CHEKPEDS

Elected officials ask DOT to resolve loading issues on 34th Street

by Team ChekpedsJune 9, 2012July 14, 2021

After many months of community petitioning and multiple letters from CB4 , Speaker Christine Quinn wrote a terrific letter asking the DOT to address remaining problems with the Select Bus service Transitway design : The letter was signed by many… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Traffic Justice

Congratulations: Megabus is Out for the Time Being …

by Team ChekpedsJune 7, 2012July 14, 2021

Thanks to your efforts DOT announced today, that it will not convert the three months temporary permit of Megabus at 41st Street between 8th and 9th Avenues into a permanent one. View the Crain’s Article. Based on your petition signed… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Events

Welcome Summer with Ride/Walk In FREE Outdoor Summer Movie

by Team ChekpedsMay 26, 2012July 14, 2021

Join us for a varied and fun program. Bring your family and friends: Wonder how the bike share program and its blue bikes will work? Want to see a person contort into a bicycle or anything else? Want to enjoy… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets

Progress Report on the Bike Lanes and Bike Share Stations

by Team ChekpedsMay 26, 2012July 14, 2021

On 8th Avenue, the new striping to delineate the bike lanes and parking spaces has been installed from 34th Street to 42nd Street. We expect the balance up to 58th Streeet to be installed as soon as the weather permits.… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

Traffic Justice Legislation gains momentum

by Team ChekpedsMay 26, 2012July 14, 2021

A flurry of legislative activity is taking place in Albany, to improve safety or ensure proper penalties for careless driving – not a minute too soon. S7481-2011 & A7737A-2011 has been introduced in the Senate. This bill would allow the… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets

Two-Way Bike Lane to cross Central Park

by Team ChekpedsMay 15, 2012July 14, 2021

A new two-way bike lane is rolling into Central Park along the park’s Terrace Drive, a popular route for crossing the park at 72nd Street. The current one-way path from east to west will be supplemented by a new adjacent… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Events

Join HKNA and CHDC to Welcome Spring

by Team ChekpedsMay 7, 2012July 14, 2021

It is Spring again and time to green the Hood. From new tree guards to protect young trees , to 100s of native plants from the Parks Department Nursery, planning by HKNA and CHDC is in full swing. There… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety

Jane Jacob’s Walk – An inspiring experience

by Team ChekpedsMay 7, 2012July 14, 2021

Saturday morning 40 pedestrians set out to visit Hell’s Kitchen and Chelsea to experience first hand the improvements of our streets. The walk was sponsored by Transportation Alternatives, the original creators of the Safe Route To Schools program, and by… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion

Funding Transit is a Priority: Tolling Bridges should be part of the mix

by Team ChekpedsMay 7, 2012July 14, 2021

Much of the 2021 Regional Plan Association symposium revolved around transportation and how various cities in the world address the challenge. We learned with stupefaction that Singapore Transit is profitable with a combination of congestion pricing with real time price… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety

The Incredible 17 seconds Life Preserving Interval (LPI)

by Team ChekpedsMay 1, 2012July 14, 2021

Three years ago , CHEKPEDS members Eric Muise gathered a petition to obtain safety for pedestrians in crossing 34th Street at Dyer Avenue , an exit to the Lincoln Tunnel. Martin Treat explains how it helps pedestrian safety. Since then… Read more