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Williams on SPEED initiative for newly rezoned neighborhoods

New York City Council · May 29, 2026 · starts 1:59:53 · 1 min 29 sec

Williams asks whether the SPEED initiative will update travel demand data for newly rezoned neighborhoods like Jamaica. Officials confirm they're studying Jamaica separately as part of normal operations.

Nantasha M. Williams

Thank you.

Nantasha M. Williams

Just really quickly, the streamlined procedures to expedite equitable development speed.

Unidentified speaker

the update travel demand responses for newly upzoned neighborhoods like Jamaica or LIC.

Unidentified speaker

Sorry, Councilmember, can you just clarify travel demand responses?

Unidentified speaker

Yeah, so the speed effort, as I understand it, is to really look at communities that are being upzoned, travel demand, et cetera.

Unidentified speaker

And so what I want to know is, will you update?

Unidentified speaker

Any information for newly upzoned neighborhoods?

Unidentified speaker

Because this is a new thing going forward for this upcoming fiscal year, but there are neighborhoods that were recently rezoned.

Unidentified speaker

So just want to understand if this speed effort would apply to them.

Unidentified speaker

So the speed effort specifically is about new rezonings and new developments.

Unidentified speaker

I know.

Unidentified speaker

But we're also still committed to what we've agreed to of doing a very comprehensive traffic study of Jamaica to make sure that we understand exactly how traffic patterns have changed.

Unidentified speaker

I just want to make sure because we just rezoned and then this effort is new.

Unidentified speaker

So just want to make sure.

Unidentified speaker

That was the question.

Unidentified speaker

Like, are you going to also retroactively look at newly rezoned areas?

Unidentified speaker

Because we just rezoned it last year.

Unidentified speaker

So, yes, we are studying that area.

Unidentified speaker

It's not part of the new funding, but it's part of the work that we do in our normal course of business.

Unidentified speaker

Okay.