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9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Greening, Pedestrian safety, Port Authority

From Parking to Plaza: the Canoe is completed!

by Team ChekpedsDecember 31, 2018July 14, 2021

We are very pleased to announce that the Canoe plaza (at West 36th street and 9th Avenue) is now complete. This project started in 2009 , during the Western Rail Yards negotiations took a long time to materialize, but it… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Greening, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk, Transit

In case you missed it

by Team ChekpedsAugust 28, 2018July 14, 2021

It was summer, it was hot and you had better things to do than reading about transportation. Still you missed some major moves. Here are the ones we watched: Pedestrians Corey Johnson sent a letter to DOT asking for better… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Greening, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

West 37th Street Renaissance

by Team ChekpedsAugust 26, 2018July 14, 2021

Over 10 years ago CHEKPEDS initiated a 9th Avenue Renaissance project which incorporated over 1,000 input from the community. The resulting suggested various designs for streets. Fast forward to 2017 , when the recently formed Hudson Yards/Hell’s Kitchen Alliance (HYHK… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Clean Air, Greening, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

Your Tax $ , Your Vote!

by Team ChekpedsApril 14, 2018July 14, 2021

Each year our council member allocates $ 1 million of his capital budget to be spent according to his constituents’ wishes. This is called participatory budgeting . 2018 is no exception but you have only one day left to cast… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Clean Air, Congestion, Greening, Transit

The future of Hell’s Kitchen South

by Team ChekpedsApril 14, 2018July 14, 2021

On April 3rd over 60 people gathered at the Metro Baptist Church to hear about HKSC proposed plan to help undo the damage and disfiguring scars left by the many open air cuts that were created to allow for the… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Clean Air, Congestion, Events, Greening, Transit

HOLD the Date: Port Authority Update and Neighborhood Plan

by Team ChekpedsMarch 25, 2018July 14, 2021

On April 3rd, 6:00 p.m. the Hell’s Kitchen South Coalition will give an update of the Port Authority Bus Project, and everyone will get an opportunity to comment on a proposed neighborhood plan.

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Events, Greening, Noise, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

Pushing the envelope: Streetopia

by Team ChekpedsJune 19, 2017July 14, 2021

Streetopia Thursday, July 22nd, 2017, 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Ave & 103rd St, New York The advocates for Streets Renaissance have garnered many successes over the last 10 years and… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Greening, Pedestrian safety, Port Authority, Sidewalk

Good Bye 2016… Welcome 2017

by Team ChekpedsDecember 25, 2016July 14, 2021

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… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Clean Air, Greening, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

This year again more greening and protected trees

by Team ChekpedsNovember 12, 2016July 14, 2021

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… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Clean Air, Greening, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

Canoe Plaza Inauguration

by Team ChekpedsJuly 4, 2016July 14, 2021

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… Read more