Int 1860-2020

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Section 19-188.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 50 for the year 2019, is amended to read as follows: � 19-188.1 Pedestrian countdown displays. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Pedestrian countdown display. The term "pedestrian countdown display" means any automated digital reading used in a crosswalk that displays, at the beginning of the flashing upraised hand signal, the number of seconds remaining until the termination of such signal. [Traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring system. The term "traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring system" means a device installed to work in conjunction with a traffic-control signal which, during operation, automatically produces two or more photographs, two or more microphotographs, a videotape or other recorded images of each vehicle at the time it is used or operated in violation of subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred eleven of the vehicle and traffic law.] b. The department shall install a pedestrian countdown display at [any] every location where a traffic-control signal [photo violation-monitoring system] is installed unless (i) the department determines that such installation would endanger the safety of any street user, (ii) the department determines that such installation would be inconsistent with the department's guidelines regarding the installation of pedestrian countdown displays, or (iii) such installation would otherwise be impracticable. c. No later than one year after the effective date of this section, the commissioner shall submit to the speaker of the council a ten-year plan to install all pedestrian countdown displays, including but not limited to the following (i) projected number of pedestrian countdown displays to be installed annually, (ii) projected cost of installation of such pedestrian countdown displays, and (iii) projected completion date for all installations. � 2.This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law. IS LS # 9893 5/23/19 2 1