Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Meeting Minutes (April 29, 2026)
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The New York City Council Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, chaired by Shaun Abreu, met April 29, 2026 at 250 Broadway, Hearing Room 1. The committee held an oversight hearing on capital construction contracting and cost escalation and considered Int. 0263 (strategic blueprint to reduce capital project durations), Int. 0465 (study on Harlem River ferry expansion), and Res. 0264 (requesting expanded Design‑Build authority). Attendance and dispositions are recorded in the minutes.
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- T2026-1617 (Oversight - Capital Construction Contracting and Cost Escalation): Hearing held; oversight filed by committee.
- Int. 0263-2026 (Local Law — develop a strategic blueprint to reduce capital project durations by at least 25 percent): Hearing held; report required; introduction laid over by committee.
- Int. 0465-2026 (Local Law — study and report on expansion of ferry service along the Harlem River): Hearing held; introduction laid over by committee.
- Res. 0264-2026 (Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature and Governor to grant permanent and expanded Design‑Build authority to all New York City agencies): Hearing held; resolution laid over by committee.
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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Jointly with the Committee on Contracts and the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Relations
Agenda
- Oversight - Capital Construction Contracting and Cost Escalation.
- A Local Law in relation to developing a strategic blueprint to reduce capital project durations by at least 25 percent
- A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to capital plant inventory and maintenance
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to introduce and pass, and the New York State Governor to sign, legislation to grant permanent and expanded Design-Build authority to all New York City agencies
- Jointly with the Committee on Contracts and the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Relations
- A Local Law in relation to a study and report on the expansion of ferry service along the Harlem River
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- Agenda Item
- Oversight - Capital Construction Contracting and Cost Escalation.
- A Local Law in relation to developing a strategic blueprint to reduce capital project durations by at least 25 percent
- A Local Law in relation to a study and report on the expansion of ferry service along the Harlem River
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to introduce and pass, and the New York State Governor to sign, legislation to grant permanent and expanded Design-Build authority to all New York City agencies
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