Buckle Up: NYC to Reduce Speed Limit in Select Areas
NYC Department of transportation to Reduce Speed Limits Near Select Schools, on Open Streets, and on Shared Streets Agency Will Also Create New ‘Regional Slow Zones’ in Each Borough • Full Article
New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner announced the agency will reduce speed limits in select areas following enactment of Sammy’s Law.
Speed limit reductions will target select schools, Open Streets, Shared Streets, and other areas, as well as new ‘Regional Slow Zones’ in each borough.
Passed this legislative session in Albany, Sammy’s Law gives the City of New York the authority to reduce speed limits to 20 MPH on individual streets, and to 10 MPH on select streets undergoing safety-related redesigns. NYC DOT will begin publicly notifying community boards on its proposals this summer, with a 60-day comment period to follow before implementation.
Beginning in September, following a 60-day public comment period, NYC DOT will begin reducing speed limits in 250 locations by the end of 2025, with a focus on priority locations such as schools. The agency will implement this safety measure utilizing safety data and focusing on equity, implementing speed limit reductions in Priority Investment Areas—defined as areas of the city with larger proportions of non-white and low-income residents, higher population and job density, and without a strong history of previous NYC DOT investments.
The agency will also reduce the speed limit to 10 MPH on all existing and future Shared Streets and on Open Streets that have had substantial design upgrades. Shared streets are roadways with distinctive designs that naturally slow vehicle travel speeds, where pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists all share the right of way.
NYC DOT will implement one Regional Slow Zone in each borough where speed limits will be set at 20 miles per hour throughout a set geographic area. The first location to be considered will be lower Manhattan south of Canal Street and would be implemented by the end of this year or early next year.
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