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Join Us : World Day of Remembrance for Traffic Victims
[ November 17, 2019; 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ] Please join Families for Safe Streets and Transportation Alternatives in commemorating World Day of Remembrance for Traffic Crash Victims on Sunday, November 17, 2019 at 12 noon.
As always, we’ll honor and memorialize all those who’ve been injured and killed on our streets (and sidewalks too!) but this year we’ll also be demanding a plan from our national [...]
A profound change: the Street Master Plan becomes law
After months of discussions and refinements , the city council , under Speaker Corey Johnson’s leadership , passed a legislation to make the DOT accountable for the annual implementation of street improvements that benefit all. “The law shall prioritize and promote: (i) the safety of all street users; (ii) on-street priority for mass transit vehicles; (iii) [...]
Posted in 9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Complete Streets, pedestrian, Sidewalk, Transit
Tagged ADA, buses, crashes, pedestrian, safety, sidewalk
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Vehicular Violence Accountability Act is introduced
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., New York State Senator Timothy M. Kennedy, and New York State Senator Brad Hoylman, last week announced the introduction of a bill establishing a new article in the State’s Penal Law entitled “Vehicular Violence,” which establishes four new offenses including the class A misdemeanor “Death by Vehicle,” and class B [...]
A new gem on 11th Avenue
14 blocks ( W43rd to W 57th) of brand new protected bike lane just popped up on 11th Avenue , or so it seemed! The 11th Avenue redesign was the last piece of a major puzzle entailing the Lincoln Tunnel approaches, that took DOT and the Hell’s Kitchen community 15 years to resolve. We owe [...]
Posted in 9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, pedestrian
Tagged bicycles, buses, safety
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More legislative good news
Two more legislations passed last week that will improve our safety on the streets:
the carting industry reform will limit the number of commercial haulers in each of the service districts, thus reducing the overall miles travelled by commercial garbage trucks by 50%. This industry had continued to demonstrate its disregard for human life and for [...]
Posted in CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Complete Streets, Congestion, Traffic Justice
Tagged safety, Street Design, trucks
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A miracle in the making
As announced DOT is widening the western sidewalk of 8th Avenue from W38th to W45th Streets and adding a protected bike lane. It is stunning : Yes, all that space is ours!
a NO left turn has been installed on W42nd Street, a small revolution in itself!
Posted in 9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, pedestrian, Sidewalk
Tagged bicycles, pedestrian, safety, Street Design
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A Safer Greenway & West Side Highway? Yep!
Two years ago, following a cyclist’s death at Chambers Street, CHEKPEDS sent a letter to our elected officials and NYS DOT asking them to better protect Greenway. Cyclists have experienced many near misses, when southbound drivers turn west and cross the Greenway. Senator Brad Hoylman ordered a study of the West Side Highway and [...]
LAST CHANCE to voice your concerns on PA’s Bus Replacement Project
[ September 5, 2019; 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] SPEAK UP : Tell the Port Authority to be more encompassing and bolder in its goals and solutions . This new facility will probably last more than 50 years.
Port Authority Bus Replacement Project
Thursday September 5, 4 – 7:30 p.m.
Westin Hotel Times Square,
Broadway Ballroom,
207 W 43rd Street (7/8), New York, NY
The PA does not intend to fully relieve the [...]
Posted in CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Events, Port Authority, Transit
Tagged buses, PANYNJ, pedestrian, safety
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SPEAK UP: Public comments on the Bus Terminal replacement project
[ July 10, 2019; 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] SPEAK UP : tell the Port Authority your priorities
[caption id="attachment_6040" align="alignleft" width="300"] PABT ramps – credit Brian Weber[/caption]The public meetings are part of the Port Authority’s robust 120-day public outreach process to solicit comments from elected officials in New York and New Jersey, the City of New York, neighborhood residents, other stakeholders and the public [...]
Posted in 9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Complete Streets, Congestion, Events, pedestrian, Port Authority, Transit
Tagged buses, crashes, PANYNJ, park-plaza, parking, pedestrian, safety, traffic
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Finally! More walking/cycling space on 8th Avenue
The horrendous stretch of West 38th Street to West 45th Street is slated by DOT for an upgrade and not a minute too soon. The changes will take place later this year.
Pedestrian congestion is so extreme on this stretch, that last year conflicts between pedestrians and cyclists escalated with a pedestrian sending a cyclist to the [...]
Posted in CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, pedestrian, Port Authority, Sidewalk
Tagged bicycles, PANYNJ, pedestrian, safety, sidewalk
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