CHEKPEDS – Page 29

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Congestion, DOT STUDY

DOT to implement Pedestrian Safety features as the result of Hell’s Kitchen Study

by Team ChekpedsMay 11, 2014July 14, 2021

DOT presented to Community Baord 4’s Transportation Committee two proposals to protect from turning cars pedestrians who cross with the walk sign. The first split phase signal at 43rd Street and 9th Avenue will give an exclusive Walk phase to… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

Vision Zero: Two Full and Emotional Weeks

by Team ChekpedsMay 11, 2014July 14, 2021

Last week, NYC Council Transportation Committee heard public comments on 22 bills designed to be the first phase of Mayor De Blasio’s Vision Zero . The Day started with a press conference where “Families for Safe Streets” which regroup members… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion

Bus Press conference makes an Impact: we are overwhelmed with buses

by Team ChekpedsMay 11, 2014July 14, 2021

Tri State Transportation and CHEKPEDS called a press conference to bring attention to the overwhelming bus saturation in Hell’s Kitchen and Hudson Yards , ahead of a Board meeting of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Events, Traffic Justice

Please Join Us : Press conference to ask for a Bus Garage

by Team ChekpedsApril 21, 2014July 14, 2021

Press Conference Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. Port Authority Bus Terminal, Manhattan, 42nd Street entrance, West of Citibike Station We need your help! On Thursday , the Board of Directors of the Port Authority will vote to give… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Events, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Vision Zero: Learn more

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 22, 2014July 14, 2021

We attended the Vision Zero announcement in front of the victims families on the left and many elected officials including Borough President Gale Brewer on the right, Council member Helen Rosenthal and Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal amongst others. Amongst the … Read more

CHEKPEDS, Events, Traffic Justice

Join Us: Families for Safe Streets

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 22, 2014July 14, 2021

Tomorrow Sunday at 2 p.m. on City Hall Steps to launch”Families For Safe Streets” created by relatives of traffic victims. Another milestone, to ensure that Vision Zero becomes reality . Never Again.

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

Top 10 Reasons for Jaywalking

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 17, 2014July 14, 2021

# 10 – I cannot move forward: there are hordes of people coming at me # 9 – Where do I cross ? the crossing between avenues is so far away, I cannot even see it! # 8 – Sidewalks… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Events, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Speak Up at this historical moment: Vision Zero: How to get there

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 8, 2014July 14, 2021

In the next two weeks , a multi departments working group convened by Mayro DiBlasio to figure how to get to Vision Zero (zero vehicular deaths or serious injuries ) will release its findings. For all of us activists in… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety

Pedestrian delight! 57th Street and 9th Avenue soon to be safer

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 7, 2014July 14, 2021

New York city DOT just notified us that this coming spring, it will change the timing of the left turning light for the 57th street westbound traffic from the beginning of the green cycle where cars conflict with pedestrians to… Read more

CHEKPEDS

Jaywalking: it’s complicated!

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 2, 2014July 14, 2021

As we entered the new era of “Vision Zero” , I started to exhale: I envisioned drivers who sped or refuse to yield would be ticketed with vigor. When NYPD Commissioner Bratton hired his broken windows consigliere, I was hoping… Read more