A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to pedestrian countdown signals.

Int. No. 71

By Council Members Matteo, Koo, Rosenthal and Miller

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to pedestrian countdown signals.

 Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

                     Section 1. Subchapter 3 of chapter 1 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-190 to read as follows:

                     § 19-190  Pedestrian countdown signals. a. Definitions. 1. “Pedestrian countdown signal” shall mean any automated digital reading that counts down seconds until a pedestrian may no longer safely cross the street.

                     2. “Traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring system” shall have the same meaning as in section 19-210 of this title.

                     b. The department shall install a pedestrian countdown signal at any such location where a traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring system is installed.

                     §2. This local law shall take effect 90 days after its enactment into law.

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LS # 625

2/20/14