Team Chekpeds, Author at CHEKPEDS

More Long Distance Buses

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 17, 2013July 14, 2021

CB4’s Transportation Committee will hear DOT ‘s proposal to relocate Bolt Buses from 33rd Street and 7th Avenue , and 34th Street and 8th Avenue to the North Side of 39th Street just west of 10th Avenue , near the… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Events

Fly a Kite on the roof parking of the Bus Terminal!

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 17, 2013July 14, 2021

9th Avenue Renaissance, Greening

Dyer Triangle : an Active Plaza

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 17, 2013July 14, 2021

In April 2013, Hell’ s Kitchen got a new plaza, at 36th street and Dyer Avenue. It is always nice to see neighbors actively enjoying the space- Click here for the video

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Garage Siren Project: Meet the traffic engineers of tomorrow!

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 17, 2013July 14, 2021

The Boy Genius of Ulan Bator in Mongolia, “Battushig, 16, led me down a steep incline into the building’s underground garage …. Many children in the city play in their apartment buildings’ driveways, but this one seemed oriented in a… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Events, Sidewalk

Monkey Magic To be Unveiled – join us

by Team ChekpedsAugust 16, 2013July 14, 2021

August 20, 2013, 2:30pm 9th Avenue at 36th Street, Manhattan, The International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) and the New York City Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Urban Art Program are pleased to announce Tang-Wei Hsu’s Monkey Magic, a new artwork… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Events, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Rally to Demand Pedestrian’s right of Way!

by Team ChekpedsAugust 5, 2013July 14, 2021

ENOUGH! Join CHEKPEDS, T.A. activists and other outraged New Yorkersfor a City Hall rally. Rally to Demand Our Right of Way Wednesday August 7, 2013, 8:30 am Steps of City Hall Renee Thompson was a 16-year-old girl walking home… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety

Pedestrian Safety: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

by Team ChekpedsJuly 28, 2013July 14, 2021

57th street residents rejoice that DOT recently installed a new mid-block pedestrian signalized crossing between 8th and 9th Avenues. This very long block is now on par with 42nd and 43rd Streets where such signals have been implemented with much… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

Timely Crash Reporting in visual format

by Team ChekpedsJuly 27, 2013July 14, 2021

Eight years ago Chekpeds started with FOILing (Freedom Of Information Letter) DOT for crash data on 9th Avenue. It took 6 months to receive a pile of paper which we painstakingly turned into a spreadsheet and a graph. Transporation Alternatives… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Sidewalk

Pedestrian Delight: Artwork on 9th Avenue

by Team ChekpedsJuly 27, 2013July 14, 2021

This week, a whimsical totem appeared at the Southeast corner of 35th Street and 9th Avenue on the bike lane. Looks to me like three monkeys hailing a cab ! For sure it is a playful sight: every visitor… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Greening, Pedestrian safety

A new traffic calming technique: Flower Power

by Team ChekpedsJuly 11, 2013July 14, 2021

Now, that the Parks Departement has planted nearly all the trees (15 more will be planted in the fall) on the bike lane median, we will be working towards filling the tree beds with plants to prevent trucks and buses… Read more