Requires railroad corporations to inform the division of homeland security and emergency services, department of environmental conservation and department of transportation about freight rail trains transporting hazardous materials prior to traveling on tracks within the state.
This bill requires New York school districts to purchase or lease only zero-emission school buses (electric or hydrogen-powered, with no tailpipe emissions) when buying new buses starting July 1, 2027. It also mandates that any procurement for school transportation services or infrastructure components must prioritize U.S.-made parts and assembly, with limited waivers available for cost or feasibility concerns. School districts facing financial hardship may receive up to two years to comply after a cost-benefit analysis by the education commissioner. The law applies directly to all public school districts and their contractors, aiming for full transition to zero-emission buses by 2047 or when all state vehicle fleets meet the standard.
Establishes clean energy goals of reducing the annual total of vehicle miles traveled within the state by 20% by the year 2050; requires state and local highway projects to comply with reductions to vehicle miles traveled targets.
Requires highway projects that receive state funding to include the installation of broadband conduits suitable for fiber optic cables or wireless facilities that support broadband services; provides for access to such conduits on a competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory basis, for a charge not to exceed a cost-based rate.
Designates the Nassau-Suffolk transportation coordinating committee as the metropolitan planning organization for Long Island; provides for the withdrawal of the Nassau-Suffolk coordinating committee from the New York Metropolitan transportation council.
This bill amends traffic law to prohibit parking, standing, or stopping within ten feet of any bus stop. It directly affects drivers who might park near bus stops, ensuring clear access for passengers boarding or alighting. The key provision creates a mandatory ten-foot buffer zone around bus stops to prevent obstruction. The rule applies uniformly to all vehicles without exceptions, aiming to improve bus stop efficiency and safety. (Procedural bill; summary limited to core rule per guidelines.)
Establishes the Brooklyn-Queens expressway authority for the purposes of the continuance, further development and improvement of transportation along the Brooklyn-Queens expressway and other services related thereto.
This bill allows New York's Department of Transportation to develop park-and-ride facilities on non-state highways, streets, or paths with partial funding from local municipalities. It requires local governments to cover 20% of project costs (after federal funds are applied), with the state covering 80%, and mandates municipal approval before projects begin. Municipalities must deposit funds upfront with the state comptroller, and any surplus is returned after completion. The bill directly affects cities, towns, counties, and villages seeking to build or improve park-and-ride infrastructure.
This bill requires New York City to establish 15-20 mph speed limits near 50 school locations annually along highways adjacent to schools. Starting in the 2026 school year, 20% of these locations must display official signs with reduced speed limits, flashing beacons, and notices indicating when the lower speed limit applies. The percentage of locations with these signs increases by 20% each year, with all required signage posted by the first day of each school year. The law directly affects schools, drivers near school zones, and city traffic safety planning under New York City's administrative code.
Provides for indexing of certain appropriations; provides that on and after January 1, 2027 and on each following January first, the commissioner shall index the level of such appropriations for subsequent state fiscal years based on the national highway construction cost index for the most recent twelve month period; provides that the commissioner shall increase appropriations by the rate of inflation for the most recent twelve month period that is available at the time the adjusted rate is calculated and announced using the national highway construction cost index, or a successor index as calculated by the United States federal highway administration, if such rate of inflation is greater than zero percent.
