CHEKPEDS

What is a sidewalk? Not City’s agencies playpen

by Team ChekpedsMay 12, 2024September 19, 2024

Every City Department forgets that the sidewalk is public space, a “walk lane” used by real people – 8 million of them. It is not a space for storing stuff and performing experiments. These constant encroachments of our pedestrian space… Read more

Congestion

Speak Up: congestion pricing hearings

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 25, 2024February 25, 2024

9th Avenue in Manhattan, every day The traffic is overwhelming, we cannot cross the street because of blocked pedestrian crossings, the honking is unbearable at all hours of day and night, we have one of the worst air quality in… Read more

Sidewalk

Our ever shrinking sidewalks: take action on bike parking

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 25, 2024February 25, 2024

New York City needs more secure bike parking. In New York City, access to secure bicycle parking is the second most important factor determining whether people choose to ride a bike or not. Unfortunately, there isn’t enough to meet demand,… Read more

CHEKPEDS

Our ever shrinking sidewalk space

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 30, 2024September 19, 2024

How can you claim being a walkable city when our elected officials keep using our very tight sidewalk space for everything but walking? A bill co – sponsored by 17 elected officials allows pushcarts in locations where they could reduce… Read more

Pedestrian safety

Wishing you a Safe, Peaceful & Happy 2024

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 1, 2024January 1, 2024

The year 2023 marked significant advances in traffic safety not just in our district, but also the city and the country: Read more

CHEKPEDS

Congestion Pricing must benefit west side residents as well

by Team ChekpedsNovember 4, 2023November 4, 2023

Now that 40 MTA gantries have been installed around the Lincoln Tunnel entrances and exits (not a pretty sight), it is crucial that West side residents benefit from the Congestion pricing program: it must reduce the daily tsunami of New… Read more

Open Streets

Longest Table 2.0 : Another day of bliss

by Team ChekpedsNovember 4, 2023September 19, 2024

600 New Yorkers gathered on West 21st Open Street, to break bread with their neighbors in the second New York installment of the Longest Table. It was a day of community to recharge your social batteries under the perfect weather.… Read more

Pedestrian safety

Deliveristas: a promising first step

by Team ChekpedsOctober 16, 2023September 19, 2024

State Senator Brad Hoylman and Council Member Gale Brewer joined Pedestrians for Bicycle Safety, CHEKPEDS and Los Deliveristas Unidos, to educate deliveristas on the rules of the road. After a brief press conference with Assembly Member Tony Simone and Council… Read more

Sidewalk

Join us to train and welcome cyclists

by Team ChekpedsOctober 11, 2023November 4, 2023

This Thursday, October 12th at 4pm at Balsley Park (W57th St & 9th Ave) we will join with Pedestrians for Bike Safety and Los Deliveristas to conduct outreach & education with cyclists in general and local delivery riders, whose services… Read more

Pedestrian safety

Call to Action: Cargo bikes do not belong on sidewalks

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 10, 2023October 14, 2023

The City is proposing to expand the definition of cargo bikes in order to reduce the number of trucks on our residential streets. The pedal assist electric vehicles would be up to 4ft wide, have 4 wheels and ride at… Read more