Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 29, 2010 |
print number 8587b |
Jun 29, 2010 |
amend (t) and recommit to ways and means |
Jun 15, 2010 |
print number 8587a |
Jun 15, 2010 |
amend and recommit to ways and means reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to transportation |
May 29, 2009 |
referred to transportation |
Assembly Bill A8587
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GANTT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Sam Hoyt
Sandy Galef
Michael Cusick
multi-Sponsors
John McEneny
Fred Thiele
Harvey Weisenberg
Keith L.T. Wright
2009-A8587 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Ways And Means
- Law Section:
- Highway Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §10, Hway L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
A1863
2009-A8587 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A8587 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the highway law, in relation to enabling safe access to public roads for all users PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To design more complete streets that enable safe access for all users: bicyclists, public transportation vehicles and passengers, motorists, and pedestrians of all ages and abilities. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This legislation requires bicycle and pedestrian ways be included in the planning and development of state, county, and local transportation facilities, plans, and programs. All transportation improvements shall improve safety, access, and mobility for all travelers in New York, regardless of age or ability, and shall recognize bicycle, pedestrian, and transit modes as integral to the transportation system. In addition, bicycle and pedestrian ways shall be established in conjunction with the construction, reconstruction, or other change of any state, county, or local transportation facility, with special empha- sis given to projects in or within-three miles of an urban area. Accom- modations will include, but not be limited to, paved shoulders suitable for use by bicyclists, lane stripping, share the road signage, cross- walks, pedestrian control signals, curb cuts and ramps.
2009-A8587 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8587 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 29, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GANTT, DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to enabling safe access to public roads for all users THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 10 of the highway law is amended by adding a new subdivision 46 to read as follows: 46. (A) PROVIDE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN WAYS AND SAFE ACCESS TO EXIST- ING AND PLANNED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF STATE, COUNTY, AND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES, PLANS, AND PROGRAMS. ALL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS SHALL IMPROVE SAFETY, ACCESS, AND MOBIL- ITY FOR ALL TRAVELERS, REGARDLESS OF AGE OR ABILITY, IN NEW YORK AND SHALL RECOGNIZE BICYCLE, PEDESTRIAN, AND TRANSIT MODES AS INTEGRAL TO THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN WAYS AND SAFE ACCESS TO EXISTING AND PLANNED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, OR OTHER CHANGE OF ANY STATE, COUNTY, OR LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FACILITY, WITH SPECIAL EMPHA- SIS GIVEN TO PROJECTS IN OR WITHIN THREE MILES OF AN URBAN AREA, AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, PAVED SHOULDERS SUITABLE FOR USE BY BICYCLISTS, LANE STRIPING, SHARE THE ROAD SIGNAGE, CROSSWALKS, PEDES- TRIAN CONTROL SIGNALS, BUS SHELTERS, CURB CUTS AND RAMPS. (B) EXCEPTIONS TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE PERMISSI- BLE ONLY AFTER THE TRANSPORTATION AGENCY OR AGENCY WITH JURISDICTION OF THE PROJECT FULLY DEMONSTRATES, WITH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION WHICH SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, THAT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING EXISTS: (I) USE BY BICYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS IS PROHIBITED BY LAW, SUCH AS WITHIN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY CORRIDORS; (II) ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH ACCOMMODATIONS WOULD BE CONTRARY TO PUBLIC SAFETY; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14056-01-9
co-Sponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Sam Hoyt
Sandy Galef
Michael Cusick
multi-Sponsors
John McEneny
Fred Thiele
Harvey Weisenberg
Keith L.T. Wright
2009-A8587A - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Ways And Means
- Law Section:
- Highway Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §10, Hway L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
A1863
2009-A8587A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8587--A 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 29, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GANTT, DINOWITZ, HOYT, GALEF, CUSICK, ROSENTHAL, MILLMAN, LUPARDO, ENGLEBRIGHT, LATIMER, P. RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. McENENY, THIELE, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- commit- tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom- mitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to enabling safe access to public roads for all users THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 10 of the highway law is amended by adding a new subdivision 47 to read as follows: 47. (A) CONSIDER IN THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF STATE TRANSPORTA- TION FACILITIES, PLANS, AND PROJECTS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSIONER, BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES AND SAFE ACCESS TO EXISTING AND PLANNED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES. SUCH TRANSPORTA- TION IMPROVEMENTS SHALL SEEK TO IMPROVE SAFETY, ACCESS AND MOBILITY FOR ALL TRAVELERS, REGARDLESS OF AGE OR ABILITY, AND SHALL RECOGNIZE BICY- CLE, PEDESTRIAN AND TRANSIT MODES AS INTEGRAL TO THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES, AND SAFE ACCESS TO EXISTING AND PLANNED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, SHALL BE CONSIDERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF ANY STATE TRANSPORTATION FACILITY UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS GIVEN TO REHABILITATION OF ARTERIAL OR COLLECTOR STREETS ON THE STATE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OR WHICH ARE IN OR WITHIN ONE MILE OF AN URBAN AREA, AND: (I) CONSIDERATION SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE FOLLOWING ENHANCEMENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PAVED SHOULDERS SUITABLE FOR USE BY BICYCLISTS, LANE STRIPING, SHARE THE ROAD SIGNAGE, CROSSWALKS, PEDESTRIAN CONTROL SIGNALS, BUS SHELTERS, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14056-11-0
co-Sponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Sam Hoyt
Sandy Galef
Michael Cusick
multi-Sponsors
John McEneny
Catherine Nolan
Robert Sweeney
Fred Thiele
2009-A8587B (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Ways And Means
- Law Section:
- Highway Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §10, Hway L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
A1863
2009-A8587B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8587--B 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 29, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GANTT, DINOWITZ, HOYT, GALEF, CUSICK, ROSENTHAL, MILLMAN, LUPARDO, ENGLEBRIGHT, LATIMER, P. RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. McENENY, THIELE, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- commit- tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom- mitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to enabling safe access to public roads for all users by utilizing complete street design princi- ples THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 10 of the highway law is amended by adding a new subdivision 47 to read as follows: 47. (A) PROVIDE FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF SAFE TRAVEL BY ALL USERS OF THE ROAD NETWORK, INCLUDING MOTORISTS, PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS, AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION USERS, REGARDLESS OF AGE OR ABILITY, THROUGH THE USE OF COMPLETE STREET DESIGN FEATURES FOR SAFE TRAVEL IN THE PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, AND REHABILITATION NOT INCLUDING RESURFACING, MAINTENANCE OR PAVEMENT RECYCLING OF ALL STATE, COUNTY AND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING AND ARE SUBJECT TO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT. (B) COMPLETE STREET DESIGN FEATURES THAT FACILITATE SAFE TRAVEL BY ALL USERS MEANS A ROADWAY THAT EXPANDS UPON CURRENTLY ACCEPTED STATE AND FEDERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS TO ACCOMMODATE ALL USERS, INCLUDING CURRENT AND PROJECTED USERS, PARTICULARLY PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS AND INDIVID- UALS OF ALL AGES AND MOBILITY CAPABILITIES. THESE FEATURES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, SIDEWALKS, PAVED SHOULDERS SUITABLE FOR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14056-14-0
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