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Local Law 66 of 2023 and DOT study on daylighting effectiveness
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Council Member Brooks-Powers discusses Local Law 66 of 2023 and the subsequent DOT study on daylighting effectiveness.
- Local Law 66 required DOT to study safety benefits of daylighting
- The law mandates implementation of daylighting at a minimum of 100 intersections per year starting in 2025
- DOT published the study in January 2025, finding that universal daylighting may not be as effective as previously thought
- Some have criticized the report and questioned DOT's methods and conclusions
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
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Two years ago, the New York City Council passed local law 66 of 2023 requiring that DOT study safety benefits of daylighting and to implement daylighting at a minimum of a hundred intersections a year beginning in 2025.
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In January of twenty twenty five, DOT published that study and it main and its main finding centered on the idea that universal daylighting may not be as effective as previously thought.
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Some have criticized the report and questioned the methods DOT used to arrive at their conclusions.