CHEKPEDS

Vote for Safe Streets: Which candidate will give us better streets

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 14, 2009July 14, 2021

Can we walk or bike safely in our streets ? Is the air we breathe making our children sick ? If we are victim of a preventable crash can we expect justice ? Why do public servants abuse their privileges… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

NYPD steps up gridlock enforcement around the Lincoln Tunnel

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 9, 2009July 14, 2021

Over the last few weeks traffic agents are posted at 36th , 38th , 40th and 43rd Streets and 9th Avenue giving out tickets to all drivers that regularly block the box including the pedestrian crossings as they exit the… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Greening

Tree Guards installed on 9th Avenue

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 9, 2009July 14, 2021

Thanks to a grant from Speaker Christine Quinn, HKNA and CHEKPEDS have designed sturdy tree guards and started to install them to protect the newly planted trees in the neighborhood. Trees are critical to reduce air pollution, they reduce electricity… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Congestion, Events

Transportation secretary LaHood to speak on Sustainable Communities

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 9, 2009July 14, 2021

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will discuss the Obama Administration’s commitment to Sustainable Communities during keynote remarks at NYMTC’s September 24 Council Meeting. The Sustainable Communities initiative, which was announced as an interagency partnership in June, incorporates six livability principles that… Read more

DOT STUDY, Events

West Side – Upper Clinton DOT study report

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 9, 2009July 14, 2021

The Department of transportation will present its findings on Traffic on the West Side ( 55th to 86th Streets, Central park to the River). Two years after the community listenng sessions and the Fordham University Expansion Plan took place DOT… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Events

Clean Air Campaign : Your chance to SPEAK UP

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 9, 2009July 14, 2021

The joint campaign for clean air and against idling buses, initiated by CHEKPEDS and WSNA is getting in high gear: Legislation : City Council members Gail Brewer and John Liu amongst others are introducing bills 836 and 1066 to reduce… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

Pedestrian Memorial March

by Team ChekpedsJune 15, 2009July 14, 2021

Over 100 residents, families and friends gathered Saturday June 13, 2009, to honor the memory of six pedestrians killed by drivers on Ninth Avenue in recent years. They marched from 45th to 37th Street behind a New Orleans-style funeral band,… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Events

West Side Clean Air Campaign to a great Start! Join us to plan the next steps

by Team ChekpedsJune 15, 2009July 14, 2021

Do you care about clean air for your kids? Do you know that the West Side has one of the highest rates of childhood asthma in the City? New idling law went into effect this past May 11th which prohibits… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Events, Traffic Justice

CALL TO ACTION : Traffic Enforcement and Justice for Pedestrians

by Team ChekpedsJune 12, 2009July 14, 2021

Please join us and spread the word … We are marching to remember the six pedestrians killed by careless drivers on Ninth Avenue in recent years. We demand better enforcement of traffic laws and equal justice for vulnerable users .… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Events

Clean Air Campaign KICK-OFF RALLY!

by Team ChekpedsMay 30, 2009July 14, 2021

WestSiders will rallye on the day the new idling law goes into effect. In true WestSider style we will take matters in our hands and get the car services drivers who frequently idle in front of our schools to sign… Read more