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9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Greening, Pedestrian safety, Port Authority

From Parking to Plaza: the Canoe is completed!

by Team ChekpedsDecember 31, 2018July 14, 2021

We are very pleased to announce that the Canoe plaza (at West 36th street and 9th Avenue) is now complete. This project started in 2009 , during the Western Rail Yards negotiations took a long time to materialize, but it… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Will bicyclists and pedestrians ever be on the same wavelength?

by Team ChekpedsNovember 12, 2018July 14, 2021

Following the September 2018 publication of the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT)‘s study “Cycling at a Crossroad”, a cyclist and a pedestrian joined forces in developing a simulator to identify the best possible signal timing, one that would… Read more

Complete Streets, Congestion, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

There is hope for 8th Avenue!

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 23, 2018July 14, 2021

In a letter responding to a request from Manhattan Community Board 4, Polly Trottenberg, Commissioner of NYC Department of Transportation indicated this week that a study is underway for the 8th Avenue corridor , from 35th to 47th Street. DOT,… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Sidewalk

Take Action to stake out our walking space!

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 23, 2018July 14, 2021

Fall is upon us and with it illegal storm enclosures will pop up again at every other restaurant door, making pedestrian lives that much harder. After carefully researching the relevant laws , we are launching a CAMPAIGN Against Obstructions of … Read more

Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety

DOT commits to pedestrian safety features on 10th Avenue bike lane

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 23, 2018July 14, 2021

We are very grateful that Speaker Corey Johnson office helped DOT and the community reach a compromise for the pedestrian features of the 10th Avenue bike lane from 52nd to 60th Street to be installed this fall. At the last… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Events, Traffic Justice

Speed Cameras are back – Hail Mary will save lives

by Team ChekpedsAugust 28, 2018July 14, 2021

Yesterday Governor Cuomo signed an executive “emergency order” to allow the city of New York to reactivate the 140 existing speed cameras which had been shut down in July, and work with the DMV to implement this change. Tomorrow the… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk, Traffic Justice

Can electronic scooters peacefully co-exist with pedestrians?

by Team ChekpedsAugust 28, 2018July 14, 2021

CHEKPEDS has learned that Speaker Corey Johnson and Transportation chair Ydanis Rodriguez are working on a legislation to ensure the orderly inclusion of electric scooters in the New York Transportation options. These appliances which look like a children ‘s toy… Read more

CHEKPEDS

Air Quality: Help your neighbors and yourselves:

by Team ChekpedsAugust 28, 2018July 14, 2021

Request a street tree or multiple ones. Council Member Corey Johnson has allocated funds for street trees and will get priority from the Parks Department . It can be a brand new tree pit or a new tree in an… Read more

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

In case you missed it

by Team ChekpedsAugust 28, 2018July 14, 2021

It was summer, it was hot and you had better things to do than reading about transportation. Still you missed some major moves. Here are the ones we watched: Pedestrians Corey Johnson sent a letter to DOT asking for better… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Greening, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

West 37th Street Renaissance

by Team ChekpedsAugust 26, 2018July 14, 2021

Over 10 years ago CHEKPEDS initiated a 9th Avenue Renaissance project which incorporated over 1,000 input from the community. The resulting suggested various designs for streets. Fast forward to 2017 , when the recently formed Hudson Yards/Hell’s Kitchen Alliance (HYHK… Read more