Team Chekpeds, Author at CHEKPEDS

CALL TO ACTION : Give Your Ideas to DOT for LESS TRAFFIC – BETTER STREETS

by Team ChekpedsApril 17, 2008July 14, 2021

RSVP right here One year ago CHEKPEDS published your vision of the 9th Avenue Renaissance. In July 2007 the DOT started a two-year federally-funded traffic study of Clinton Hell’s Kitchen. Check the progress and details on the project blog .… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Events, Transit

Join Us for MTA and ARC presentations

by Team ChekpedsApril 13, 2008July 14, 2021

Wednesday , April 16th 6:30 p.m. Transit : Sick of waiting 45 minutes for the M11? What about bus service on 11th Avenue and on 42nd Street MTAand Department of Transportation representatives and Andrew Albert Chair of the New York… Read more

DOT STUDY

Short Term recommendations

by Team ChekpedsApril 12, 2008July 14, 2021

DOT has asked a list of short term recomendations they could implement shortly without spending capital funding which will be years in coming. These mostly consist in signage and in signal changes. See the list of short term improvements we… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Congestion

FINAL PUSH – CALL TO ACTION : 4 days only left for LESS TRAFFIC – BETTER TRANSIT – SAFER STREETS – CLEANER AIR

by Team ChekpedsApril 3, 2008July 14, 2021

Just in from London: Congestion Pricing improves Pedestrian Safety Pedestrian Deaths decreased by 7% in 2005 and pedestrian light injuries decreased by 8% In New york , this would translate in 10 less deaths and 880 less injuries annually !… Read more

DOT STUDY

Community Input Meeting announced

by Team ChekpedsMarch 25, 2008July 14, 2021

The community at large is invited to contribute its ideas to the DOT -Clinton Hells Kitchen study . Wednesday, April 30th, 2008, 6 p. m. @ Holy Cross School, 322 West 43rd Street , b/w 8th and 9th Avenues Sam… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Congestion

CALL TO ACTION : 8 days left for LESS TRAFFIC – BETTER TRANSIT – CLEANER AIR

by Team ChekpedsMarch 23, 2008July 14, 2021

Take the Crain’s Poll Now Show the elected that the vast majority of New Yorkers favors a plan to reduce traffic and fund mass transit. With only 8 days left, you can make the difference. Click on the banner below … Read more

CHEKPEDS, Congestion, Events

CALL TO ACTION : LESS TRAFFIC – BETTER TRANSIT – CLEANER AIR Your last chance to convince the City Council!

by Team ChekpedsMarch 22, 2008July 14, 2021

Monday , City Council is holding its last hearing on congestion pricing to gauge community support before the plan goes to a vote. The congestion pricing proposal must be adopted by the city and the state legislatures before March 31,… Read more

DOT STUDY

Pedestrian Safety is DOT’s #1 goal for Hell’s Kitchen study

by Team ChekpedsMarch 11, 2008July 14, 2021

In response to the Advisory Council’s suggestions, DOT confirms that pedestrian safety is the top priority for the study , and amended the scope of its Traffic Engineering Study of Hell’s Kitchen to include many additonal dangerous locations. The Transportation… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets

On Street Parking for Bikes

by Team ChekpedsMarch 11, 2008July 14, 2021

Community Board 4 voted last week to create “on street parking” for bikes, instead of on sidewalk. Chekpeds’ board member Eric Muise took the lead in identifiying the many locations where there is a concentration of bicycles which impede pedestrian … Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Rapid Diagnostic of Crash Locations

by Team ChekpedsMarch 11, 2008July 14, 2021

Wednesday March 12th, NY City Council’s transportation Committee will vote on a bill requiring the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) to study and make improvements at crash locations. This bill would require the DOT to conduct the following… Read more