Team Chekpeds, Author at CHEKPEDS

What is a sidewalk? Not City’s agencies playpen

by Team ChekpedsMay 12, 2024September 19, 2024

Every City Department forgets that the sidewalk is public space, a “walk lane” used by real people – 8 million of them. It is not a space for storing stuff and performing experiments. These constant encroachments of our pedestrian space… Read more

Pedestrian safety

Twenty is plenty

by Team ChekpedsMay 5, 2024September 19, 2024

Our friends at Families For Safe Streets have been working on Sammy’s law for the last 5 years; Governor Hochul finally passed it in the 2025 state budget. It allows New York City to set its speed limit at 20mph,… Read more

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Countdown to Congestion Pricing

by Team ChekpedsApril 27, 2024May 12, 2024

Because we cannot wait ….. Click here for the countdown

Congestion

Speak Up: congestion pricing hearings

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 25, 2024February 25, 2024

9th Avenue in Manhattan, every day The traffic is overwhelming, we cannot cross the street because of blocked pedestrian crossings, the honking is unbearable at all hours of day and night, we have one of the worst air quality in… Read more

Sidewalk

Our ever shrinking sidewalks: take action on bike parking

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 25, 2024February 25, 2024

New York City needs more secure bike parking. In New York City, access to secure bicycle parking is the second most important factor determining whether people choose to ride a bike or not. Unfortunately, there isn’t enough to meet demand,… Read more

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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

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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