Transportation (Bicycle Infrastructure)

This bill authorizes a 5-mile-per-hour speed limit on "open streets" in cities with populations exceeding one million. Open streets are defined as NYC-designated streets with physical barriers and signage prioritizing pedestrians, cyclists, and non-motorized users, as outlined in NYC's administrative code. The law sets 5 mph as the minimum allowable speed limit for these areas, prohibiting lower limits while maintaining existing school zone rules. It applies specifically to New York City's open streets program, which requires traffic calming measures to ensure pedestrian safety.

This bill requires drivers to yield the right of way to pedestrians and cyclists using multi-use trails when those trails cross roadways within a crosswalk. It directly affects drivers at trail-roadway intersections and trail users (including bicyclists) who cross roadways. The key provision mandates that vehicles stop for trail users in contiguous crosswalks, treating them like pedestrians under traffic law. The bill defines "multi-use trail" broadly to include state, local, or private recreational paths maintained for non-motorized transport. It takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Enables federal aid municipal street and highway funding for projects for painting, striping and other new infrastructure dedicated primarily for pedestrian or cyclist use notwithstanding the ten year service life requirement.

This bill requires state, county, and local transportation agencies to design all publicly funded road projects - including construction, reconstruction, and major maintenance - to safely accommodate all users (drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, and transit riders) through "complete street" principles. It applies to projects receiving both federal and state funding under transportation department oversight, excluding routine resurfacing but including projects with a 10+ year lifespan. The law mandates agencies consider factors like traffic volume, population density, and community input when planning, rather than automatically prioritizing vehicles. It does not change existing project approvals but sets new standards for how projects must be designed.