Category Archives: 9th Avenue Renaissance
The State of the Sidewalk
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Sidewalks are vital arteries for the millions of New Yorkers who use transit and walk. Manhattan Community Board 4 is seeking your input to better address the current state of the walking infrastructure, including sidewalks, curbs, and crossings in our City – under normal and snowy conditions. Thank you for filling out this […]
Posted in CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk, Traffic Justice
Tagged Pedestrian safety, sidewalk
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Speak UP: Port Authority presents plan for rebuilding the Bus Terminal
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After 10 years of planning , the Port Authority is launching its Federal Environmental impact review for a new terminal commuter terminal to replace the existing one on site , and a long distance terminal/ staging building to remove Curb side terminals and buses parked on the […]
Posted in Clean Air, Complete Streets, Congestion, Greening, Port Authority, Sidewalk, Transit
Tagged air quality, buses, Pedestrian safety, Trasnit
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How to make NYC Transportation Policies more equitable?
It is well known that Robert Moses’ policies of razing poor neighborhoods to build highways and making bridges so low as to prevent bus access to Jones Beach were racially motivated. In our own neighborhood of Hell’s kitchen, poor residents saw their buildings destroyed to make way for the Lincoln tunnel. While no one is accusing […]
Posted in CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk
Tagged Pedestrian safety, sidewalk
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Open Streets and Open Dining – A lot to like, and some health worries
Over the last month the City accelerated it use of street space to help pedestrians keep their distance from each other and restaurants resume their business in a viable way.
Many more streets were open to the residents as “Open Streets” in the City. This gives priority to pedestrians by limiting speed to 5 mph. and […]
Posted in 9th Avenue Renaissance, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk
Tagged furniture, parking, Pedestrian safety, sidewalk
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A Return to gridlock as the City reopens?
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Chekpeds’ Oped published in Chelsea Community News:
The COVID-19 quarantine has made us all aware of how wonderful New York can be: How clean and fresh the air has been, how quiet without gridlock blocking EMS, and without too many cars! Most significantly, there were no pedestrian fatalities in the last two months in Manhattan[1]. Certainly, […]
Posted in CHEKPEDS, Congestion, Noise, Pedestrian safety
Tagged buses, congestion pricing, Pedestrian safety, traffic
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What streets are open?
Mayor de Blasio claims there are 40 miles of open streets. Where are they ? Thankfully a New Yorker with time and skills made a map. Click on the link or the picture to access the real time map updated !
https://nycopenstreets.com
More happiness everywhere, on the newly open blocks: West 22nd Street residents cannot believe all […]
More Streets are OPEN!
Saturday morning, May 23rd, three (3) more blocks will open in our district: W21st Street (9/10), W 22nd Street (7/8) in Chelsea and W51st Street (9/10) in Hell’s Kitchen. These are in addition to the first four (4) blocks opened last Saturday in Chelsea with the Business Improvements Districts as partners.
From a pedestrian (or a […]
Posted in CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk
Tagged health, park-plaza, parking, Pedestrian safety, sidewalk
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City Launches the #Open Street Program
Bill de Blasio caved to the tremendous push from activists (including Chekpeds) and from the City Council with the speaker threatening to reach out to Governor Cuomo: the Mayor directed the city to open the streets to pedestrians during the pandemic, without requiring the heavy hand of NYPD. DOT promised 40 miles right away and […]
Posted in 9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk
Tagged Pedestrian safety, seniors
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Speaker Corey Johnson introduces legislation to open the streets to pedestrians
Following a strong push by activists and other elected officials, and in face of Mayor DeBlasio opposition , Speaker Corey Johnson is taking the fight to the council, with a bill to open city streets to pedestrians and cyclists during the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic to allow New Yorkers more room for social distancing. The legislation, which has widespread […]
Posted in 9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk
Tagged Pedestrian safety, Street Design
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The year of living dangerously – Sign the petition
We hope you, your family and friends are all in good health. Stay inside and follow all prescribed procedures for yourself and other people alike .
Talking about procedures : when walking or shopping, I noticed that there is no way to cross or pass another pedestrian on a sidewalk, while maintaining a 6 ft distance. […]
Posted in CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk
Tagged health, Pedestrian safety, policy, sidewalk
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