CHEKPEDS

How much faster will the M42 get?

by Team ChekpedsJune 26, 2019July 14, 2021

Not much if DOT proceeds with their current plans which maintain many car lanes and conflicts with curbside uses between Dyer and 8th Avenues. As part of the Better Buses Action Plan, DOT intends to improve bus speed by 25%… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety, Port Authority, Sidewalk

Finally! More walking/cycling space on 8th Avenue

by Team ChekpedsJune 26, 2019July 14, 2021

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,… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Congestion, DOT STUDY, Pedestrian safety, Port Authority, Sidewalk

Spring fever: DOT is transforming our streets

by Team ChekpedsJune 26, 2019July 14, 2021

So many times, we complained that DOT was too slow or not doing enough .. Let’s give them credit for the projects going on in our neighborhood. These are very exciting times for Hell’s Kitchen and Chelsea even if some… Read more

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

More walking space: introducing the “Walking Lanes”

by Team ChekpedsJune 23, 2019July 14, 2021

As our reader Michael McGrinder commented: “The word sidewalk implies a place for walking, not walking sideways”. Chekpeds testified at the City council asking for just that : official well defined Walk Lanes – which are dedicated, unobstructed space… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Events, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

Join us in asking for more walking space

by Team ChekpedsJune 10, 2019July 14, 2021

Like all of us , people who walk, you are probably frustrated by the lack of space for pedestrians. On both 8th and 9th Avenues, one often has to walk in the bike lane . Not good for cyclists or pedestrians.… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Join Us Monday-1 p.m. to protest traffic violence

by Team ChekpedsJune 8, 2019July 14, 2021

On June 6, a driver deliberately tried to run over a cyclist who was crossing the west side highway lawfully in the crosswalk. Watch the Video Press Conference – Right of Way camera enforcementMonday, June 10th, 1 p.m.City Hall Join… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Congestion, Transit

11th Avenue being converted to one-way (44/57)

by Team ChekpedsJune 7, 2019July 14, 2021

Finally after 12 years of planning work, the DOT has started the conversion of 11th Avenue from two-way to one-way south between 44th and 57th Streets ! It was the ultimate goal of the Hell’s kitchen study, to optimize the… Read more

Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

Could NYC sidewalks be freed of garbage?

by Team ChekpedsJune 3, 2019July 14, 2021

In its response to a recent Department of Sanitation’s request for information, CHEKPEDS makes a strong case that they could. As a location for the temporary storage of building waste, we propose to use some of the public right-of-way that… Read more

Transit

14th Street: Transit and Truck priority Pilot

by Team ChekpedsJune 3, 2019July 14, 2021

In July, DOT and MTA will start operating a new configuration on 14th street from 3rd to 8th Avenues, 5 AM to 10 PM as an 18 month pilot: one lane each way , located in the center will carry… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety

New Bike Lanes and Pedestrian Safety projects underway

by Team ChekpedsJune 3, 2019July 14, 2021

This is really happening! Split phase signals on 57th Street at both 8th and 10th Avenues. And indeed closing the bike lane gap from 56th Street to Central Park ! Yoo hoo ! DOT is in full swing!