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Int 0584-2014

Providing e-mail and text message notifications regarding major transportation projects.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Transportationintroduced 2014-12-08

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2014-12-08Passed: 2017-12-31

Summary

Under the bill, the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) would be required to offer e-mail and text message notifications regarding major transportation projects—those that will alter four or more consecutive blocks or 1,000 consecutive feet of street and involving a major realignment of the roadway—to interested individuals, Council Members, and Community Boards.

Committee on TransportationMass Transportation Agencies and facilities, Department of Transportation and New York City Transit Authority.

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18% of similar bills passed

9 passed · 41 died

This bill: 1119 days in committee

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Sponsors (10)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2014-12-08 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2014-12-08 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2017-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2014-12-08 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (1)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Section 19-101.2 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to add a new section k to read as follows: k. The department shall ensure that the website of the department or a website operated by the department of information technology and telecommunications permits individuals to sign up to receive text message and/or e-mail notifications relating to major transportation projects. Individuals shall be permitted to limit their receipt of such notifications by, at minimum, borough, street, and cross street. Affected council member(s) and community board(s) shall be signed up automatically to receive notifications relating to major transportation projects, but shall be permitted to opt out of such receipt. � 2. This local law shall take effect 180 days after its enactment. KET 11/7/14 12:12PM LS 2631/2014