NY State Senate Bill 2013-S4613A

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 19, 2014	print number 4613a
Feb 19, 2014	amend and recommit to cities
Jan 08, 2014	referred to cities
Apr 15, 2013	referred to cities

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2013-S4613 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8499
Current Committee:: Senate Cities
Law Section:: New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:: Amd §§19-177 & 19-183, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S3372, A9676
2017-2018: S1634, A356
2019-2020: S4120, A226
2021-2022: S34, A553
2023-2024: S754
2025-2026: S2139

2013-S4613 - Summary

Relates to school zone, senior center, park, playground and hospital speed limits; requires signage and other traffic calming devices in such speed zones.

2013-S4613 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S4613

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the administrative code of the city of
New York, in relation to school zone speed limits and signage and
other traffic calming devices

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to protect school children in New York
City from traffic-related accidents by reducing speeding in school
zones.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends section 19-177(a) of the New York City Administrative
Code to provide that speed limits may be established at not less than
15 m.p.h. on a highway passing a school building or entrance or exits
of a school abutting on the highway. This section also requires the
Transportation Commissioner to post school zone speed limit signs at
all public and non-public schools. No person shall drive in excess of
such speed limit signs during the times indicated on the sign.

Section 2 amends section 19-183(a)(3) of the New York City
Administrative Code to add "flashing beacon" to the definition of
"traffic calming device." This section also adds two subdivisions, (c)
and (d), to require the Transportation Department to install and

maintain traffic calming devices adjacent to schools and any other
appropriate locations. The Transportation Commissioner is also
required to submit to the Mayor and City Council a report describing
the location of each speed limit sign; the number of citations issued
for violations in speed zones; the effect that speed zone limits have
on the number of accidents occurring in the zones; and the effect that
the speed zones have on traffic flow and speed violations in areas
outside the school speed zones.

Section 3 provides that the bill shall take effect on the one hundred
eightieth day after it shall have become law.

JUSTIFICATION:

Pedestrian safety has always been an important concern for New York
City residents, but recent data has given this issue special urgency.
According to the New York Times, 270 people died in New York City in
traffic-related incidents in 2012, with 148 of these victims being
pedestrians. This was the highest number of traffic-related fatalities
since 2008. These figures indicate a heightened risk to all City
residents, but especially children. One factor that accounts for this
risk is the paucity of speed signs in school zones, which causes some
people to forget that they are driving in areas where children may be
walking. Once this bill becomes law, no one driving in a school zone
will be able to plead ignorance of the speed limit. The Transportation
Department will be required to post school zone speed limit signs,
together with flashing beacons, at every public and non-public school.
In addition, the Department will be authorized to establish a speeding
limit of 15 m.p.h. on highways passing a school building, or on
entrances or exits of a school abutting on highways. The effect these
measures will have in reducing accidents will be set forth in a report


to be prepared by the Transportation commissioner and delivered to the
City government.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become law.

2013-S4613 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4613

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 15, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation  to  school  zone  speed limits and signage and other traffic
  calming devices

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Subdivision a of section 19-177 of the administrative code
of the city of New York, as added by local law number 6 of the  city  of
New  York for the year 1996, is amended and a new subdivision d is added
to read as follows:
  a. The official speed limit for a vehicle in  the  city  of  New  York
shall  be  thirty miles per hour, EXCEPT THAT SCHOOL SPEED LIMITS MAY BE
ESTABLISHED AT NOT LESS THAN FIFTEEN MILES PER HOUR, FOR A DISTANCE  NOT
TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TWENTY FEET, ON A HIGHWAY PASSING A
SCHOOL  BUILDING,  ENTRANCE OR EXIT OF A SCHOOL ABUTTING ON THE HIGHWAY,
OR except where an official sign indicates that a different speed  limit
is in effect.
  D.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL POST AT EACH PUBLIC AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL,
SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMIT SIGNS.  NO PERSON SHALL DRIVE IN EXCESS OF  SUCH
MAXIMUM SCHOOL SPEED LIMITS DURING:
  1. SCHOOL DAYS AT TIMES INDICATED ON THE SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMIT SIGN,
PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT SUCH TIMES SHALL BE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF SEVEN
O'CLOCK A.M. AND SIX O'CLOCK  P.M.  OR  ALTERNATIVE  TIMES  WITHIN  SUCH
HOURS; OR
  2.  A  PERIOD WHEN THE BEACONS ATTACHED TO THE SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMIT
SIGN ARE FLASHING AND SUCH SIGN IS EQUIPPED WITH A NOTICE THAT INDICATES
THAT THE SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMIT IS IN  EFFECT  WHEN  SUCH  BEACONS  ARE
FLASHING,  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, THAT SUCH BEACONS SHALL ONLY FLASH DURING
STUDENT ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL AND UP TO  THIRTY  MINUTES  IMMEDIATELY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10132-02-3

S. 4613                             2

BEFORE  AND  UP  TO THIRTY MINUTES IMMEDIATELY AFTER SUCH STUDENT ACTIV-
ITIES.
  S  2. Paragraph 3 of subdivision a and subdivision b of section 19-183
of the administrative code of the city of New York, as  added  by  local
law number 64 of the city of New York for the year 2010, are amended and
two new subdivisions c and d are added to read as follows:
  3. "Traffic calming device" shall mean any device, not governed by the
manual  on  uniform  traffic control devices, including, but not limited
to, speed humps, curb extensions, traffic diverters,  FLASHING  BEACONS,
median  barriers and raised walkways, installed on a street and intended
to slow, reduce or alter motor vehicle traffic  to  improve  safety  for
pedestrians and bicyclists.
  b.  The  department  shall establish guidelines governing the approval
and placement of traffic calming devices. Such guidelines shall consider
whether such traffic calming devices would be installed [adjacent  to  a
school  or]  in  a  location  where a high percentage of seniors use the
streets, such as locations adjacent to senior centers and nursing homes,
and any other locations as determined by the department. Such guidelines
shall list the conditions under which installation of such traffic calm-
ing device may be appropriate. Such guidelines shall be  distributed  to
any  entity  upon  request  and  shall  be published on the department's
website.
  C. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL INSTALL AND MAINTAIN TRAFFIC  CALMING  DEVICES
ADJACENT TO SCHOOLS AND ANY OTHER LOCATIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPART-
MENT FOR STUDENT SAFETY.
  D.  NOT  LATER  THAN  MARCH FIRST OF EACH YEAR, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
TRANSMIT TO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL A REPORT SETTING FORTH,  WITH
RESPECT TO THE PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
  1. THE LOCATION OF EACH SCHOOL SPEED LIMIT ZONE SIGN;
  2.  THE  NUMBER  OF CITATIONS ISSUED FOR SPEED VIOLATIONS IN EACH SUCH
SPEED ZONE;
  3. THE EFFECT THAT SUCH SCHOOL SPEED LIMIT  ZONE  SIGNS  HAVE  ON  THE
NUMBER OF CITATIONS ISSUED AND NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS OCCURRING WITHIN EACH
SUCH  ZONE; PROVIDED THAT SUCH EFFECT SHALL INCLUDE STATISTICS REGARDING
THE CITATIONS ISSUED AND ACCIDENTS FOR EACH SPEED ZONE DURING THE  IMME-
DIATELY PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR; AND
  4.  THE  EFFECT  THAT SUCH SCHOOL SPEED ZONES HAVE ON THE TRAFFIC FLOW
AND SPEED VIOLATIONS IN AREAS OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL SPEED LIMIT ZONES.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.

2013-S4613A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8499
Current Committee:: Senate Cities
Law Section:: New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:: Amd §§19-177 & 19-183, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S3372, A9676
2017-2018: S1634, A356
2019-2020: S4120, A226
2021-2022: S34, A553
2023-2024: S754
2025-2026: S2139

2013-S4613A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to school zone, senior center, park, playground and hospital speed limits; requires signage and other traffic calming devices in such speed zones.

2013-S4613A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S4613A

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the administrative code of the city of
New York, in relation to school zone speed limits and signage and
other traffic calming devices

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to protect school children and other
pedestrian in New York City from traffic-related accidents by reducing
the speed in school zones and the creation of other speed zones.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends section 19-177(a} of the Administrative Code of the
City of New York to provide that speed limits may be established at
not less than 15 m.p.h. on a highway passing either (i) a school
building, senior center, park, playground or hospital or (ii) any
entrances or exits of a school, senior center, park, playground or
hospital abutting a highway. This section also provides that the
Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation shall
post at each of the various speed limit zones signs indicating the
maximum speed limit and time of day during which such a speed limit is
in effect. Additionally, the signs located in school speed limit zones
are required to be equipped with flashing warning beacons.

Section 2 amends paragraph 3 of subdivision a and subdivision b of
section 19-183 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York to
add "flashing beacons" to the definition of "traffic calming device".
Five new subdivisions are added that would require that the City
Department of Transportation to install traffic calming devices
adjacent to schools, senior centers, parks, playgrounds, and
hospitals, with the devices at schools being equipped with flashing
warning beacons. Additionally, the Commissioner shall transmit to the
Mayor and the City Council a report setting forth with respect to the
prior calendar year the location of each speed limit sign, the number
of citations issues for speed violations in each of the various speed
zones, the effect such speed limit zone signs have on the number of
citations issued and number of accidents occurring within each zone
provided that such effect shall include statistics regarding citations
issued and accidents for each of the various zones during the
immediately prior calendar year, and the effect of the speed zones on
traffic flow and speed violations in the areas outside the various
speed zones.

Section three provides that this act shall take effect one hundred and
eightieth day after it shall have become law provided that effective
immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or
regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its
effective date are authorized to be.made and completed on or before
such effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:

Pedestrian safety has always been an important concern for New York
City residents, but recent data has given this issue special urgency.
According to the New York Times, 270 people died in New York City in


traffic-related incidents in 2012, with 148 of these victims being
pedestrians. This was the highest number of traffic-related fatalities
since 2008. These figures indicate a heightened risk to all City
residents, but especially children. This bill is designed to protect
the most vulnerable members of our society whether it be our children,
our senior citizens or the infirmed. One factor that accounts for this
risk is the insufficient number of speed signs in school zones, which
causes some people to forget that they are driving in areas where
children may be walking. According to a publication of the Phoenix
Street Transportation Department "research conducted throughout the
country over several decades has shown that drivers are influenced by
the type of street and the current traffic conditions, not the posted
speed limit" this bill seeks to change the feel of the streets that
the most vulnerable members of society use most often through the
installment of traffic calming devices. Once this bill becomes law, no
one driving in a school, senior center, park, playground or hospital
zone will be able to plead ignorance of the speed limit. The
Department of Transportation will be required to post speed limit
signs at every school, senior center, park, playground, and hospital
zone. In addition, the Department will be authorized to establish a
speeding limit of 15 m.p.h. on highways passing a school building,
senior center, park, playground and hospital, or on entrances or exits
of a school, senior center, park, playground and hospital abutting on
highways. The effect these measures will have in reducing accidents
will be set forth in reports concerning the various speed zones to be
prepared by the Commissioner and delivered to the City government.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013: Referred to Cities

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become law provided that effective immediately any
addition, amendment or repeal of any rule or regulation shall be made
to implement this act.

2013-S4613A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4613--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 15, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities --  recommitted  to
  the  Committee  on  Cities in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
  relation to school zone speed limits and  signage  and  other  traffic
  calming devices

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision a of section 19-177 of the administrative  code
of  the  city of New York, as added by local law number 6 of the city of
New York for the year 1996, is amended and five new subdivisions  d,  e,
f, g, and h are added to read as follows:
  a.  The  official  speed  limit  for a vehicle in the city of New York
shall be thirty miles per hour EXCEPT THAT:
  1. SCHOOL SPEED LIMITS MAY BE ESTABLISHED AT  NOT  LESS  THAN  FIFTEEN
MILES  PER HOUR, FOR A DISTANCE NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED
TWENTY FEET ON A HIGHWAY PASSING A SCHOOL BUILDING OR AT AN ENTRANCE  OR
EXIT OF A SCHOOL ABUTTING A HIGHWAY;
  2.  SENIOR  CENTER  SPEED  LIMITS  MAY BE ESTABLISHED AT NOT LESS THAN
FIFTEEN MILES PER HOUR FOR A DISTANCE NOT TO EXCEED ONE  THOUSAND  THREE
HUNDRED TWENTY FEET ON A HIGHWAY PASSING A SENIOR CENTER BUILDING OR THE
ENTRANCE  OR EXIT OF A SENIOR CENTER ABUTTING A HIGHWAY. FOR PURPOSES OF
THIS SECTION, THE TERM "SENIOR CENTER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN
SECTION 21-201 OF THIS CODE;
  3. PARK SPEED LIMITS MAY BE ESTABLISHED AT NOT LESS THAN FIFTEEN MILES
PER HOUR FOR A DISTANCE NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED  TWENTY
FEET  ON  A  HIGHWAY  PASSING A PARK OR AT AN ENTRANCE OR EXIT OF A PARK
ABUTTING A HIGHWAY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION  THE  TERM  "PARK"
SHALL  MEAN  ANY  BUILDING,  STRUCTURE,  PLAYING FIELD OR LAND CONTAINED

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10132-08-4

S. 4613--A                          2

WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF LAND OWNED, LEASED OR MAINTAINED BY THE  CITY  OF
NEW  YORK  OR BY ANY NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION OR ELEEMOSYNARY INSTITU-
TION, CORPORATION, OR ASSOCIATION WHICH IS USED ON A REGULAR BASIS AS  A
RECREATION  AREA  AND  IS  SO  DESIGNATED  AND  MAY ALSO MEAN ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING WHICH HAS THE SAME OWNERSHIP AS THE PARK GROUND:  ANY  PARKING
LOT,  PARKING GARAGE, OR OTHER PARKING FACILITY, MARINA, BOAT LAUNCH, OR
OTHER SIMILAR FACILITY WHICH IS WITHIN ONE THOUSAND FEET OF  AND  SERVES
SUCH  PARK AND WHICH IS SO DESIGNATED BY EASILY VISIBLE SIGNAGE AS SERV-
ING SUCH PARK;
  4. PLAYGROUND SPEED LIMITS MAY BE ESTABLISHED AT NOT LESS THAN FIFTEEN
MILES PER HOUR FOR A DISTANCE NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND  THREE  HUNDRED
TWENTY  FEET ON A HIGHWAY PASSING A PLAYGROUND OR AT AN ENTRANCE OR EXIT
OF A PLAYGROUND ABUTTING A HIGHWAY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE
TERM "PLAYGROUND" SHALL MEAN  ANY  PLAYING  FIELD,  PLAYGROUND  OR  LAND
CONTAINED WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF LAND OWNED, LEASED OR MAINTAINED BY THE
CITY  OF  NEW  YORK  OR BY ANY NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION
WHICH IS USED ON A REGULAR BASIS AS A RECREATION AREA AND IS  SO  DESIG-
NATED;
  5.  HOSPITAL  SPEED LIMITS MAY BE ESTABLISHED AT NOT LESS THAN FIFTEEN
MILES PER HOUR FOR A DISTANCE NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND  THREE  HUNDRED
TWENTY  FEET  ON A HIGHWAY PASSING A HOSPITAL BUILDING OR AT AN ENTRANCE
OR EXIT OF A HOSPITAL ABUTTING A HIGHWAY; OR
  6. except where an official sign  indicates  that  a  different  speed
limit is in effect.
  D.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL POST AT EACH PUBLIC AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL,
SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMIT SIGNS.  NO PERSON SHALL DRIVE IN EXCESS OF  SUCH
MAXIMUM SCHOOL SPEED LIMITS DURING:
  1. SCHOOL DAYS AT TIMES INDICATED ON THE SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMIT SIGN,
PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT SUCH TIMES SHALL BE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF SEVEN
O'CLOCK A.M. AND SIX O'CLOCK  P.M.  OR  ALTERNATIVE  TIMES  WITHIN  SUCH
HOURS; OR
  2.  A  PERIOD WHEN THE BEACONS ATTACHED TO THE SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMIT
SIGN ARE FLASHING AND SUCH SIGN IS EQUIPPED WITH A NOTICE THAT INDICATES
THAT THE SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMIT IS IN  EFFECT  WHEN  SUCH  BEACONS  ARE
FLASHING,  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, THAT SUCH BEACONS SHALL ONLY FLASH DURING
STUDENT ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL AND UP TO  THIRTY  MINUTES  IMMEDIATELY
BEFORE  AND  UP  TO THIRTY MINUTES IMMEDIATELY AFTER SUCH STUDENT ACTIV-
ITIES.
  E. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL POST AT EACH SENIOR CENTER SPEED ZONE  SPEED
LIMIT  SIGNS.  NO  PERSON  SHALL  DRIVE  IN EXCESS OF SUCH MAXIMUM SPEED
LIMITS DURING THE TIMES INDICATED ON THE  SPEED  LIMIT  SIGN,  PROVIDED,
HOWEVER,  THAT SUCH TIMES SHALL BE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF SIX O'CLOCK A.M.
AND NINE O'CLOCK P.M. OR ALTERNATIVE TIMES WITHIN SUCH HOURS.
  F. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL POST AT EACH PARK ZONE SPEED LIMIT SIGNS. NO
PERSON SHALL DRIVE IN EXCESS OF SUCH MAXIMUM  SPEED  LIMITS  DURING  THE
TIMES  INDICATED  ON  THE SPEED LIMIT SIGN, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH
TIMES SHALL BE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF SIX O'CLOCK A.M.  AND  NINE  O'CLOCK
P.M., UNLESS OTHER OPEN HOURS ARE POSTED AT ANY PARK.
  G.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  POST AT EACH PLAYGROUND ZONE SPEED LIMIT
SIGNS.  NO PERSON SHALL DRIVE IN EXCESS OF  SUCH  MAXIMUM  SPEED  LIMITS
DURING  THE  TIMES INDICATED ON THE SPEED LIMIT SIGN, PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
THAT SUCH TIMES SHALL BE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF  EIGHT  O'CLOCK  A.M.  AND
EIGHT  O'CLOCK  P.M.,  UNLESS  OTHER  OPEN HOURS ARE POSTED AT ANY PLAY-
GROUND.
  H. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL POST  AT  EACH  HOSPITAL  ZONE  SPEED  LIMIT
SIGNS.  NO PERSON SHALL DRIVE IN EXCESS OF SUCH MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS.

S. 4613--A                          3

  S  2. Paragraph 3 of subdivision a and subdivision b of section 19-183
of the administrative code of the city of New York, as  added  by  local
law number 64 of the city of New York for the year 2010, are amended and
five new subdivisions c, d, e, f and g are added to read as follows:
  3. "Traffic calming device" shall mean any device, not governed by the
manual  on  uniform  traffic control devices, including, but not limited
to, speed humps, curb extensions, traffic diverters,  FLASHING  BEACONS,
median  barriers and raised walkways, installed on a street and intended
to slow, reduce or alter motor vehicle traffic  to  improve  safety  for
pedestrians and bicyclists.
  b.  The  department  shall establish guidelines governing the approval
and placement of traffic calming devices. Such guidelines shall consider
whether such traffic calming devices would be installed [adjacent  to  a
school  or]  in  a  location  where a high percentage of seniors use the
streets, such as locations adjacent to senior centers and nursing homes,
and any other locations as determined by the department. Such guidelines
shall list the conditions under which installation of such traffic calm-
ing device may be appropriate. Such guidelines shall be  distributed  to
any  entity  upon  request  and  shall  be published on the department's
website.
  C. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL INSTALL AND MAINTAIN TRAFFIC  CALMING  DEVICES
ADJACENT TO SCHOOLS AND ANY OTHER LOCATIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPART-
MENT  FOR STUDENT SAFETY AND NO LATER THAN MARCH FIRST OF EACH YEAR, THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL TRANSMIT TO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL  A  REPORT
SETTING  FORTH,  WITH  RESPECT TO THE PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR, THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:
  1. THE LOCATION OF EACH SCHOOL SPEED LIMIT ZONE SIGN;
  2. THE NUMBER OF CITATIONS ISSUED FOR SPEED VIOLATIONS  IN  EACH  SUCH
SPEED ZONE;
  3.  THE  EFFECT  THAT  SUCH  SCHOOL SPEED LIMIT ZONE SIGNS HAVE ON THE
NUMBER OF CITATIONS ISSUED AND NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS OCCURRING WITHIN EACH
SUCH ZONE; PROVIDED THAT SUCH EFFECT SHALL INCLUDE STATISTICS  REGARDING
THE  CITATIONS ISSUED AND ACCIDENTS FOR EACH SPEED ZONE DURING THE IMME-
DIATELY PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR; AND
  4. THE EFFECT THAT SUCH SCHOOL SPEED ZONES HAVE ON  THE  TRAFFIC  FLOW
AND SPEED VIOLATIONS IN AREAS OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL SPEED LIMIT ZONES.
  D.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL INSTALL AND MAINTAIN TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES
ADJACENT TO SENIOR CENTERS AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 21-201  OF
THIS  CODE, AND NO LATER THAN MARCH FIRST OF EACH YEAR, THE COMMISSIONER
SHALL TRANSMIT TO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL A REPORT SETTING FORTH,
WITH RESPECT TO THE PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
  1. THE LOCATION OF EACH SENIOR CENTER SPEED LIMIT ZONE SIGN;
  2. THE NUMBER OF CITATIONS ISSUED FOR SPEED VIOLATIONS  IN  EACH  SUCH
SPEED ZONE;
  3.  THE  EFFECT THAT SUCH SENIOR CENTER SPEED LIMIT ZONE SIGNS HAVE ON
THE NUMBER OF CITATIONS ISSUED AND NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS OCCURRING  WITHIN
EACH  SUCH  ZONE;  PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH  EFFECT SHALL INCLUDE STATISTICS
REGARDING THE CITATIONS ISSUED AND ACCIDENTS FOR EACH SPEED ZONE  DURING
THE IMMEDIATELY PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR; AND
  4.  THE EFFECT THAT SUCH SENIOR CENTER SPEED ZONES HAVE ON THE TRAFFIC
FLOW AND SPEED VIOLATIONS IN THE AREAS OUTSIDE THE SENIOR  CENTER  SPEED
LIMIT ZONES.
  E.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL INSTALL AND MAINTAIN TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES
ADJACENT TO PARKS AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED  IN  SECTION  19-177  OF  THIS
SUBCHAPTER  AND NO LATER THAN MARCH FIRST OF EACH YEAR, THE COMMISSIONER

S. 4613--A                          4

SHALL TRANSMIT TO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL A REPORT SETTING FORTH,
WITH RESPECT TO THE PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
  1. THE LOCATION OF EACH PARK SPEED LIMIT ZONE SIGN;
  2.  THE  NUMBER  OF CITATIONS ISSUED FOR SPEED VIOLATIONS IN EACH SUCH
SPEED ZONE;
  3. THE EFFECT THAT SUCH PARK SPEED LIMIT ZONE SIGNS HAVE ON THE NUMBER
OF CITATIONS ISSUED AND NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS OCCURRING WITHIN  EACH  SUCH
ZONE;  PROVIDED  THAT SUCH EFFECT SHALL INCLUDE STATISTICS REGARDING THE
CITATIONS ISSUED AND ACCIDENTS FOR EACH SPEED ZONE DURING THE IMMEDIATE-
LY PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR; AND
  4. THE EFFECT THAT SUCH PARK SPEED ZONES HAVE ON THE TRAFFIC FLOW  AND
SPEED VIOLATIONS IN THE AREAS OUTSIDE THE PARK SPEED LIMIT ZONES.
  F.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL INSTALL AND MAINTAIN TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES
ADJACENT TO PLAYGROUNDS AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED  IN  SECTION  19-177  OF
THIS  SUBCHAPTER AND NO LATER THAN MARCH FIRST OF EACH YEAR, THE COMMIS-
SIONER SHALL TRANSMIT TO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL A REPORT SETTING
FORTH, WITH RESPECT TO THE PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR, THE  FOLLOWING  INFORMA-
TION:
  1. THE LOCATION OF EACH PLAYGROUND SPEED LIMIT ZONE SIGN;
  2.  THE  NUMBER  OF CITATIONS ISSUED FOR SPEED VIOLATIONS IN EACH SUCH
SPEED ZONE;
  3. THE EFFECT THAT SUCH PLAYGROUND SPEED LIMIT ZONE SIGNS HAVE ON  THE
NUMBER OF CITATIONS ISSUED AND NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS OCCURRING WITHIN EACH
SUCH  ZONE; PROVIDED THAT SUCH EFFECT SHALL INCLUDE STATISTICS REGARDING
THE CITATIONS ISSUED AND ACCIDENTS FOR EACH SPEED ZONE DURING THE  IMME-
DIATELY PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR; AND
  4.  THE  EFFECT  THAT  SUCH PLAYGROUND SPEED ZONES HAVE ON THE TRAFFIC
FLOW AND SPEED VIOLATIONS IN THE  AREAS  OUTSIDE  THE  PLAYGROUND  SPEED
LIMIT ZONES.
  G.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL INSTALL AND MAINTAIN TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES
ADJACENT TO HOSPITALS AND NO LATER THAN MARCH FIRST OF  EACH  YEAR,  THE
COMMISSIONER  SHALL  TRANSMIT TO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL A REPORT
SETTING FORTH, WITH RESPECT TO THE PRIOR CALENDAR  YEAR,  THE  FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:
  1. THE LOCATION OF EACH HOSPITAL SPEED LIMIT ZONE SIGN;
  2.  THE  NUMBER  OF CITATIONS ISSUED FOR SPEED VIOLATIONS IN EACH SUCH
SPEED ZONE;
  3. THE EFFECT THAT SUCH HOSPITAL SPEED LIMIT ZONE SIGNS  HAVE  ON  THE
NUMBER OF CITATIONS ISSUED AND NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS OCCURRING WITHIN EACH
SUCH  ZONE; PROVIDED THAT SUCH EFFECT SHALL INCLUDE STATISTICS REGARDING
THE CITATIONS ISSUED AND ACCIDENTS FOR EACH SPEED ZONE DURING THE  IMME-
DIATELY PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR; AND
  4.  THE EFFECT THAT SUCH HOSPITAL SPEED ZONES HAVE ON THE TRAFFIC FLOW
AND SPEED VIOLATIONS IN THE  AREAS  OUTSIDE  THE  HOSPITAL  SPEED  LIMIT
ZONES.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

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