What's happening
This bill requires the New York City Transit Authority to notify community boards of changes to rapid transit or bus service in their area.
Why it matters
Gives local communities a formal voice. By requiring the NYC Transit Authority to notify community boards, the bill ensures that local representatives and residents are aware of and can respond to transit or bus service changes that directly affect their neighborhoods.
Promotes transparency and accountability. Mandating advance written notice (at least 30 days) allows for greater scrutiny of transit decisions, reducing the chance of sudden changes that could disrupt daily routines or community plans.
Supports better planning and feedback. Early notification gives community boards the opportunity to gather input from constituents and potentially advocate for alternatives or adjustments before changes take effect, leading to more responsive transit service.
Recognizes the impact of transit on local life. The amendment acknowledges that changes in public transportation can significantly influence local economies, accessibility, and quality of life, and thus justifies the need for direct community involvement in the process.
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Who cares
New York City community boards
Boards whose districts include an affected subway or bus facility would receive at least 30 days’ written notice before a substantial or general service-level change.
New York City Transit Authority
The authority would have to add affected community boards to the recipients of its required service-change notices.
Subway and bus riders
Riders facing substantial or general service changes would have their local community boards notified at least 30 days before those changes take effect.
Headline styles
Notify Boards on Transit Changes
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
Senator · Senate District 14
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to transportation
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.346
- 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 Boards on Transit Changes
In Assembly Committee · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions · Sponsor William Colton
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3610
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 11, 2019
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 Ives 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
S.8130 of 2018; Passed Senate.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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