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

An accessible pedestrian signal (“APS”) is a device that communicates information about pedestrian timing in nonvisual format such as audible tones, verbal messages, and vibrating surfaces. APS generally provide information to pedestrians about the existence and location of the pushbutton, the beginning of the “WALK” interval, the direction of the crosswalk, and location of the destination curb. In 2012, the Council enacted a local law requiring the New York City Department of Transportation (“DOT”) to establish an APS program and annually install accessible pedestrian signals at each corner of 25 identified intersections. The bill would increase the minimum number of intersections at which DOT must install an APS to 75.

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History

Dec 12, 2014
City Council
Recved from Mayor by Council
Dec 12, 2014
Mayor
Signed Into Law by Mayor
Dec 12, 2014
Mayor
Hearing Scheduled by Mayor
Dec 3, 2014
City Council
Sent to Mayor by Council
Dec 3, 2014
Mayor
Hearing Scheduled by Mayor
Nov 25, 2014
City Council
Pass
Approved by Council

Affirmative

Absent

Bereavement

Medical

Nov 24, 2014
Committee on Transportation
Hearing Held by Committee
Nov 24, 2014
Committee on Transportation
Amendment Proposed by Comm
Nov 24, 2014
Committee on Transportation
Amended by Committee
Nov 24, 2014
Committee on Transportation
Pass
Approved by Committee

Affirmative

Absent

Oct 29, 2014
Committee on Transportation
Hearing Held by Committee
Oct 29, 2014
Committee on Transportation
Amendment Proposed by Comm
Oct 29, 2014
Committee on Transportation
Laid Over by Committee
Mar 26, 2014
City Council
Referred to Comm by Council
Mar 26, 2014
City Council
Introduced by Council
Int. No. 216-B
 
By Council Members Levine, Chin, Johnson, Lander, Mendez, Rodriguez, Cohen, Rosenthal, Koslowitz, Vacca, Menchaca, Constantinides, Kallos, Treyger, Dromm, Levin, Arroyo, Van Bramer, Richards, Rose, Miller, Garodnick, Gentile and Greenfield (by request of the Manhattan Borough President)
 
 
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to increasing the number of accessible pedestrian signals.
 
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
            Section 1. Subdivision a of section 19-188 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 21 for the year 2012, is amended to read as follows:
            a. The department shall establish an accessible pedestrian signals program.  As part of this program, the department shall identify intersections where accessible pedestrian signals may be installed based on guidelines, including, but not limited to, those set forth in the most recent version of the manual on uniform traffic control devices.  The department, after consultation with the mayor's office for people with disabilities and with advocates for and members of the visually impaired community, shall identify intersections which reflect the greatest crossing difficulty for persons with visual impairments. [Commencing in 2012, the] The department shall annually install, based on such guidelines, an accessible pedestrian signal at [each corner of twenty-five] seventy-five intersections identified by the department following such consultation.
           § 2.  This local law shall take effect on January 1, 2016.
 
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