What's happening
This bill requires the New York City Transit Authority to notify affected community boards of substantial service changes to transit or bus lines.
Why it matters
Increases Community Awareness. By requiring notification to affected community boards, the bill ensures that local residents and leaders are made aware of significant transit or bus service changes that might impact their daily commutes, neighborhood accessibility, or local businesses.
Enables Local Input. Early notification gives community boards a chance to respond, advocate, or organize around proposed service changes, potentially influencing decisions or preparing mitigation strategies for disruptions.
Promotes Transparency and Accountability. Mandating that the Transit Authority notify not only citywide officials but also the specific communities affected creates a more transparent process and may lead to better consideration of local needs.
Addresses Historical Gaps in Notification. Previously, only higher levels of city government were guaranteed notification. Including community boards helps close an information gap that has historically left neighborhoods out of the loop on important transit decisions.
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Notify Boards of Transit Changes
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History
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–1
- Ordered to third reading cal.1957
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to transportation
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Notify Community Boards on Transit
In Assembly Committee · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions · Sponsor William Colton
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STATE OF NEW YORK
8130
IN SENATE
April 6, 2018
Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring that notice be given to the community boards when there is a change in service furnished upon the rapid transit facilities or the omnibus line facilities of the New York city transit authority
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 1205 of the public authorities law, as added by chapter 717 of the laws of 1967, is amended to read as follows:
4. From and after March first, nineteen hundred sixty-eight, no substantial or general change in the levels of service furnished upon the rapid transit facilities or the omnibus line facilities of the authority shall be instituted except upon not less than thirty days' written notice to the mayor [and to], the board of estimate and the community board whose area of jurisdiction includes the rapid transit facility or omnibus line facility upon which such change of service was furnished.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring that notice be given to the community boards when there is a change in service furnished upon the rapid transit facilities or the omnibus line facilities of the New York city transit authority
Purpose or general idea of bill
To give community boards advance notice when service cuts are made in their districts. This hill would give the affected community boards more time to prepare comments in response to the cuts and inform the communi- ty on their impact.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 1205 of the public authorities law is amended to include the community board as an entity the authority is required to give thirty days written notice to when service cuts are scheduled for their district.
Justification
Under current law, the New York city transit authority is not required to give community boards notice when there is a substantial or general change in the levels of service provided by the authority.
Reductions in transportation service can severely disrupt the lives of commuters that rely on public transportation to get to school or their place of employment. Community boards serve as a mediator between those that reside within their respective district and the various levels of city government. It is crucial that the affected community boards are given time to respond and prepare their districts for potential cuts in service.
Prior legislative history
2013-14: A.1470/Corps 2011-12: A.1169/Corps 2009-10; A.11115/Corps
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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