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Can electronic scooters peacefully co-exist with pedestrians?
CHEKPEDS has learned that Speaker Corey Johnson and Transportation chair Ydanis Rodriguez are working on a legislation to ensure the orderly inclusion of electric scooters in the New York Transportation options.
These appliances which look like a children ‘s toy have showed up in various cities and caused consternation with pedestrians as described in this article “What [...]
Posted in 9th Avenue Renaissance, pedestrian, Sidewalk, Traffic Justice
Tagged bicycles, furniture, pedestrian, sidewalk, Street Design
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Air Quality: Help your neighbors and yourselves:
Request a street tree or multiple ones. Council Member Corey Johnson has allocated funds for street trees and will get priority from the Parks Department . It can be a brand new tree pit or a new tree in an existing tree pit . There are also $$ for tree guards . Do not miss [...]
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In case you missed it
It was summer, it was hot and you had better things to do than reading about transportation. Still you missed some major moves. Here are the ones we watched:
Pedestrians
Corey Johnson sent a letter to DOT asking for better pedestrian protection on the proposed 10th Avenue bike lane . DOT has agreed to change the traffic signals on [...]
Posted in 9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Greening, pedestrian, Sidewalk, Transit
Tagged bicycles, buses, congestion pricing, crashes, MTA, parking, pedestrian
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West 37th Street Renaissance
Over 10 years ago CHEKPEDS initiated a 9th Avenue Renaissance project which incorporated over 1,000 input from the community. The resulting suggested various designs for streets.
Fast forward to 2017 , when the recently formed Hudson Yards/Hell’s Kitchen Alliance (HYHK Business Improvement District) initiated a Streetscape Study of its district.
in 2018, HYHK started to implement the plan [...]
Posted in 9th Avenue Renaissance, Greening, pedestrian, Sidewalk
Tagged furniture, park-plaza, pedestrian, Street Design
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Victory for Disabled – L train’s 6th Avenue station to become ADA compliant
Disabled person discuss with Andy Byford at L Train Open House. Photo by Lesley Susan
As the result of a lawsuit filed by the 14th Street Coalition and disabled groups, the MTA committed to install elevators at the 14th Street and 6th Avenue Station, while the repairs to the Canarsie Tunnel are underway.
It is a terrific win [...]
Speed cameras work. Ask Gov. Cuomo to keep them to save lives
Last night, the State Legislature went home without approving an extension of life-saving speed cameras at schools. The Assembly majority showed real leadership by approving an expansion bill but the Senate did not allow it to advance. Because of this inaction, , the speed camera program as we know it will end on July 25th and lives will be at [...]
Pedestrians and cyclists fight over crumbs on 8th Avenue
I know , pedestrians will tell you that cyclists are doing all sorts of illegal stuff: running red lights, interfering with pedestrians in the crosswalk, going the wrong way, riding on the sidewalk and they are right about all of it. Bicyclists scare pedestrians with unexpected moves and can be very callous when called upon [...]
Posted in CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Congestion, pedestrian
Tagged bicycles, crashes, pedestrian, safety, Street Design
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Inclusive streets: focus on disabled persons
When we met with Andy Byford , the new head of New York City Transit, he declared being very focused on accessibility. His 10 year plan is proof that he was serious . Now the Coalition of Block Associations againstthe L train who had filed a lawsuit against both DOT and MTA, has already settled [...]
Spotlight on bike lanes: 8th and 10th Avenues proposals coming up
Join Us at the Transportation Committee, to hear DOT’s plans to extend the 8th Avenue bike lane from 56th Street around Columbus circle and the Amsterdam Avenue bike lane down to 52nd Street.
DOT will present their approach to make 57th Street and 8th Avenue safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. We are so grateful to Assembly [...]
Join Us: speak your mind with the new head of NYC transit
[ April 19, 2018; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ]
