QUESTION
Chair Julie Menin Questions DOT on Trade-In Program Proposal
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Chair Julie Menin inquires about the Department of Transportation's (DOT) stance on Council Member Feliz's proposed legislation, focusing on a comprehensive package to enhance delivery worker safety.
The discussion revolves around updating the commercial cyclist law, establishing a trade-in program for non certified mobility devices, and implementing a third-party app-funded buyback program to facilitate a transition to street-legal devices. This effort aims to ensure only legal and certified e-bikes and mobility devices are utilized on New York streets.
Speaker 1
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You had mentioned at the end of your testimony that you wanna build upon that bill and insert a trade in program.
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Can you talk a little bit more about how that would work?
Speaker 6
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Thank you, chair for the question.
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Yes, the administration supports council member for police's proposed legislation.
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As part of a comprehensive package of actions to improve the safety of delivery workers.
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And this would include updating the commercial Cyclist law to better reflect the reality that we're seeing on our streets today.
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To ensure that users are riding legal and certified devices.
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And a broad based app funded buyback program could be part of that solution.
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To enable delivery workers who have already invested in devices that may not be you all certified.
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Which may not be street legal, a way to transition to a legal device and to be able to continue to work.
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This would be part of an effort to hold the 3rd party apps accountable and to enable a transition to to safe dispatch.
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We're only workers who are riding legal and certified ebikes and other mobility devices are on our streets.
Speaker 1
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Thank you.
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And one other question before I turn it over to my colleagues.