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“Hayley and Diego’s Law” Goes Into Effect : Careless Drivers Will Now Face Jail Time for Injuring Pedestrians

by Team Chekpeds
JOIN US, Senator Daniel Squadron, Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh, Council Member Margaret Chin, Transportation Alternatives, other elected officials, and pedestrian safety advocates to announce that a new law is in effect that increases the penalties for careless drivers who injure pedestrians,… Read more ““Hayley and Diego’s Law” Goes Into Effect : Careless Drivers Will Now Face Jail Time for Injuring Pedestrians”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

District Attorney’s Vehicle Crimes Unit to look into the horrific crash at 47th Street and 9th Avenue

by Team Chekpeds
Yesterday our neighbor Larry Roberts reported at 1:35 p.m.: “there was a horrific accident involving a van and  a motorized wheelchair early this (Thursday October 7, 2010) afternoon. The ambulance had just pulled away when I took the attached photo.… Read more “District Attorney’s Vehicle Crimes Unit to look into the horrific crash at 47th Street and 9th Avenue”
Posted in9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, DOT STUDY, Pedestrian safety

Pedestrian Victory : 9th Avenue to be treated as a “Senior” Zone

by Team Chekpeds
A DOT consultant has initiated a review of 9th Avenue from 34th to 50th Streets from 8th to 10th Avenue, to identify traffic calming measures adequate to the large concentration of seniors in the area. Two measures have already been… Read more “Pedestrian Victory : 9th Avenue to be treated as a “Senior” Zone”