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Join Us to select a Street Design
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Join Us to Demand Pedestrian Safety
Three important dates
N. Y. City Council Speaker CHRISTINE C. QUINN
Will join the the 47th/48th Streets Block Association monthly meeting
TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2007, At 7:30 p.m.
425 West 47th Street
We are thrilled to have Ms. Quinn as… Read more “Join Us to Demand Pedestrian Safety”
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Community Feedback On Designs
[cincopa 10741875]On a northeastern storm night , 40 neighbors braved the elements to review the progress to date , review the three options for 9th Avenue Design and suggest improvements. It was studious and thoughtful event for pragmatic and reasonable… Read more “Community Feedback On Designs”
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Design Workshop Completed
50 diehard citizens braved the icy cold to convene again and participate in the workshop to redesign 9th Avenue . Seven locations had been chosen because they were either problematic or typical of the avenue. PPS (Project for Public Space),… Read more “Design Workshop Completed”
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Community Board 4 requests that Port Authority reopen 41st Street
between 8th and 9th Avenue, citing measurable adverse effects on pedestrians and school children. Hundreds of buses use a detour everyday resulting in an 86% increase in pedestran injuries in two years at 9th Avenue and 42nd Street, while the… Read more “Community Board 4 requests that Port Authority reopen 41st Street”
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Take the survey and Design Workshop
Tell us what you think about the neighborhood as part of the 9th Avenue Renaissance :
Take the Survey Resident and Business
Get your friends, family, employees, supervisor and co- workers to take the survey . The more respondents, the… Read more “Take the survey and Design Workshop”
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50 residents and businesses participate in 9th Avenue redesign workshop
In January 2007, CHEKPEDS, the Clinton–Hell’s Kitchen Coalition for Pedestrian Safety, held a Town Hall meeting and a Workshop to kick off the “9th Avenue Renaissance”, a street redesign and traffic-calming project for 9th Avenue in Manhattan. The section we… Read more “50 residents and businesses participate in 9th Avenue redesign workshop”
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Town Hall Meeting Report
On January 8, 2007, over 130 members of the coalition were adressed by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer on the new era of transportation in our city. Watch the video. All of our elected officials… Read more “Town Hall Meeting Report”
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Public Outreach Meeting
PUBLIC OUTREACH MEETING
Traffic Calming and Public Places Opportunities
The Clinton Hell’s Kitchen Coalition for Pedestrian Safety (CHEKPEDS) was established by concerned citizens, property owners, businesses, and block associations to reclaim9th Avenue from Lincoln Tunnel traffic. The “9th Avenue Renaissance”project… Read more “Public Outreach Meeting”
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We need YOU to Redesign 9th Avenue
January 20th , 2007 – 2PM
We need YOU to Redesign 9th Avenue
Neighbors and businesses will participate in observation & solutions design workshops on site on 9th avenue – with our consultant PPS