This bill would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to publish a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Action Plan every two years that identifies elementary and intermediate schools with the highest rates of traffic accidents and to implement steps to improve safety. The bill would also require DOT to evaluate the success of previous safety improvements at schools under the SRTS program.
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Int. No.
By Council Member Van Bramer
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating a Safe Routes to School Action Plan
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 19-195 to read as follows:
§ 19-195 Safe routes to school action plan. a. Beginning February 1, 2017 and every two years thereafter, the department shall create a “safe routes to school” action plan that includes, but need not be limited to:
1. A list of 135 elementary and intermediate schools with the highest number of traffic related crashes, injuries and fatalities on roadways within a half-mile radius of such schools;
2. A summary of the department’s recommendations for improving traffic safety near such 135 schools and a schedule for implementation of safety improvements such as roadway construction and installation of traffic-calming devices; and
3. An analysis of the effects of such improvements including but not limited to the impact on the number of crashes, injuries and fatalities.
b. The department shall submit the “safe routes to school” action plan to the council member and community board in whose district each relevant school is located and shall publish the plan on its website.
§ 2. An analysis of the safety improvements made to schools under the “safe routes to school” program prior to the adoption of this law shall be included in the February 1, 2017 action plan only.
§ 3. This local law takes effect immediately.
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