Flynn on SPEED initiative to expedite development
Flynn describes the SPEED initiative adding 8 new positions and $1.5M to strengthen DOT's capacity to review projects efficiently, supporting critical housing and infrastructure projects.
Speed Task Force.
As the mayor recently announced, we're advancing the city's commitment to faster, fairer, and more efficient development through the Streamlining Procedures to Expedite Equitable Development, or SPEED, initiative.
And DOT is doing our part.
To address these delays, the mayor's investment for the SPEED initiative will add eight new positions, including transportation specialists, engineers, preservation experts, and community coordinators to strengthen our capacity to review projects efficiently
while maintaining necessary compliance standards.
Altogether, this investment provides $1.5 million in baseline funding to help support critical housing, transportation, and public infrastructure projects moving forward faster, more efficiently, and with the urgency New Yorkers deserve.
As the country continues to face a national shortage of engineers, we're also grateful for the Mamdani administration's investment to hire for essential roles like these.