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Open Street W21: the longest table

by Team ChekpedsOctober 16, 2022December 26, 2022

You could have joined 500 of your neighbors for a potluck lunch on the Open West 21st Street. Everyone was smiling. Couldn’t imagine a more uplifting event. Every Open Street should have one at least once a year. It takes… Read more

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Open Street W22nd: Post COVID what’s next?

by Team ChekpedsOctober 15, 2022December 7, 2022

Worked hard at the neighbor thing Over 60 neighbors of W22nd Street participated in a charette to find a common vision of how to manage the public space and its access on the West 22nd Open Street. In spite of… Read more

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Community Board 4 proposes measures to reduce trash on sidewalks

by Team ChekpedsOctober 4, 2022December 26, 2022

On September 20, MCB4 published the recommendations issued by its Sanitation in Buildings Working Group. The team worked for the last 6 months to identify a few key changes that could be applied to building design and building management, in… Read more

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Reclaiming a lane from Lincoln Tunnel

by Team ChekpedsOctober 3, 2022December 26, 2022

Work is underway to reclaim a Lincoln Tunnel Era lane when our sidewalks were shrunk by Robert Moses. See the full report From W42nd Street Magazine .

9th Avenue Renaissance

Mark Your Calendar: Open Streets Opera

by Team ChekpedsAugust 29, 2022October 3, 2022

This is the magic of open streets : the neighbors can get together and enjoy some music Enjoy Opera Al Fresco and FREE on our Open Streets. Saturday September 10, 6 p.m. West 21st street (9-10)

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Two wins to improve our quality of life

by Team ChekpedsJune 14, 2022August 21, 2022

Our recent battle for a better air quality was successful. The DEP (Department of Environmental Protection) listened to the advocates’s suggestions: the new definition of what type of vehicles can be exempted from the law is carefully crafted to retain… Read more

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Join Us: The Greenway @ Chelsea Piers

by Team ChekpedsApril 28, 2022May 1, 2022

Tuesday May 3rd, 3-5 p.m. , Meet @ Pier 59 esplanade (19th Street) Chelsea Piers is an extraordinary amenity of the Hudson River Park. However the Greenway capacity at that location has not kept up with the growth in cycling,… Read more

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How would you allocate curb space – survey

by Team ChekpedsApril 4, 2022May 17, 2022

There is an ever-increasing demand on our curb space. Bus stops, bike parking , deliveries, drop off, garbage, seating, open restaurants. We want to learn how community members would prioritize various uses. This will help identify the most crucial use… Read more

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Join Us: Upper 9th Avenue redesign

by Team ChekpedsApril 4, 2022June 14, 2022

We did not think it would happen in our lifetime, but soon the upper part of 9th Avenue will feature wider sidewalks and better protection for cyclists (we hope). In 2007 Chekpeds produced the 9th Avenue Renaissance report, the community’s… Read more

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Pedestrian Mobility Plan

by Team ChekpedsApril 4, 2022May 17, 2022

As part of the legally mandated Master Plan, the Pedestrian Group of the Department of Transportation is actually “planning” walk lanes. They developed a street classification based on pedestrian traffic demand. The classification prescribes the width of walk lane required… Read more