CHEKPEDS

Join Us: BikeShare and Transitway at next CB4 Transportation Committee

by Team ChekpedsApril 15, 2012July 14, 2021

This month DOT will come to present the refined plans for bikeshare stations . Another DOT group will present their revised plans to resolve the lack of loading space on 34th Street between Dyer and 10th Avenues as outlined in… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Events

SPEAK UP: 34th Street Transitway- Delivery Problems still Unsolved

by Team ChekpedsMarch 18, 2012July 14, 2021

DOT published the recently completed environmental study for the installation of the 34th Street Transitway. Unfortunately it appears that the two large buildings and 5 stores located on the north side of 34th Street between Dyer and 10th Avenues will… Read more

Complete Streets

Bike Share Community Consultation: A Resounding Success

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 7, 2012July 14, 2021

Last week was the first of many consultations planned by DOT to capture community wishes on where to install the stations. About 75 residents and workers showed up and the number of tables was increased from 6 to 8. The… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Events

Join the DOT tonight: Pick Locations for your Bikeshare Station

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 31, 2012July 14, 2021

DOT will take your input on where to install the 60 bikeshare stations coming to our neighborhood this summer. In our district all stations will be using a parking space in the street, and none will displace loading and unloading… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Traffic Justice

Miracle Ticket #3

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 27, 2012July 14, 2021

Wednesday afternoon my street was overtaken with three charter busses parked illegally. As luck would have it, a traffic agent was approaching on foot. I showed him the buses, the regulation, indicated that a legal bus parking was located on… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air

Parking swapped for Affordable Housing? Yep…

by Team ChekpedsOctober 16, 2011July 14, 2021

Chekpeds has a long been on record advocating for providing affordable housing instead of parking… The city has currently close to 88 millions of sqft of land used for parking lots. This could generate 585,000 affordable apartments. Now the Yankee… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Events

Speak Up: Proposed Federal Bus legislation falls short of addressing Risks to Communities

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 30, 2011July 14, 2021

The Federal Government must allow the City to regulate stops, regulate routes, and charge a fair price for using our sidewalks and parking spaces. The New York city council will hear public input on a number of bills intending to… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety

More pedestrian space – Less bikes riding on the sidewalk

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 16, 2011July 14, 2021

As bike lanes may be extended to the north , we can expect more bike traffic and more bike parking on the sidewalk . On some blocks the situation is already overwhelming . With the bike lanes DOT is now… Read more

Clean Air, Congestion, Events

Clean Air Campaign: Relief in sight with less bus idling

by Team ChekpedsAugust 18, 2011July 14, 2021

After many years of activism another milestone is in sight with DOT’s proposal to create 47 additional curbside Tour Bus parking spaces. This will increase by 27 % the number of buses parking spaces in midtown. In January, the Mayor’s… Read more

Congestion, Traffic Justice

Take Action | Stop Widespread Parking Permit Abuse

by Team ChekpedsMay 14, 2011July 14, 2021

Transportation Alternatives released a report on April 27, 2011 detailing the citywide epidemic of parking permit abuse. The report, entitled “Totally Bogus: A Study of Parking Permit Abuse in NYC,” highlights the ongoing usage of fraudulent parking permits in New… Read more