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Category Archives: Traffic Justice
A tragic week in Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen
Last week we were reminded that traffic violence continues unabated in our district . A 36 years old bicyclist was killed going east on 26th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues. Videos show that he was taken over by a commuter bus driver who caused him to fall and be crushed under the rear wheels of [...]
Posted in CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, pedestrian, Traffic Justice
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Landmark Ruling: City liable for crash because lack of traffic calming
The New York high court just ruled that the City can be held liable for failing to study and implement traffic calming measures, which the jury determined were a major factor contributing to the crash. In a 2004 incident, the driver was traveling at 54 mph on Gerritsen Avenue, which had a speed limit of [...]
Traffic fatalities are skyrocketing: what will the DOT do?
In December 2016, our neighborhood experienced two more fatalities, bringing the 2016 toll to 6 , or three times as many as in 2013. A tourist was killed crossing W39th Street at 10th Avenue and a bicyclist was killed while crossing 55th Street at 12th Avenue
We send a strong letter to our elected officials asking [...]
Hudson River Park greenway: Near Death Experiences
in 2006 Carl Nacht was killed by a vehicle in the Hudson River Park, on the greenway. On 2016 another person was killed on the greenway at Chambers street.
CHEKPEDS sent a letter to the Department of Transportation and the Hudson River Park Trust late last year to alert them of the exceedingly dangerous situation at [...]
Posted in CHEKPEDS, pedestrian, Traffic Justice
Tagged bicycles, crashes, pedestrian, safety
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Join the World Day of Remembrance for crash victims
[ November 20, 2016; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Be there for the global event that commemorates the lives and death of traffic crash victims. In tandem with people around the world, NYC will remember those lost.
WALK , RIDE or STAND Join Families for Safe Streets and the TransAlt community to honor and remember victims of traffic violence and stand together to create a [...]
Pedestrian Safety advances: 3 new Protected Pedestrian Crossings
At the September CB4 Transporation Committee Meeting, the Department of Transportation indicated they were proceeding with the installation of split LPIs at the following locations
@ 8th Avenue on W 31st Street (approved)
@ 8th Avenue on W 38st Street (approved – fatality)
@ 11th Avenue on W 37th Street (approved – fatality)
A split LPI signal consists of [...]
Posted in CHEKPEDS, pedestrian, Traffic Justice
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We demand Safe Passage – Sign the Petition and Join us
[ September 15, 2016; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
17 people killed biking; 74 people killed walking; 29 people killed by cowardly hit-and-run drivers so far in 2016. More cyclists have been killed in the first 8 months of 2016 than in all of last year. Hit and run drivers have killed more people so far this year than in all of 2015. The [...]
DOT should not Cut Corners when Safety is Concerned
NYCDOT just published the results of a study of 1,000 intersections showing that vehicular left turns are three times deadlier than rights turns , especially for pedestrians and seniors. This is consistent with our neighborhood’s experience where ten out of 13 pedestrian fatalities in the last 15 years occurred in the left crossing with the walk [...]
We are on our own: Albany does not care if drivers kill children, De Blasio gives more talk than $$
While the Families for Safe Streets @NYC_SafeStreets and Transportation Alternatives put together a strong coalition and mounted a brilliant campaign in Albany, the legislative leaders failed to include the modest bill to increase the number of cameras by 60 and increase their hours of operations, in the package negotiated with Governor Cuomo, claiming that NYC Council [...]
Call for Action: Rally for a speed safety camera for every school
[ June 9, 2016; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. ] Do you know that New York is allowed only 40 Speed enforcement cameras, around schools and only when the school is in session? So when kids are out of school at their most vulnerable, there is no enforcement. This is absurd but that is what Albany passed last year. Say you’ll be at the June 9th [...]
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