Int. No. 926
By Council Members Farias, Brooks-Powers, Restler, Cabán, Hudson, Riley and Schulman
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of transportation to conduct an annual study on bicycle activity
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 19-187.1 to read as follows:
§ 19-187.1 Study on bicycle activity. No later than February 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the department shall conduct and submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council and post conspicuously on the department’s website an annual study on bicycle activity during the previous calendar year. In completing such study, the department shall:
a. Identify the streets most frequently biked that have protected bike lanes and the streets most frequently biked that do not have protected bike lanes;
b. Identify the bridges most frequently biked that have protected bike lanes and the bridges most frequently biked that do not have protected bike lanes; and
c. Propose recommendations for improving bicycle safety and flow on the streets and bridges identified pursuant to subdivisions a and b of this section and any other locations suitable for biking in the city.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 30 days after it becomes law.
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