CHEKPEDS

24 Intersections now SAFER in Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen

by Team ChekpedsNovember 12, 2015July 14, 2021

8 years into the DOT Traffic study of Hell’s Kitchen, DOT is adding six (6) Split phases and 18 Lead Pedestrian Intervals in Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen, a welcome news for the residents of these neighborhoods overwhelmed by the horrendous… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

Join Us to remember the victims: 373,377 lives lost to traffic in US in last 10 years

by Team ChekpedsNovember 12, 2015July 14, 2021

November 15, @ 12 Noon, City Hall Park Fountain. There are no words to describe this epidemic and the condoning silence that surrounds it . The costs to society are staggering, and the cost in pain to families indescribable. … Read more

CHEKPEDS, Congestion, Port Authority, Transit

Bus Terminal Master Planning should include Community Input

by Team ChekpedsNovember 12, 2015July 14, 2021

The Port Authority Board voted on October 22nd to initiate two studies in advance of finalizing a location and a design for a new bus terminal by September 2016. Performing a “Trans-Hudson Commuting Capacity Study” including other modes like rail… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets

Tell the Feds: City Streets Are Not Highways

by Team ChekpedsNovember 12, 2015July 14, 2021

It doesn’t make much sense to design a street that passes through the center of a community’s downtown the same way we would the 50 mph highway that carries commuters from that city to another. Currently, local communities and states… Read more