Excludes violations in a cooperative housing development containing Mitchell-Lama housing with no fewer than ten thousand units from bus operation-related traffic regulations.
Impact
The legislation seeks to create an exception in the traffic regulations for bus operations in targeted areas, allowing for a more tailored approach to enforcement within large residential communities. This move is intended to alleviate potential conflicts between traffic regulations and the practical needs of residents in these cooperative housing developments. By carving out these exceptions, the bill aims to ease operational tensions for bus services that might otherwise be hampered by regulations that do not consider local housing circumstances.
Summary
Bill S07785 aims to amend specific regulations within New York's vehicle and traffic law, particularly concerning bus operation-related traffic regulations. The core change proposed is to exclude certain violations that occur within cooperative housing developments designated as Mitchell-Lama and containing no fewer than ten thousand units from typical traffic regulations applicable to bus operations. This bill is introduced to address specific urban mobility issues faced within large housing developments while ensuring the functionality of public transport routes.
Contention
While the bill may receive support for prioritizing local needs and improving traffic flow in significant housing areas, there may be concerns regarding public safety and fairness in the enforcement of traffic regulations. Critics could argue that exempting certain areas from bus operation-related traffic rules could set a precedent that encourages further exemptions, undermining the uniform enforcement of traffic laws across the city. Additionally, the bill may raise discussions on its implications regarding the effectiveness of public transport systems, particularly if specific rules are not applied uniformly.
Same As
Excludes violations in a cooperative housing development containing Mitchell-Lama housing with no fewer than ten thousand units from bus operation-related traffic regulations.
Excludes violations in a cooperative housing development containing Mitchell-Lama housing with no fewer than ten thousand units from bus operation-related traffic regulations.
Excludes violations occurring within one hundred feet from a place of worship, funeral home, or similar institution from bus operation-related traffic regulations as part of participation in a ceremony or religious service.
Excludes violations occurring within one hundred feet from a place of worship, funeral home, or similar institution from bus operation-related traffic regulations as part of participation in a ceremony or religious service.
Requires annual inspections of Mitchell-Lama buildings; requires the appointment of housing management representatives to perform such inspections; requires notification of violations to housing companies; requires such housing companies to certify correction of violations.
Requires at least one director on a board of directors of a residential cooperative housing corporation be a primary resident of such residential cooperative housing corporation; prohibits the charging of payments, fees or charges by cooperative housing corporations without thirty days written notice to such cooperative housing corporation's shareholders.
Requires at least one director on a board of directors of a residential cooperative housing corporation be a primary resident of such residential cooperative housing corporation; prohibits the charging of payments, fees or charges by cooperative housing corporations without thirty days written notice to such cooperative housing corporation's shareholders.
Requires that any penalties for violations of housing standards or building and fire codes be assessed and imposed within fourteen days; increases certain fine amounts for violations of housing standards.
Requires bus drivers complete a human trafficking recognition training program which includes the nature of human trafficking; how human trafficking is defined in law; how to identify someone who is human trafficking; how to identify someone who is a human trafficking victim; and entities to whom a driver may report suspected activity that might constitute human trafficking.