Require City Plans to Expand Freight Rail Network
In committee as of May 27, 2026Under review by an assigned committee.
✦ Plain-Language Summary
This bill requires city agencies to create plans for expanding freight rail transportation in NYC. The city must include freight rail improvements in its long-term industrial development plans and produce a special rail freight plan by the end of 2026.
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Details
- Introduced
- Apr 16, 2026
- Body
- Committee on Economic Development
- Type
- Introduction
- Status
- Committee
Sponsors (1)
Official Description
This bill would amend section 25-120 of the administrative code by requiring the Department of City Planning and the Department of Small Business Services to include policies and strategies to expand and improve the freight rail network and freight rail usage in the city in industrial development strategic plans produced every eight years that are due after 2025. The bill would also require those same departments to issue an interim rail freight plan to the mayor and the city council at the end of 2026 covering the same topic.