Agenda for a Livable City

Invest $25 million to pilot Public Space Teams for better, more equitable public space management

Intro 79
More Pedestrian Lighting

Continue to expand Summer Streets

Pilot five Public Space Teams across the city

Appoint a Deputy Commissioner for Public Space Management & Creation at DOT

Formalize and expand the role of the Chief Public Realm Officer

Reduce bureaucracy for public space partners through a Trusted Partners Program

Further involve the Department of Education in school streets

Remove the burden of liability from community groups and have the City indemnify them

Work to improve the permitting system to aid partners and the public

Simplify CB Notifications

Advocate for parking & curb policy to make our city less car dependent

Keep EV chargers off-street

Continue to build out green street infrastructure

Intro 1138
Universal Daylighting for NYC, City

Put trash containers in the curb

Continue to implement wider micromobility infrastructure

Continue to follow through on actions identified in the Curb Management Action Plan

Daylight every intersection in New York City

Expand Smart Curbs pilots into other neighborhoods

Transition a majority of free parking spaces to metered spaces and explore dynamic pricing

Prioritize off-street electric vehicle charging rather than on-street charging

Intro 1138
Universal Daylighting for NYC, City

Daylighting is a street safety measure that prohibits parking within 20 feet of an intersection to increase visibility for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists. New York State requires all cities to daylight their intersections, but New York City opts out of this requirement. Intro 1138 would bring universal daylighting to the city, disallowing parking within 20 feet of a crosswalk and mandating the City daylight and harden 1,000 intersections with infrastructure such as planters, boulders, or bike corrals each year.

Create a year-round option for the Dining Out NYC program

In 2023, the City Council codified and made permanent the Open Restaurants program by creating Dining Out NYC. However, under this new program, restaurants are required to remove and store their outdoor dining set-ups during the winter months, creating a host of additional costs to restaurants who participate in the program. This has led to a massive drop in restaurant participation. The City Council should create an option for restaurants that would like to maintain their outdoor dining year-round, reducing overhead costs and increasing program participation.

S9769/A9985A
Universal Daylighting for NYC, State

Like Intro 1138 on the City level, S9769/A9985A would require New York City to comply with New York State law and daylight all intersections in the city — a measure that would save lives. It’s important to advocate for both Intro 1138 and S9769/A9985A, as gathering support for both helps ensure that if one should not succeed, the policy still has a path forward.

Create an automated curb lane enforcement program

Far too often, violations in the curb lane — illegal parking and idling in commercial loading zones, bus lanes, bike lanes and more — go unpunished, allowing for chaos at our curbs. We should not allow bad behavior that creates more dangerous streets for drivers, pedestrians, and micromobility users alike. Instead, we can create an automated enforcement program that would capture parking violations and punish those who break the law in an equitable and efficient way.

Pilot a Low Traffic Neighborhood

The city should adopt and implement the low traffic neighborhood model as a new strategy for redirecting through-traffic away from residential neighborhoods. By implementing modal filters and diagonal diverters at scale to connect between schools, parks, senior centers, and other public neighborhood spaces, DOT can create a safe, shared public space spanning across several blocks for the entire community to use. These intentionally designed community blocks allow for cars, bikes, and pedestrians to all travel slowly and safely through the neighborhood.

Continue to follow through on actions identified in the Curb Management Action Plan

Since the release of the Curb Management Action Plan, much progress has been made on its marquee Smart Curbs pilot, creating more loading zones, piloting micro hubs, and expanding automated bus lane enforcement. It’s important to continue to make progress on other ambitious actions in the plan like a curb use hierarchy, keeping containerized trash in the curb lane, dynamic curb pricing, and automated curb lane enforcement.