Overview
- Council Member Julie Won says negotiations will narrow Intro. 1138 to school zones, retreating from a citywide ban on parking within 20 feet of crosswalks.
- The proposal directs DOT to install hardened barriers such as planters or bike racks at a minimum of 1,000 intersections per year to keep corners clear.
- DOT opposes a universal rollout, citing a two-year analysis that warns of up to 15,000 additional injuries annually, multi-billion-dollar costs, and the potential loss of roughly 300,000 parking spaces.
- City Council researchers dispute the DOT findings as flawed and report no evidence that daylighting increases injuries, while advocates highlight results in Hoboken, which reports years without traffic deaths.
- Passage is uncertain as backers work to secure a two-thirds majority to override an expected veto by Mayor Adams, even as a Staten Island Republican joined sponsors in support.