Team Chekpeds, Author at CHEKPEDS

The good, the bad and the ugly: Port Authority Midtown Bus terminal

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 20, 2024September 19, 2024

Today, the Port Authority held the first of multiple sessions to collect comments from the public. CLICK HERE to attend a session by zoom and give your comments. February 21, 2024 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. February 21, 2024 from… Read more

Pedestrian safety

Do not miss it : Comment on Port Authority Bus Terminal Replacement project

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 15, 2024February 15, 2024

Forget about Airports! It is the largest bus terminal in the world, it will be a 10-year and $ 1o billion construction project , located in the middle of a residential neighborhood. It will be double the current height or… Read more

Clean Air

Bus Terminal Replacement: Port Authority unveils its plans

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 1, 2024September 19, 2024

REGISTER for the community information sessions Tuesday, February 6, 6pm – 8pm The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey is proposing to replace the existing Bus Terminal in Manhattan with a new Main Terminal, Storage and Staging Facility… Read more

CHEKPEDS

Our ever shrinking sidewalk space

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 30, 2024September 19, 2024

How can you claim being a walkable city when our elected officials keep using our very tight sidewalk space for everything but walking? A bill co – sponsored by 17 elected officials allows pushcarts in locations where they could reduce… Read more

CHEKPEDS

Bike safety campaign gains momentum

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 30, 2024September 19, 2024

Last Week, Pedestrians for Bike Safety, Council Member Bottcher and other elected officials organized a press conference to unveil a new PSA campaign. The message is displayed on all LinkNYC kiosks and hopefully will be translated in multiple languages. Los… Read more

Pedestrian safety

Wishing you a Safe, Peaceful & Happy 2024

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 1, 2024January 1, 2024

The year 2023 marked significant advances in traffic safety not just in our district, but also the city and the country: Read more

Traffic Justice

Keeping perspective : the good old days

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 1, 2024September 19, 2024

The Horse Manure Problem of 1894 The 15 to 30 pounds of manure produced daily by each beast multiplied by the 150,000+ horses in New York city resulted in more than three million pounds of horse manure per day that… Read more

CHEKPEDS

Traffic Deaths keep mounting in CB4 and elsewhere. Will NYPD keep us safe?

by Team ChekpedsNovember 4, 2023November 5, 2023

In spite of sustained efforts to make our roadways safer, there were 5 traffic deaths in CB4 in the last 12 months, versus 3 in 2018, a 67% increase. While one cyclist died, none of the deaths were due to… Read more

CHEKPEDS

Congestion Pricing must benefit west side residents as well

by Team ChekpedsNovember 4, 2023November 4, 2023

Now that 40 MTA gantries have been installed around the Lincoln Tunnel entrances and exits (not a pretty sight), it is crucial that West side residents benefit from the Congestion pricing program: it must reduce the daily tsunami of New… Read more

Open Streets

Longest Table 2.0 : Another day of bliss

by Team ChekpedsNovember 4, 2023September 19, 2024

600 New Yorkers gathered on West 21st Open Street, to break bread with their neighbors in the second New York installment of the Longest Table. It was a day of community to recharge your social batteries under the perfect weather.… Read more