of the utmost importance. Traffic calming measures may not always be a feasible option in these areas due to the landscaping configurations and desired community character. As such, the best way to achieve the safest streets possible for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians in the Town of East Hampton is to lower the speed limits in some areas under the town's jurisdiction.

Legislative history

2015-16: A.4263 -A/S.2928 -A

Fiscal implications

None to the State.

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.

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