Running out of daylight: Advocates fume over Speaker Adams not holding vote on universal daylighting' street safety bill before year's end

"Outgoing City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams will not bring a measure to implement universal daylighting, which would eliminate parking near intersections to make them safer, to a vote before the end of the body's current session. Her decision drew a sharp rebuke from safe streets advocates on Thursday who say the bill's passage is essential toward increasing street safety for pedestrians and drivers alike."

"The coalition of advocates, including the groups Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets, pointed the finger squarely at Speaker Adams for seemingly kicking the bill to the curb in a Thursday statement. [The] speaker of the City Council has decided to block the universal daylighting bill, said Ben Furnas, Transportation Alternatives' executive director. City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams.Photo by Emil Cohen/NYC Council Media Unit Speaker Adams is term-limited at the end of this year."

Adrienne Adams declined to bring universal daylighting to a vote before the current City Council session ended, blocking immediate enactment. Safe streets advocates sharply rebuked the decision and said passage is essential for pedestrian and driver safety. Intro. 1138, sponsored by Council Member Julie Won with 26 co-sponsors including Julie Menin, must be reintroduced in the next council session. The bill would ban parking or idling within 20 feet of intersections and require DOT to install hard barriers at 1,000 intersections annually. Proponents argue daylighting clears sightlines and enhances safety at crossings.

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