Jan. 21, 2025 By Athena Dawson
The City Council’s Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held an oversight hearing with officials from the Department of Transportation (DOT) on Tuesday, Jan 21, to address pressing issues surrounding New York City’s street infrastructure and future planning.
The committee, chaired by Southeast Queens Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers, focused on DOT capital planning, the future of street repairs, and new bills introduced related to the meeting topics.
During the meeting, Brooks-Powers and committee members introduced and discussed six bills, including Int 0145, which would cap the correlated color temperature on new and replacement street lights; Int 0552, which would amend the city’s administrative code relating to street resurfacing timeline; and Into 0928, which would require the DOT to create a pilot project on the use of cool pavement.