Test Cool Pavement Materials in Parks and Playgrounds
Enacted on Jun 16, 2026Signed into law by the Mayor.
Signed into Law
Local Law 2026/093
✦ Plain-Language Summary
This bill requires the Parks Department to study and test special pavement materials that stay cooler in hot weather at city parks and playgrounds. The goal is to make outdoor spaces more comfortable during summer heat waves. The city must report results by October 2029.
Details
- Introduced
- Mar 26, 2026
- Passed Council
- May 16, 2026
- Enacted
- May 16, 2026
- Body
- Committee on Parks and Recreation
- Type
- Introduction
- Status
- Enacted
Sponsors (6)
Official Description
This bill would require the Parks Department (DPR), along with the Departments of Health and Mental Hygiene, Environmental Protection, Transportation and the Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability to conduct a study and pilot program concerning the use and installation of cool pavement materials on DPR property within, abutting, or directly adjacent to a playground, in at least 1 heat vulnerable community in each borough. DPR would be required to post the results of the pilot on its website and submit it to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council no later than February 1, 2031.