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9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

Pedestrian Delight: 40 phone booths will be removed

by Team ChekpedsNovember 12, 2016July 14, 2021

After years of advocacy ( since 2008!) and with the help of MCB4 District Manager Jesse Bodine and Borough President Brewer and her staff, DoiTT has finally confirmed in writing which phone booths will be removed and NOT be replaced… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Sidewalk

Victory: Universal WiFi + Relocated Phone Booths

by Team ChekpedsDecember 26, 2014July 14, 2021

After more than 5 years of work by CB4 and CHEKPEDS, the contract for the replacement of phone booths by WiFi “Links” was approved last week by the Commission for Franchises after DoiTT signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Sidewalk

Phone Booths: City issues RFP calling for ubiquitous free Wi-Fi

by Team ChekpedsMay 11, 2014July 14, 2021

After many months of work and extensive consultations with the community , the Departement of Information Technology just issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the creation of a robust, citywide network of Internet hotspots that will constitute one of… Read more

Phone Booths Relocation

In 2005 we undertook to remove a number of pay-phones from 9th Avenue’s sidewalks which are very narrow, overcrowded with furniture and sidewalk cafes and saturated with very large pay phones. We learned from DoiTT that because of lawsuits underway… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

Last Call for Phone Booths guidelines

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 28, 2012July 14, 2021

On Wednesday October 3rd, Manhattan Community Board 4 will vote on recommendations for the future of phone booths as part of the new 2014 franchise contract. It is important that you document which problematic pay phone should be removed as… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Sidewalk

Which Phone Booths should be removed?

by Team ChekpedsApril 16, 2011July 14, 2021

Community Board 4 Transportation committee will examine suggestions for changes to be included in the next franchise contract to be enacted in 2014. This will ensure that the next contract will allow community boards to obtain removal and relocations of… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Sidewalk

CB4 to DoiTT: Many payphones are inappropriate to preserve beyond the current franchise

by Team ChekpedsOctober 21, 2012July 14, 2021

Manhattan Community Board gave the Department of Information Technology its preferences for the RFI under way for a future phone booths. The current franchise contract expires in 2014. Many neighbors showed up at the committee hearings to speak of installations… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Events, Pedestrian safety

What should the city do with all its pay-phone stands?

by Team ChekpedsJuly 21, 2012July 14, 2021

Finally it is YOUR call! The city has finally published its Request for Information to modernize phone booths in New York as part of the 2014 contract renewal. It is soliciting feedback from the public through the Community Boards. CB4… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety

Phone Booth of the Future project up to a good start

by Team ChekpedsDecember 25, 2011July 14, 2021

Eight months ago, the Transportation Committee of Manhattan CB4 invited other Community Boards to share their concerns with the current phone booths, and their wishes for a Phone Booth of the Future. Many concerns were shared by a majority (… Read more

Tools

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 1, 2022January 2, 2022

Crashmapper shows all traffic collisions in New York city and provides filters by geography adn types of crash to analyze the results and support your advocacy. Delivery Bicyclist Tool Kit provide businesses and delivery cyclists a tool kit to comply with… Read more