Bill Text: NY A06663 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Enacts the metropolitan transit authority riders bill of rights.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-4)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A06663 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A06663-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6663--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 24, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. MENG, LATIMER, REILLY, GALEF, JEFFRIES, SPANO,
COLTON, M. MILLER, JACOBS, ROBINSON, AUBRY, ROBERTS -- Multi-Sponsored
by -- M. of A. ARROYO, CASTELLI, GIBSON, HIKIND, MONTESANO, RAIA,
P. RIVERA, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corpo-
rations, Authorities and Commissions -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to enacting the
metropolitan transportation authority rider's bill of rights
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
2 section 1266-j to read as follows:
3 S 1266-J. METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY RIDER'S BILL OF
4 RIGHTS. ALL MEMBERS OF NEW YORK CITY'S TRANSIT RIDING PUBLIC HAVE THE
5 RIGHT TO:
6 1. RELIABLE, ON-TIME, AFFORDABLE AND EFFICIENT TRANSIT.
7 2. ACCESS TO ACCURATE, REAL-TIME INFORMATION AND CLEAR ANNOUNCEMENTS
8 ABOUT WHEN TRAINS AND BUSES WILL ARRIVE AND INFORMATION CONCERNING ANY
9 SIGNIFICANT SERVICE DELAYS BEFORE SWIPING A METROCARD, OR UPON ARRIVAL
10 AT A BUS STOP. IF A BUS, SUBWAY, OR COMMUTER RAIL TRAIN IS MORE THAN
11 FIFTEEN MINUTES LATE, UPDATED SERVICE INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE
12 VIA INTERNET, EMAIL OR TEXT MESSAGE TO SUBSCRIBERS, P.A. ANNOUNCEMENTS
13 ON SUBWAY PLATFORMS, AND ELECTRONIC MESSAGE BOARDS ON COMMUTER RAIL
14 PLATFORMS.
15 3. A MORE ACCESSIBLE TRANSIT SYSTEM, WITH LEVEL BOARDING FOR BUSES AND
16 WORKING ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS WITHIN ALL SUBWAY STATIONS.
17 4. SAFE AND WELL-LIT SUBWAY AND BUS FACILITIES, WITH MTA EMPLOYEES ON
18 HAND TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND RESPOND IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.
19 5. CLEAN, REGULARLY MAINTAINED MTA FACILITIES INCLUDING SUBWAY
20 STATIONS, SUBWAY CARS, BUSES AND BUS STOPS.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 6. HELPFUL, COURTEOUS SERVICE FROM STATION AGENTS, BUS DRIVERS AND
2 OTHER MTA EMPLOYEES.
3 7. TRANSPARENT AND EASILY-USED LINES OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN RIDERS
4 AND THE MTA WITH MECHANISMS IN PLACE TO ADDRESS RIDER CONCERNS AND
5 COMPLAINTS. CONVENIENT AND PROMINENTLY LOCATED BUS, TRAIN, AND STATION
6 POSTERS WILL PROVIDE THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO REGISTER COMMENTS AND
7 COMPLAINTS WHICH WILL BE RESPONDED TO BY TOP LEVEL MANAGEMENT.
8 8. FARE HIKES THAT ARE ONLY ENACTED AS A LAST RESORT WHEN ALL OTHER
9 FUNDING OPTIONS HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED, AS WELL AS STABLE FUNDING FOR THE
10 MTA FROM THE STATE AND CITY, IN GOOD ECONOMIC TIMES AND BAD.
11 9. OFFICIAL PRIORITIZATION OF THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVE-
12 MENT OF THE EXISTING TRAIN AND BUS NETWORK BEFORE ITS EXPANSION.
13 10. A MINIMUM OF ONE TRANSIT WORKER AND ONE TRANSIT RIDER AS VOTING
14 MEMBERS OF THE MTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
15 S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
16 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
