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12 JULY 31, 2026
Mayor Mamdani Signs Executive

Order to Make City Fleet Safer for

Pedestrians, Cyclists and Drivers

All new non-emergency municipal vehicles will feature pedestrian alerts and speed-limiting

technology shown to reduce dangerous speeding by 64%

OUR BUREAU ligent speed assistance are proven
technologies that reduce crashes and
NEW YORK, NY
traffic deaths. That’s why I fought so
ayor Zohran Kwame Mam- hard to pass my Stop Super Speed-
dani has signed Executive ers Act, and why I applaud DCAS for
MOrder 19, codifying the ad- taking this step to save New Yorkers’
ministration’s commitment to a safer, lives. We’re laying the groundwork for
more modern municipal fleet. At the a future where no New Yorker has to
direction of Executive Order 19, the mourn the loss of a loved one to a pre-
Department of Citywide Adminis- ventable crash.”
trative Services (DCAS) will retrofit “New York City is leading the way
all non-emergency municipal trucks with intelligent speed assistance and
with pedestrian alerts and require pe- pedestrian alerts for new non-emer-
destrian alerts and intelligent speed gency vehicles, and there’s no doubt
assistance for all new non-emergency that this effort will make the streets
vehicle and truck procurements. safer for everyone who shares the
Pedestrian alerts connect to a ve- road,” said City Council Majority
hicle’s turn signals and make an audi- Leader Shaun Abreu. “I applaud
ble alert to warn pedestrians, cyclists DCAS for their commitment to street
and other street users of the driver’s safety, and I hope we inspire other cit-
plan to turn. DCAS will retrofit all of has reduced dangerous speeding and NYC Chief Fleet Officer Keith ies to take similar action. This is yet

the roughly 4,000 existing civilian City among equipped vehicles by 64%. Kerman. “Pedestrian alerts on trucks another critical step forward for good
fleet trucks with pedestrian alerts by “Our administration expects ev- will help warn and safeguard road us- government and safe streets.”
June 2029. ery driver to do their part to keep our ers when trucks are making turns in “Every New Yorker deserves to get
Intelligent speed assistance is a streets safe for everyone, and that the city, and the expansion of intel- home safely. Adding pedestrian alerts
safety system that limits vehicle accel- begins with those behind the wheel ligent speed assistance will slow the and intelligent speed assistance to the
eration once the vehicle exceeds the of our City vehicles,” said Mayor fleet down. DCAS looks forward to City’s fleet is a commonsense step
local speed limit or a speed threshold Mamdani. “Pedestrian alerts and working with all agencies and vehicle that will help prevent crashes, protect
set by DCAS. Under Executive Order speed-limiting technology deliver im- suppliers to get these safe new tech- pedestrians, cyclists and drivers, and
19, any contract for the purchase or mediate results, and we can waste no nologies installed.” make our streets safer for everyone,”
lease of a non-emergency municipal time in keeping our neighbors safe.” DCAS manages the functionality said Council Member Shahana Hanif.
fleet vehicle will require intelligent “Safer streets mean safer com- and operations of intelligent speed as- “I’m grateful to DCAS for advancing
speed assistance technology. In June, munities, and with this Executive Or- sistance on City vehicles through the these life-saving improvements and
DCAS completed the 1,000th City ve- der, Mayor Mamdani is affirming our Fleet Office of Real Time Tracking look forward to seeing them imple-
hicle retrofit with the speed-limiting ability at DCAS to directly impact the (FORT). At FORT, DCAS monitors mented across the City’s fleet.”
technology and will work to retrofit lives of New Yorkers through our mu- the movements of over 29,000 vehi- “Every New Yorker deserves
additional vehicles as feasible. nicipal fleet,” said DCAS Commis- cles and manages the speed limit maps, to safely get around our city,” said
DCAS has pioneered municipal sioner Yume Kitasei. “We are proud tracking and controls required for in- Council Member Lincoln Restler.
intelligent speed assistance technology, to build on our efforts to modernize telligent speed assistance technology. “I’m pleased that DCAS is leading the

successfully implementing the largest our fleet; through speed assistance “Traveling on our streets shouldn’t way with innovative safety policies
intelligent speed assistance-equipped technology, pedestrian turn alerts and mean putting your life at risk. We have that will ensure our existing fleet of
fleet in the country, with 1,000 vehi- telematics tracking, we are protecting the tools to make streets safer for ev- non-emergency municipal trucks —
cles at 21 agencies across 23 vehicle drivers and pedestrians alike.” ery New Yorker, and I’m thrilled New and all new non-emergency munic-
types that have already logged over “Mayor Mamdani’s Executive Or- York City is investing in them,” said ipal vehicles and trucks — will have
8 million miles using the technolo- der is our next big step for fleet safety,” State Senator Andrew Gounardes. new technological features designed
gy since August 2022. The program said DCAS Deputy Commissioner “Pedestrian alert systems and intel- to protect pedestrians and cyclists.”

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