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Bike Master Plan in Hell’s Kitchen Clinton – Part 2

by Team ChekpedsOctober 8, 2010July 14, 2021

As discussed earlier this month, we are seeking Block Associations’ input on the 15 year-old bike master plan in our our neighborhood . Last week we had met with the 50/51st Street block association whose residents would welcome a bike… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, DOT STUDY

Bike Master Plan in Hell’s Kitchen Clinton

by Team ChekpedsOctober 1, 2010July 14, 2021

The Project Advisory Committee for the Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen Transportation Study has recommended that certain bike routes planned for the southern part of the study be changed as they were located on streets we deemed not safe for such road sharing… Read more

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New York City Streets Master Plan does not disappoint!

by Team ChekpedsDecember 11, 2021January 10, 2022

The NYC DOT just published the Streets master plan, as required by a groundbreaking law Council Speaker Corey Johnson passed in 2019. We could not be happier. The plan includes for the first time a pedestrian master plan , where… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk, Transit

A profound change: the Street Master Plan becomes law

by Team ChekpedsNovember 10, 2019July 14, 2021

After months of discussions and refinements , the city council , under Speaker Corey Johnson’s leadership , passed a legislation to make the DOT accountable for the annual implementation of street improvements that benefit all. “The law shall prioritize and… Read more

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

CB4 requests a walking and ADA- friendly Transportation Master Plan

by Team ChekpedsAugust 22, 2019July 14, 2021

Everyone walks in New York: 11.4 million of us walk every day. This includes 1.1 million commuters arriving at the bus terminal, at Grand Central, and at Penn Station. Sixty million tourists visit New York annually and they walk. And… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, DOT STUDY, Greening, Noise, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk, Traffic Justice

2010: After five years of activism, we are grateful for a safer year for pedestrians

by Team ChekpedsDecember 26, 2010July 14, 2021

At its December meeting, CHEKPEDS board took stock of the year’s accomplishments. We have much to celebrate in addition to our fifth year anniversary: safety improvements such as the safe route for seniors project in Hell’s Kitchen , DOT’s publication… Read more

Citywide Data

by Team ChekpedsDecember 29, 2021December 29, 2021

Crashmapper 2009 to present NYPD statistics of summonses by Community BoardNYPD Collision dataInteractive Map of 311 service requestsDOT Parking Rules and Street status2021 DOT Streets masterplan Plan NYC2030World Class Streets (DOT)Sustainable Streets(DOT)Active Design Guidelines (DOT, DCP, DOH)Transportation Statistics and Traffic… Read more

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2021 in review: Sidewalk

by Team ChekpedsDecember 25, 2021January 12, 2022

The pedestrians’ stature rose in 2021: DOT just published the Street Master Plan, as the 2019 law mandates. It includes a plan for pedestrians and sidewalks . It introduces the “walk lane” and elevates walking to a transportation mode. This… Read more

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

2019 was a roller coaster- Best Wishes for 2020

by Team ChekpedsDecember 26, 2019July 14, 2021

Dear friends , 2019 brought us many successes , but – in the end- turned out to be one of the bloodiest for pedestrians and cyclists in Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen. Eight fatalities! double from last year. This is… 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