Abreu asks about expanding DOT enforcement authority and towing
Abreu asks whether DOT's authority could expand for certain traffic violations or crash investigations and whether towing capacity is sufficient. Flynn says DOT thinks creatively about enforcement and automated enforcement, and says towing capacity is sufficient but DOT wants to replace the lost Manhattan tow pound.
I'm going to go ask a question on enforcement coordination now between the agencies.
NYPD remains primarily responsible for enforcing moving violations while DOT oversees street design and much of the city's automated enforcement infrastructure.
Has the administration considered expanding DOT's authority to enforce certain traffic violations or investigate serious crashes?
Well, what I can say, Chair, is, you know, I think hopefully it's evident in the Vision Zero reimagined plan that we're always trying to think creatively about all aspects of Vision Zero, enforcement being one of them.
We're really proud of the impact of the automated enforcement program, and we're giving a lot of thought to that as well.
With the state legislative session ahead of us.
And on manual enforcement, we collaborate really closely and really well with PD, as you just heard.
What about towing capacity to enforce parking laws?
Does DOT or NYPD need increased capacity?
I can say, maybe not specifically the parking laws, but just for what it's worth, when we're redesigning a street or repaving a street, we do have the capability at DOT to tow vehicles out of the way.
I would defer to my colleagues at PD on that.
Do you need more towing capacity to get cars off the road?
The towing capacity we have right now is sufficient for our enforcement goals.
And as you know, Chair, we had a tow pound in Manhattan that we lost several years ago because of a change in state law.
We've been working to try to find a replacement location.
That's a difficult thing to do, obviously, in Manhattan, given Manhattan real estate.
It's something we're working actively towards.
But with what we have now, we're able to do the work.
Are there any responsibilities that could be transferred from PD to DLT or vice versa?
So when it comes to towing capacity that y'all have spoken about,
I can't say we've had those conversations.
All right, I have questions on...
What is the coordination?
Wait, actually.