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Any power granted by this chapter to the commissioner of transportation or the department of transportation related to construction or other work shall be performed by the department of design and construction in accordance with chapter fifty-five of the charter unless otherwise directed by the mayor pursuant to such chapter. Where the commissioner of transportation or the department of transportation is authorized by this chapter to promulgate specifications relating to construction or other work, such promulgation shall be done in consultation with the department of design and construction.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1995/077.
a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Affected council member, senator, member of assembly, and community board. The term “affected council member, senator, member of assembly, and community board” means any council member, senator, member of assembly, and community board in whose districts a proposed major transportation project is to be located, in whole or in part.
Affected firehouse. The term “affected firehouse” means any firehouse in whose response area a proposed major transportation project is to be located, in whole or in part.
Bicycle lane. The term “bicycle lane” means a portion of the roadway that has been marked off or separated for the preferential or exclusive use of bicycles.
Major transportation project. The term “major transportation project” means any project that after construction will alter 4 or more consecutive blocks, or 1,000 consecutive feet of street, whichever is less, involving a major realignment of the roadway, including either removal of a vehicular lane or full time removal of a parking lane or addition of vehicular travel lanes, as well as a project to add or remove a bicycle lane of any length.
b. If an agency of the city other than the department implements a major transportation project, such agency, in lieu of the department, shall provide the notice required by this section.
c. Prior to the implementation of a major transportation project, the department shall forward notice of such project, including a description of such project, to the affected council member, senator, member of assembly, and community board by electronic mail.
d. Within 10 business days after receipt of such notice, or within 20 business days after receipt between June 20 and August 20 of such a notice for a major transportation project for the addition or removal of a bicycle lane: (i) the affected council member, senator, and member of assembly may submit recommendations or comments, or both, on such notice to the department; and (ii) the affected community board may either submit recommendations or comments, or both, on such notice to the department, or request a presentation of the major transportation project plan by the department, or both, which shall be made to the community board within 30 days of such community board’s request, or within 45 days of such community board’s request where such a notice for a major transportation project for the addition or removal of a bicycle lane is received by such community board between June 20 and August 20.
e. Each presentation shall include, at a minimum, the project limits, a description, and a justification of such plan, and a map showing the streets affected by such plan and, within 3 days of such presentation, shall be forwarded to the affected council member, senator, and member of assembly.
f. The department shall consider recommendations or comments, or both, if any, made under the provisions of subdivision d of this section or within 7 days of the presentation to the community board, from the affected council member, senator, member of assembly, and community board, and may incorporate changes, where appropriate, into the plan.
g. The department may implement its plan after it sends an amended plan or notice that it will proceed with its original plan to the affected council member, senator, member of assembly, and community board.
h. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the department from providing notice of its major transportation projects on its website and to the affected council member, senator, member of assembly, and community board, and other interested parties by other means in addition to those specified in this section.
i. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the department to provide notification of major transportation projects requiring immediate implementation to preserve public safety.
j. Prior to the implementation of a major transportation project, the department shall consult with the police department, the fire department, the department of small business services, and the mayor's office for people with disabilities. The fire department shall confer with any affected firehouse and submit to the department the specific affected firehouse that was conferred with, any feedback provided by such firehouse, the method by which such firehouse provided feedback, and the date such feedback was provided. The department shall include a certification of the consultations conducted pursuant to this subdivision in the notice required by subdivision c of this section, provided that for the consultation with the fire department, the department shall indicate whether the fire department received feedback from any affected firehouse and, if so, such specific affected firehouse that was conferred with, the method by which such firehouse provided feedback, and the date such feedback was provided.
(Am. 2022 N.Y. Laws Ch. 790, 12/28/2022, eff. 6/26/2023; Am. 2023 N.Y. Laws Ch. 98, 3/3/2023, eff. 3/3/2023; Am. L.L. 2024/003, 1/6/2024, eff. 1/6/2024; Am. L.L. 2025/006, 1/18/2025, eff. 3/19/2025)
a. For purposes of this section, "affected council member(s), senator(s), member(s) of assembly and community board(s)" and "major transportation project" shall have the same meanings as in section 19-101.2 of this chapter.
b. Not more than eighteen months following the completion of a major transportation project, the department shall submit to the affected council member(s), senator(s), member(s) of assembly and community board(s) and shall post on the department's website the average number of crashes for the three years prior to the commencement of the major transportation project and the year subsequent to the completion of the major transportation project, disaggregated by the streets affected by the major transportation project, and disaggregated further by the number of motorists and/or injured or killed passengers, bicyclists and pedestrians involved.
c. Simultaneous to providing the information required by subdivision b of this section, the department shall provide to the affected council member(s), senator(s), member(s) of assembly and community board(s) and shall post on the department's website other data related to the project including but not limited to speed data, vehicular volume data and vehicular level of service data to the extent such data is relevant to the project. Accompanying such data shall be an explanation of the data, along with the dates and times of the collection of such data, and similar data from prior to the commencement of the major transportation project.
d. The department shall consult with the fire department and the police department regarding the effect a major transportation project has had on emergency vehicles, and shall report the results of such consultations with the information required by subdivisions b and c of this section.
(Am. 2022 N.Y. Laws Ch. 790, 12/28/2022, eff. 6/26/2023; Am. 2023 N.Y. Laws Ch. 98, 3/3/2023, eff. 3/3/2023)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2011/066.
a. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall be defined as follows:
1. "Accessible pedestrian signal" shall mean a device that communicates information about pedestrian signal timing in a nonvisual format.
2. "Accessible to people with disabilities" shall mean:
i. A text equivalent for every non-text element is provided;
ii. equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation are synchronized with the presentation;
iii. web pages are designed so that all information conveyed with color is also available without color;
iv. documents are organized so they are readable without requiring an associated style sheet;
v. redundant text links are provided for each active region of a server-side image map;
vi. client-side image maps are provided instead of server-side image maps except where the regions cannot be defined with an available geometric shape;
vii. row and column headers are identified for data tables;
viii. markup is used to associate data cells and header cells for data tables that have two or more logical levels of row or column headers;
ix. frames are titled with text that facilitates frame identification and navigation;
x. pages are designed to avoid causing the screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 HZ and lower than 55 Hz;
xi. a text-only page, with equivalent information or functionality shall be provided to make a web site comply with the provisions of this part, when compliance cannot be accomplished in any other way. The content of the text-only page shall be updated whenever the primary page updates;
xii. when pages utilize scripting languages to display content, or to create interface elements, the information provided by the script is identified with functional text that can be read by assistive technology;
xiii. when pages require that an applet, plug-in or other application be present on the client system to interpret page content, the page must provide a link to that plug-in or applet;
xiv. when electronic forms are designed to be completed on-line the form shall allow people using assistive technology to access the information, field elements, and functionality required for completion and submission of the form, including all directions and cues;
xv. a method shall be provided that permits users to skip repetitive navigation links; and
xvi. when a timed response is required, the user is alerted and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required.
3. "Bicycle lane" shall mean a portion of the roadway that has been marked off or separated for the preferential or exclusive use of bicycles.
4. "Exclusive pedestrian signal" shall mean a pedestrian control signal that allows pedestrians an exclusive interval at which to cross while traffic is stopped in all directions.
5. "Leading pedestrian signal" shall mean a pedestrian control signal that displays a walk indicator before a green indicator of a traffic control signal within the same intersection is displayed.
6. "Major transportation project" shall mean any project that, after construction, will alter four or more consecutive blocks or 1,000 consecutive feet of street, whichever is less, involving a major realignment of the roadway, including either removal of a vehicular lane(s) or full time removal of a parking lane(s) or addition of vehicular travel lane(s).
7. "Pedestrian plaza" shall mean an area designated by the New York city department of transportation for use as a plaza located within the bed of a roadway, which may contain benches, tables or other facilities for pedestrian use.
b. The department shall post on its website, in a format accessible to people with disabilities:
i. The location of all major transportation projects and all installations or removals of bicycle lanes, pedestrian plazas, leading pedestrian signals, exclusive pedestrian signals and accessible pedestrian signals. Such posting shall be made not less than seventy-two hours prior to the expected completion date of each project, installation or removal.
ii. The location of all major transportation projects subject to section 19-101.2 of this code completed on or after January 1, 2010 and all bicycle lanes, pedestrian plazas, leading pedestrian signals, exclusive pedestrian signals and accessible pedestrian signals in existence on the effective date of this section. Such posting shall be made on or before the effective date of this section, except that all such leading pedestrian signals and exclusive pedestrian signals shall be posted on or before December 31, 2012.
Editor's note: this section has been amended by L.L. 2025/021, 3/15/2025, eff. 5/14/2025 and 3/15/2027 and L.L. 2025/028, 3/15/2025, eff. 5/14/2025 and 3/15/2027.
a. No later than two days prior to resurfacing any street, the department shall, where practicable, notify the police department and the fire department of such resurfacing work. Such notification shall include a description and location of such resurfacing work.
b. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the department to provide notification of resurfacing work that must be performed immediately in order to address unforeseen issues relating to public safety.
(L.L. 2017/075, 5/10/2017, eff. 9/7/2017)
Except as otherwise provided by law, no person shall remove, open or otherwise disturb the pavement of, or excavate in, a public street, or use any part of a public street so as to obstruct travel therein (i) without a permit from the commissioner, and (ii) unless such removal, opening or other disturbance of the pavement or such excavation or use is carried out in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter and of section 24-521 of the code, the rules of the department in relation thereto and the terms and conditions of such permit.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1993/104.
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