Overview

• Intro. 1138 would bar vehicles from parking within 20 feet of crosswalks and require DOT to install physical “daylighting” barriers at intersections
• The measure has won backing from 27 council members, giving it the majority required for passage in the City Council
• A January DOT report found that curb clearances without hardened barriers showed no safety improvements and warned unhardened daylighting could add up to 15,000 injuries annually
• Retrofitting all 40,000 intersections with daylighting structures is estimated to cost about $3 billion and mandates at least 1,000 installations per year
• Mayor Eric Adams could veto the legislation and the Council would need seven additional votes beyond its current support to override