Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 10 a.m. (New York City time), 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 2
Committee: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
0:15 C wan oh j good morning
0:15 welcome to the New York City
0:23 council committee vote on
0:26 transportation and
0:26 infrastructure at this time we
0:27 ask that you please silence
0:29 all electronics
0:30 . And at no point please do
0:32 not proceed dais chair you
0:36 begin good morning and welcome
0:37 to today's hearing of the New
0:38 York City Council's committee
0:39 on transportation and
0:42 infrastructure I'm council
0:43 member shawn brady majority
0:43 and chair of this committee
0:45 . At today's hearing the
0:46 committee will vote on the
0:47 following legislation proposed
0:49 introduction number 409 a
0:51 sponsored by councilor
0:53 o'reilly in relation to bus
0:55 lane restrictions proposed
0:56 intro number 408 would would
0:57 require the department of t
0:59 oinstall at least one sign on
1:00 each block where a bus lane
1:01 restriction is in effect
1:03 subject to limited exceptions
1:06 each sign will be required t
1:07 oindicate the days and hours
1:09 during which the restriction
1:10 is in effect and be clearly
1:11 visible to drivers the bill
1:13 would also require dough t
1:14 opost on its web site the days
1:16 and hours for each bus lane
1:18 restriction searchable by
1:20 street name.
1:20 This legislation is intended
1:23 to improve clarity and
1:24 transparency around bussing
1:25 rules for austria users bus
1:27 lanes are an important tool t
1:28 oimprove the speed and
1:29 reliability of bus service but
1:31 there effectiveness also
1:32 depends on drivers having
1:34 clear and accessible
1:35 information about when
1:37 restrictions apply
1:37 . By requiring more consistent
1:39 signage and an online
1:40 searchable source of
1:42 information this bill seeks t
1:44 oreduce confusion support
1:46 compliance and help ensure
1:47 that bus lanes function as
1:48 intended before we begin I
1:49 would like to thank my staff
1:50 and the committee for their
1:51 hard work and preparing for
1:53 today's hearing julissa
1:54 quigley my deputy chief of
1:55 staff and director of
1:57 legislation budget mark chad
1:58 senior counsel to the
1:59 committee theodore miller
2:00 counsel to the committee Kevin
2:02 cutoff ski senior policy
2:03 analyst of the committee john
2:06 basile policy analyst of the
2:07 committee and agent depaul
2:09 principal financial analyst of
2:10 the committee I will now ask
2:11 the committee clerk to call
2:12 the roll thank you good
2:14 morning william martin
2:15 committee clerk roll call both
2:17 committee on transportation
2:20 and infrastructure proposed
2:21 introduction 409 a chair abre
2:24 you I thought I Louis Brooks
2:28 Powers dina witz.
2:30 How about I thank you haneef I
2:46 martin I karina Sanchez I one
2:52 I thank you Justin Sanchez I
3:02 one I will I Brooks Powers
3:15 about I thank you with a vote
3:16 of 10 in the affirmative zer
3:18 oin the negative and no
3:20 abstentions.
3:20 Item has been adopted by the
3:22 committee with that his vote
3:23 is recess pending attendance
3:25 committee members continuation
5:21 roll call committee on
5:23 transportation Council Member.
5:24 Luis I don't know the final
5:27 vote is now 11 in the
5:28 affirmative zero and the
5:29 negative no abstentions chair
5:31 that is a full committee
5:32 . Thank you this hearing is