What's happening
This bill requires New York City to replace any public parking spaces eliminated for bus lanes or capital projects and hold public hearings before removal.
Why it matters
Directly links bus lane and capital project expansions to parking concerns by requiring a “one-for-one” replacement of lost public parking spaces within a one-block radius. , potentially making it harder to reallocate street space for transit or street redesigns without first finding equivalent parking nearby.
Mandates robust public notice and local participation before any parking removal. , including hearings within the affected community board and multiple forms of notification, which could slow down or complicate transportation and street improvement projects.
Could limit flexibility for city planners and transit agencies. by imposing strict replacement requirements for any parking lost after November 1, 2017, potentially increasing project costs or making some transit improvements (like bus lanes) more difficult to implement.
Responds to concerns of residents and businesses about the impact of transit and infrastructure projects on parking availability. , giving those stakeholders more influence and formal input in the process, but possibly at the expense of broader citywide mobility or sustainability goals.
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Replace Lost Parking Spaces
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Senator · Senate District 17
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History
- Referred to transportation
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STATE OF NEW YORK
8437
IN SENATE
May 7, 2018
Introduced by Sen. FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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 (n) to read as follows:
(n) 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 by placing notice in a newspaper and on the website of a newspaper that has a general circulation in the geographic area, by posting a copy of such notice in not less than five public places in the impacted area, and placing such 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 newspaper and on the website of a newspaper that has a general circulation in the geographic area, by posting a copy of such notice in not less than five public places in the impacted area, and placing such 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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Title of bill
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
Purpose
To require the City of New York provide an equal number of parking spots to the number of spots which are eliminated in order to accommodate an SBS lane
Summary of provisions
Section 1 Amends Section 1111-C of the Vehicle and Traffic Law to add a new subdivision (M) to require that the City of New York dedicate an equal quantity of publicly available parking spots within a one block radius for each parking spot that is eliminated or removed by a desig- nated bus lane. The City of New York must convene no less than one public hearing within the bounds of the community board affected, no less than thirty days prior to consider alternative parking placements. The City of New York would also have to provide a minimum of fourteen days notice prior to the public hearing, in a local newspaper, public buildings and on the agency responsible for the project.
Section 2 Amends subdivision 2 of Section 1642 of the Vehicle and Traf- fic Law to require that the City of New York convene no less than one public hearing within the bounds of the community board affected, no less than thirty days prior to consider alternative parking placements. The City of New York would also have to provide a minimum of fourteen days notice prior to the public hearing, in a local newspaper, public buildings and on the agency responsible for the project.
Justification
Many local businesses across New York City depend on access to parking. When the introduction of a Select Bus Service (SBS) is created at the expense of parking spots, it is the local businesses and residents who are negatively impacted. Parking spots are already at premium in New York City, so the removal of additional spots to accommodate SBS lanes would be devastating to local businesses who are already struggling with fierce online competition. Small businesses rely on accessible parking for their customers and their removal would further hurt customer access to these businesses.
This legislation would mandate that any parking spots which are removed to accommodate an SBS lane, that the City of New York must provide the same number of parking spots within a one block radius.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
None to State.
Effective date
Immediately, with provisions.
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