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Category Archives: 9th Avenue Renaissance
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 [...]
Your Tax $ , Your Vote!
Each year our council member allocates $ 1 million of his capital budget to be spent according to his constituents’ wishes. This is called participatory budgeting . 2018 is no exception but you have only one day left to cast your vote.
In the last 2 years, 200 trees were installed as part of this process, and this [...]
Posted in 9th Avenue Renaissance, Clean Air, Greening, pedestrian, Sidewalk
Tagged pedestrian
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The future of Hell’s Kitchen South
On April 3rd over 60 people gathered at the Metro Baptist Church to hear about HKSC proposed plan to help undo the damage and disfiguring scars left by the many open air cuts that were created to allow for the Lincoln Tunnel entrances and exits in Hell’s Kitchen South.
Congressman Jerry Nadler spoke to assure all [...]
Posted in 9th Avenue Renaissance, Clean Air, Congestion, Greening, Transit
Tagged PANYNJ, park-plaza, safety
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HOLD the Date: Port Authority Update and Neighborhood Plan
[ April 3, 2018; 6:01 pm to 8:01 pm. ] On April 3rd, 6:00 p.m. the Hell’s Kitchen South Coalition will give an update of the Port Authority Bus Project, and everyone will get an opportunity to comment on a proposed neighborhood plan.
Posted in 9th Avenue Renaissance, Clean Air, Congestion, Events, Greening, Transit
Tagged buses, PANYNJ, park-plaza, Street Design
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Port Authority Bus Terminal – latest news
[ March 14, 2018; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] In Early February, the Port Authority Chair, CEO and staff met with elected officials from New Jersey and New york, representatives from City Agencies, and the community board 4 and 5 in one of the most amicable meetings to date.
The Port Authority has retained consultants who will perform the planning and EIS work necessary to [...]
Best Wishes for 2018
2017 felt like a rotten year, but we kept our heads down and managed to accomplish a lot with the help of DOT, our elected officials and the Community Board:
Reclaim Street Space for pedestrians: A whole block of 8th Avenue (42/43) was transformed by dedicating a car lane to pedestrians and adding a protected bike [...]
Posted in 9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Complete Streets, Congestion, DOT STUDY, pedestrian, Port Authority, Sidewalk
Tagged bicycles, buses, crashes, NYPD, PANYNJ, pedestrian, policy, safety, Street Design
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Pedestrian Delight: Wider Sidewalk on 8th Avenue
With the help of Duane Reade’s Landlord at the corner of 42nd Street and 8th Avenue, DOT has enlarged the sidewalk by 9 ft or 40% on a block of 8th Avenue between 42nd and 43rd Streets that is usually hyper congested with pedestrians and Port Authority bus commuters. The pedestrian barricade has been removed, [...]
Posted in CHEKPEDS, pedestrian, Sidewalk
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Pushing the envelope: Streetopia
[ June 22, 2017; 6:00 pm to 9:01 pm. ] Streetopia
Thursday, July 22nd, 2017, 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Museum of the City of New York,
1220 5th Ave & 103rd St, New York
The advocates for Streets Renaissance have garnered many successes over the last 10 years and really changed our streets. They now challenge us to think big and with new experiments and bold [...]
Posted in 9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Events, Greening, Noise, pedestrian, Sidewalk
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One block of 8th Avenue will soon be safer for pedestrians and cyclists
In May 2017 the DOT plans to redesign the awful block of 8th Avenue between 42nd and 43rd streets.
the pedestrian area increased by 60% by removing the barricade.The adjacent bike lane will be by delineated by large blocks on the pedestrian side and flexible bollards on the vehicular side to prevent obstructions.
We had been working [...]
Posted in 9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, pedestrian, Sidewalk
Tagged bicycles, pedestrian, safety, Street Design
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Finally more space on the sidewalk
You have all seen them in front of restaurants’ doors in the winter: the large vestibules or storm enclosures that take up 3′ or 4′ of sidewalk . They stay up until April or sometimes during the whole year and they are illegal! Per the code, they cannot extend by more than 18″.
But when it [...]
