Team Chekpeds, Author at CHEKPEDS

Sigh the Petition: Another proof the pedestrians are lowest priority for City

by Team ChekpedsMarch 20, 2017July 14, 2021

We all love the beautiful sights and quiet the snow brings to the city, but walking in the street the day after is no fun at all and often downright dangerous. This last storm amplified what we already knew: cars… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety

Find out how dangerous your street or school is

by Team ChekpedsMarch 20, 2017July 14, 2021

In March, CHEKPEDS launched a new mapping tool www.crashmapper.org that lets onefilter information by time slices, by areas like Council District, Community Board, Borough, Precinct, and by type of crash. It’s distinctive feature is that it lets the user delineate… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Pedestrian safety, Port Authority, Transit

Community unified on approach to Port Authority replacement

by Team ChekpedsMarch 20, 2017July 14, 2021

Through a very successful town hall meeting and a survey at the end of 2016, CB4 gathered our community members’ opinions which were presented at a well-attended February 9th meeting of the Hell’s Kitchen South Coalition. See some highlights below.… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Events, Port Authority

We need your input to preserve our community from the Bus Terminal- Meeting and Survey

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 21, 2017July 14, 2021

On December 6, Manhattan Community Board 4 hosted a community planning session at Metro Baptist Church related to proposals for a new Port Authority Bus Terminal (PABT). At that meeting it was announced that a community coalition would be… Read more

Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Landmark Ruling: City liable for crash because lack of traffic calming

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 21, 2017July 14, 2021

The New York high court just ruled that the City can be held liable for failing to study and implement traffic calming measures, which the jury determined were a major factor contributing to the crash. In a 2004 incident, the… Read more

Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Traffic fatalities are skyrocketing: what will the DOT do?

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 21, 2017July 14, 2021

In December 2016, our neighborhood experienced two more fatalities, bringing the 2016 toll to 6 , or three times as many as in 2013. A tourist was killed crossing W39th Street at 10th Avenue and a bicyclist was killed while… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Hudson River Park greenway: Near Death Experiences

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 21, 2017July 14, 2021

in 2006 Carl Nacht was killed by a vehicle in the Hudson River Park, on the greenway. On 2016 another person was killed on the greenway at Chambers street. CHEKPEDS sent a letter to the Department of Transportation and the… Read more

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

Good Bye 2016… Welcome 2017

by Team ChekpedsDecember 25, 2016July 14, 2021

2016 ended up as a tough year! Congestion – Clean Air The Project to replace the Port Authority Bus Terminal dominated our activity , with townhalls, press conferences, testimonies , killer missives and arm wrestling between our elected officials… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety

Will self driving cars improve pedestrian safety?

by Team ChekpedsDecember 24, 2016July 14, 2021

The US DOT thinks so , and that is why 2016 is the first year when self driving cars became a reality on multiple levels: the US DOT published rules to create a regulatory framework by types and related expectations… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Events

Governor Cuomo does not care about the Bus Terminal – We do and We VOTE

by Team ChekpedsDecember 1, 2016July 14, 2021

While everyone bickers about which project to fund, the community continues its steady work on planning our area to include a replacement terminal. Please join us and bring your ideas!