Team Chekpeds, Author at CHEKPEDS

Please Join Us : Press conference to ask for a Bus Garage

by Team ChekpedsApril 21, 2014July 14, 2021

Press Conference Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. Port Authority Bus Terminal, Manhattan, 42nd Street entrance, West of Citibike Station We need your help! On Thursday , the Board of Directors of the Port Authority will vote to give… Read more

Events, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Vision Zero: YOU can make it happen!

by Team ChekpedsApril 21, 2014July 14, 2021

A new group is speaking with unparalleled moral authority about the urgent need to change the culture of speed and death on our streets. Families For Safe Streets is a grassroots organization made up of family members of people killed… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Sidewalk

Join Us to Beautify our New Extra-Wide Sidewalk

by Team ChekpedsApril 10, 2014July 14, 2021

This is not everyday that we get a brand new sidewalk, let alone a sidewalk that has taken over a full parking lane! Not only is there such a sidewalk on the north side of 36th street between 9th and… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Events, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Vision Zero: Learn more

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 22, 2014July 14, 2021

We attended the Vision Zero announcement in front of the victims families on the left and many elected officials including Borough President Gale Brewer on the right, Council member Helen Rosenthal and Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal amongst others. Amongst the … Read more

CHEKPEDS, Events, Traffic Justice

Join Us: Families for Safe Streets

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 22, 2014July 14, 2021

Tomorrow Sunday at 2 p.m. on City Hall Steps to launch”Families For Safe Streets” created by relatives of traffic victims. Another milestone, to ensure that Vision Zero becomes reality . Never Again.

9th Avenue Renaissance, Sidewalk

Reclaiming Sidewalk Space

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 22, 2014July 14, 2021

In the last four weeks, our volunteers in Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen took an inventory of sidewalk obstructions. They identified 423 (!) illegal obstructions. The obstructions include storm enclosures as large as a studio apartment, the ubiquitous sandwich boards in… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

Top 10 Reasons for Jaywalking

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 17, 2014July 14, 2021

# 10 – I cannot move forward: there are hordes of people coming at me # 9 – Where do I cross ? the crossing between avenues is so far away, I cannot even see it! # 8 – Sidewalks… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Events, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Speak Up at this historical moment: Vision Zero: How to get there

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 8, 2014July 14, 2021

In the next two weeks , a multi departments working group convened by Mayro DiBlasio to figure how to get to Vision Zero (zero vehicular deaths or serious injuries ) will release its findings. For all of us activists in… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Greening

Superbowl’s Green Dividend

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 7, 2014July 14, 2021

Yes the Superbowl was awful. Per Crain’s poll: 58% of respondents said: “Awful game, uninspired advertisements. Move along. Nothing to see here”. Let’s not forget that for a few days it completely gridlocked 9th Avenue and we had to endure… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety

Pedestrian delight! 57th Street and 9th Avenue soon to be safer

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 7, 2014July 14, 2021

New York city DOT just notified us that this coming spring, it will change the timing of the left turning light for the 57th street westbound traffic from the beginning of the green cycle where cars conflict with pedestrians to… Read more