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

CHEKPEDS, Open Streets, Sidewalk

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

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

Deliveristas: a promising first step

by Team ChekpedsOctober 16, 2023September 19, 2024

State Senator Brad Hoylman and Council Member Gale Brewer joined Pedestrians for Bicycle Safety, CHEKPEDS and Los Deliveristas Unidos, to educate deliveristas on the rules of the road. After a brief press conference with Assembly Member Tony Simone and Council… Read more

CHEKPEDS

Take Action to avoid more loud music from restaurants

by Team ChekpedsOctober 16, 2023November 4, 2023

Chekpeds wrote to the City and to Council Member Bottcher urging them to think of neighbors and pedestrians before they eviscerate the noise code. Two council members want to remove the ability for citizens to report on noise violations where… Read more

Sidewalk

Join us to train and welcome cyclists

by Team ChekpedsOctober 11, 2023November 4, 2023

This Thursday, October 12th at 4pm at Balsley Park (W57th St & 9th Ave) we will join with Pedestrians for Bike Safety and Los Deliveristas to conduct outreach & education with cyclists in general and local delivery riders, whose services… Read more

Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

Call to Action: Cargo bikes do not belong on sidewalks

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 10, 2023October 14, 2023

The City is proposing to expand the definition of cargo bikes in order to reduce the number of trucks on our residential streets. The pedal assist electric vehicles would be up to 4ft wide, have 4 wheels and ride at… Read more

Open Streets

Make a difference: Summer Streets in our district

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 9, 2023September 9, 2023

Summer Streets came back bigger and better offering car-free havens for walking, biking, and connecting with friends across every borough. This year’s expansion to 125th Street brought immense joy, but the potential is even greater. Why should it be reserved… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety

Dangerous cars for pedestrians shouldn’t earn a 5-star safety rating!

by Team ChekpedsJune 26, 2023October 14, 2023

For the first time ever, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed to rate cars based on safety for pedestrians through its New Car Assessment Program, its five-star safety rating program advertised to consumers. Under the current proposal,… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Sidewalk

More garbage on sidewalk? Yep, unless you Speak up.

by Team ChekpedsJune 18, 2023June 18, 2023

DSNY is proposing to amend its rules to mandate “ all food-related businesses must set out any putrescible solid waste … in rigid receptacles with tight-fitting lids..” While we applaud this proposal, we strongly object to the proposed rules for storage of the containers: “If other storage areas… Read more

Clean Air, Congestion

The birth of a movement

by Team ChekpedsJune 18, 2023October 14, 2023

Last week Transportation Alternatives celebrated its 50th anniversary. I had a chance to ask its founder, David Gurin, how it all came about. He sent me a Village Voice article dated October 5, 1972 inviting anyone interested in planning a… Read more