Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure meeting
March 3, 2026, 10:00 AM
The committee held an oversight hearing on the Streets Plan 2026 update and heard ten bills covering bicycle parking stations, illuminated crosswalk signals, ferry service feasibility, sidewalk and roadway access, bus station improvements, and pedestrian walkway expansion. It also held pre-considered hearings on three bills (Int 0724, Int 0738, and Int 0779) relating to clear path requirements, curb extensions, and pedestrian walkways.
What was discussed
- Chair Abreu opens the Streets Plan oversight hearing and the bill slate Council Member Shaun Abreu, chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, opened the 'Streets Plan Update' oversight hearing assessing DOT's progress on the 2019 Streets Master Plan law and its 2026 legal requirements. He outlined the bills to be heard, including Speaker Julie Menin's
- Riders Alliance and cycling advocates open with calls to build faster An opening panel of advocates testified before the administration. Lizi Rahman, whose son was killed cycling, and Chris Sanders spoke to the incompleteness of the bike network, and Riders Alliance members Jolyse Race, Raphael Orlove and Daquane Mays urged the city to accelerate bus and bike-lane
- DOT testifies on Streets Plan progress under the Mamdani administration DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn testified on behalf of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, joined by First Deputy Commissioner Margaret Forgione, Executive Deputy Commissioner Paul Ochoa, and Deputy Commissioner for Transportation Planning and Management Eric Beaton. Flynn said 2025 tied for the fewest traffic deaths
- Why did DOT fall so far short of its legal bike- and bus-lane mandates? Chair Abreu pressed Commissioner Flynn on missed Streets Plan targets. Flynn confirmed DOT installed 18.2 miles of protected bike lanes in 2025 against a 50-mile legal requirement, and 20.8 miles of bus lanes against a 30-mile requirement, attributing the shortfall partly to community opposition and
- Will DOT expand bike parking and deliver on accessibility and equity bills? Council Members Harvey Epstein and Gale Brewer questioned DOT on bike parking and the bill package. Brewer pressed on her Int 93 to require thousands of new bicycle parking stations, and Epstein and DOT's Forgione and Ochoa discussed accessibility, street-design equity and implementation capacity.
- How will DOT speed bus lanes, enforcement and neighborhood projects? Council Members Lincoln Restler, Justin Sanchez and Phil Wong questioned DOT on bus-lane delivery, enforcement, and specific corridor projects. DOT's Flynn, Forgione, Ochoa and Deputy Commissioner Eric Beaton discussed bus-lane definitions and camera enforcement, project timelines, and how the
- How does DOT handle community process, safety and bike-lane design? Council Members Eric Dinowitz, Shahana Hanif and Christopher Marte questioned DOT on community engagement, pedestrian and cyclist safety, and bike-lane design decisions. DOT's Ochoa, Forgione and Flynn described the agency's outreach process, how it responds to safety data, and its plans to build
- Transit and street-safety groups urge full Streets Plan implementation A large slate of advocacy organizations testified in support of accelerating the Streets Plan. Lisa Daglian of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA, Eric McClure of StreetsPAC, Elizabeth Adams of Transportation Alternatives, and Sara Lind of Open Plans urged DOT to meet its legal
- Delivery workers and small-business voices testify on street use Worker and business advocates testified on how street design affects their livelihoods. Ligia Guallpa of the Workers Justice Project (Los Deliveristas Unidos), representing app delivery workers, spoke to the needs of e-bike riders, and Naila Rosario of High Road Restaurants and urban planner Marc
- Neighborhood residents and groups raise concerns about street redesigns Community-board members, block associations and residents testified with a mix of support and concern about specific projects. Speakers including Michele Birnbaum of Historic Park Avenue, Sean Sweeney, Christine Berthet, and Laura Sewell of the East Village Community Coalition raised issues about
Agenda
11 items
- Int 0779-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the expansion of pedestrian space Hearing on P-C Item by Comm
- Int 0738-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring curb extensions at certain dangerous intersections Hearing on P-C Item by Comm
- Int 0724-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to maximum clear path requirements for sidewalk cafes Hearing on P-C Item by Comm
- Int 0628-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to expanding access to sidewalk and roadway cafe applications Hearing Held by Committee
- Int 0655-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to expanding access to roadway cafes Hearing Held by Committee
- Int 0310-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of transportation to install bilingual street name signs Hearing Held by Committee
- Int 0202-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the time permitted for the installation of a traffic calming device or traffic control device on any street adjacent to a school Hearing Held by Committee
- Int 0163-2026 A Local Law in relation to a study and report on the feasibility of providing ferry service to Inwood Hearing Held by Committee
- Int 0093-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the bicycle parking station program Hearing Held by Committee
- Int 0013-2026 A Local Law in relation to the installation of illuminated and solar-powered traffic devices at crosswalks Hearing Held by Committee
- T2026-1180 Oversight - Streets Plan Update- Assessing the State of the Streets Plan in 2026. Hearing Held by Committee