CHEKPEDS

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Congestion, DOT STUDY, Greening

CALL TO ACTION : Traffic calming @ 34th Street and Dyer Avenue

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 10, 2010July 14, 2021

In December 2009, the City Council voted to rezone the Western Rail Yards. As part of this negotiation, Speaker Quinn insited and the City agreed to set up a task force to make good on its 2005 promises to green… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Greening

Tree Guards installed on 9th Avenue

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 9, 2009July 14, 2021

Thanks to a grant from Speaker Christine Quinn, HKNA and CHEKPEDS have designed sturdy tree guards and started to install them to protect the newly planted trees in the neighborhood. Trees are critical to reduce air pollution, they reduce electricity… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Greening

Clean Air: Greening of Hell’s Kitchen

by Team ChekpedsMarch 12, 2009July 14, 2021

HKNA continues its marvelous job of improving our air quality: 48 trees will be planted this spring. This is in addition to the 70 trees planted in the spring of 2008 and the 20 trees planted in the fall of… Read more