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Good Bye 2016… Welcome 2017
2016 ended up as a tough year!
Congestion – Clean Air
The Project to replace the Port Authority Bus Terminal dominated our activity , with townhalls, press conferences, testimonies , killer missives and arm wrestling between our elected officials and the Port. We thought it was ending up on a positive note when the Port Authority Board [...]
Posted in 9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Greening, pedestrian, Port Authority, Sidewalk
Tagged bicycles, crashes, furniture, NYPD, PANYNJ, park-plaza, pedestrian, safety
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This year again more greening and protected trees
We are continuing our annual program of greening the neighborhood . This year four new tree guards were installed in addition to the 25 that had been previously installed in Hell’s Kitchen South.
Two very large ones on 9th Avenue @ 56th Street and on 8th Avenue @ 20th to protect Micro gardens on the bike [...]
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Street Seats and More arrive in South Hell’s Kitchen
The Hudson Yards / Hell’s Kitchen Alliance continues its steady stream of improvements in the District. Street Seats were installed on 37th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues. Such public seating is located in the parking lane and thus does not take any pedestrian space. It is funded by DOT but the business provides maintenance. With [...]
Canoe Plaza Inauguration
A big improvement was added to the Canoe plaza, at 36th sTreet between 9/Dyer Avenues with 6 tables and 5 umbrellas and the jersey barricade was moved to create further pedestrian space . Council Member Johnson granted the funds to the Hudson Yards/Hell’s Kitchen Alliance, who maintains the Canoe
The Table, Chairs and umbrellas made the [...]
Posted in 9th Avenue Renaissance, Clean Air, Greening, pedestrian, Sidewalk
Tagged furniture, park-plaza, Street Design
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A Fun Thing To Do During The Blizzard
The Hudson Yards / Hell’s Kitchen Alliance (a Business Improvement District) is naming your new park and they want your help!
See the pictures and suggest a name by clicking HERE!
This will be the first time in New York city that a park name is crowdsourced! Spread the word .
2015 was a good year for Street Safety!
Thanks to the DOT administration and the advocates of various groups ( most notably Transportation Alternatives ) we made great strides in 2015:
Safety: CHEKPEDS’s push on fully protected phases for pedestrian crossings was embraced by the DOT in their Vision Zero report by Borough. And sure enough, the DOT installed a number of them on [...]
Posted in 9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Greening, pedestrian, Sidewalk, Traffic Justice
Tagged buses, crashes, NYPD, PANYNJ, park-plaza, pedestrian, safety, seniors
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NYPD and their Cars
Commissioner Bratton this week repeatedly voiced his support for removing the Times Square Plazas that have become an enormous success with all users including the real estate interests in the area. This is in response to incidents with a few topless women, draped in USA flag paint and the ever-present petty crooks now disguised as [...]
Posted in CHEKPEDS, pedestrian, Traffic Justice
Tagged crashes, Information, NYPD, park-plaza, safety
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2014 was a game changer for pedestrians
Vision Zero:
Mayor Di Blasio made good on his campaign promise to get serious on traffic injuries and fatalities. This year 22 bills were passed in the council to improve information, increase enforcement and increase penalties for careless drivers who do not respect the laws. The DOT embarked in a city-wide consultation with the communities to [...]
Posted in 9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Complete Streets, Congestion, DOT STUDY, Greening, pedestrian, Sidewalk, Traffic Justice, Transit
Tagged buses, furniture, MTA, NYPD, PANYNJ, park-plaza, pedestrian, safety
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Same Street, A Second Name
Last Friday at 2 p.m. our elected officials and a large crowd overtook the Northeast corner of 43rd Street and 10th Avneue to honor the memory of Stan Brooks, who passed away early this year. Sam a radio legend and the voice of New York: he had been working as an announcer on 1010Wins for [...]
Superbowl’s Green Dividend
Yes the Superbowl was awful. Per Crain’s poll: 58% of respondents said: “Awful game, uninspired advertisements. Move along. Nothing to see here”. Let’s not forget that for a few days it completely gridlocked 9th Avenue and we had to endure hours of Homeland Security helicopters hovering over our windows. New Yorkers were miserable as the real [...]
