Supporters Urge NYC Council on to a 44-2 Vote
The City Council passed Tour Bus Legislation requiring the use of sound reproduction systems on open-air double-decker tour buses by 2015.
The democratic process really was in play here, as citizens and elected officials collaborated to make this happen. It wasn’t easy, but it worked!
Thanks are due to many people: to all of you who stayed with us over five years in petitioning, writing letters, making phone calls and spreading the word; to former Council Member Alan Gerson and his staff for introducing the initial bill in 2008, to current bill sponsor Council Member Gale Brewer and her staff and co-sponsor Council Member Margaret Chin and her staff for their work on the bill and their sponsorship: and last but certainly not least, to Speaker Quinn and her staff in supporting the bill, facilitating negotiations and moving this legislation into law. We are looking forward to Mayor Bloomberg signing the bill.
The media coverage was nation-wide and terrific! The AP sent out a story the morning of the bill vote and throughout the day newspapers, blogs and radio stations all over the country picked up the news. NYC newspapers were also responsive, among them The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Please go to our Press Room for media coverage. Of special interest is that San Francisco is having similar problems with tour bus noise. The San Francisco Examiner asked “NYC silenced tour buses, why not SF?”
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