Int 0315-2014

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 to add a new section 19-178.1 to read as follows: � 19-178.1 Truck route compliance study. The department shall conduct a study of compliance with the rules of the city of New York by truck drivers related to truck routes. Such study shall also include locations where large numbers of truck drivers routinely operate off designated truck routes, which may include areas identified by council members and community boards. Based on the study, the department shall institute measures designed to increase truck route compliance based on best practices for roadway design and operations, including but not limited to, converting two-way streets to one-way streets, posting of signs regarding the permissible use of certain routes by trucks, as appropriate, and education and outreach to the trucking industry. The department shall post on the department's website and submit to the speaker of the council such study, including the locations of such measures, no later than January 1, 2017. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. LF/KET 5/19/15 5:50PM LS # 880/2014