CHEKPEDS

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Complete Streets, Congestion, Traffic Justice

More legislative good news

by Team ChekpedsNovember 10, 2019July 14, 2021

Two more legislations passed last week that will improve our safety on the streets: the carting industry reform will limit the number of commercial haulers in each of the service districts, thus reducing the overall miles travelled by commercial garbage… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Congestion, Pedestrian safety, Port Authority, Sidewalk

New Wide Sidewalk and Fully Protected Bike Lane on 8th Avenue

by Team ChekpedsOctober 20, 2019July 14, 2021

DOT has completed its installation of a wider sidewalk and protected bike lane from W38th to W45th Streets, with NO CONFLICTS with vehicles (full split phase signals, no left turn at W42nd Street) and striped green at… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion

How Bad is our Air Quality?

by Team ChekpedsOctober 19, 2019July 14, 2021

In its quest for healthier walking, CHEKPEDS has initiated an Air Quality study with 25 volunteers from our district, from 15th to 57th Streets . Over the next month, they will each collect 21 air samplings at their respective sites.… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

A miracle in the making

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 19, 2019July 14, 2021

As announced DOT is widening the western sidewalk of 8th Avenue from W38th to W45th Streets and adding a protected bike lane. It is stunning : Yes, all that space is ours! a NO left turn has been installed on… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Transit

Finally a faster, more reliable M42

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 19, 2019July 14, 2021

This month, DOT and MTA will start laying the red paint for express bus lanes on W42nd Street, river to river. If it works as well as M34 SBS, it will change your life !

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

Speed camera program expanded- not a minute too soon

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 19, 2019July 14, 2021

in June the State passed legislation allowing up to 750 speed cameras, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays year round , anywhere in a 1/4 mile radius from a school. This is a massive expansion of the 40-… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air

Reserve your spot in our air quality study!

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 19, 2019July 14, 2021

Our neighborhood experiences the third worst air quality in New York city, which in itself is not compliant with Federal guidelines. We suspect that the reality is even worse , since measurements have been done with very few captors. We… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Congestion

We need your help to measure Air Quality!

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 14, 2019July 14, 2021

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety

Who is entitled to a Green Wave?

by Team ChekpedsAugust 28, 2019July 14, 2021

Deep into the Green Wave plan, DOT is proposing a design change which will have a profound impact on our culture and our streets and that mercifully the main press missed: ” Implement and review “Bicycle Progression” at one location… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety

A Safer Greenway & West Side Highway? Yep!

by Team ChekpedsAugust 23, 2019July 14, 2021

Two years ago, following a cyclist’s death at Chambers Street, CHEKPEDS sent a letter to our elected officials and NYS DOT asking them to better protect Greenway. Cyclists have experienced many near misses, when southbound drivers turn west and cross… Read more