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Join Us: 34th Street redesign unveiled
This public meeting is subsequent to the next Committee Advisory Committee, on March 14th .
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Posted inCHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety
Bicycle Month 2011 – PSA
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Call For Action: Indeed all streets should be “Complete”!
For too long, transportation policy has concentrated on building roads that only take into consideration the movement of cars and trucks. There is a growing movement to make our communities livable again, by making sure that everyone can have safe… Read more “Call For Action: Indeed all streets should be “Complete”!”
Posted inComplete Streets, Events
Banking on the Infrastructure
The conference sponsored by Borough President Scott Stringer will explore an independent bank that, on top of critical federal transportation funding, can leverage private sector funds to make certain major infrastructure projects a reality. President Obama has committed $30 billion… Read more “Banking on the Infrastructure”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Transit
CAll For Action: Pedestrians and bus riders must come first on 34th Street.
East Side residents and businesses have launched a full fledge attack on a DOT project to speed up buses on 34th Street (including our own M16) and give more space and safety to pedestrians who regularly overflow in the street… Read more “CAll For Action: Pedestrians and bus riders must come first on 34th Street.”
Posted inComplete Streets, Traffic Justice
A Major VICTORY : City Council passes three bills to enhance traffic safety and government transparency
Three years ago CHEKPEDS co-founder Martin Treat wanted to find out where crashes happened in our neighborhood and how many summons NYPD was giving at these locations. He created a spreadsheet and attended all Community Precinct Councils, asking for the… Read more “A Major VICTORY : City Council passes three bills to enhance traffic safety and government transparency”
Posted inTraffic Justice
Red light and speed cameras save lives
You only need to stand at the corner of 42nd Street and 9th Avenue to see drivers flooring the accelerator as they come from New Jersey, try to make the light, fail and go through the red light anyway !… Read more “Red light and speed cameras save lives”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Clean Air
Residents and businesses health at risk due to shortage in bus parking
The Mayor’s Midtown Citizen Committee (MMCC) just published a survey they conducted last year with Council Member Christine C. Quinn, of Tour and Charter Bus parking demand in midtown. Over 100 bus companies participated in the survey. Here are the… Read more “Residents and businesses health at risk due to shortage in bus parking”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Transit
Bus riders frustrated at MTA’s response to blizzard
City Council’s Transportation Committee held a hearing on MTA’s response to blizzard. Here is our testimony :
The bus lanes and routes were not the first lanes to be cleared of snow. Considering how critical is the good functioning of… Read more “Bus riders frustrated at MTA’s response to blizzard”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety
Building pedestrian facilities creates more jobs than building roads
The study, “Estimating the Employment Impacts of Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Road Infrastructure,” which examines the costs of engineering, construction, and materials costs for different types of projects in the city of Baltimore concludes: “Investment in transportation infrastructure of all types… Read more “Building pedestrian facilities creates more jobs than building roads”