Category: CHEKPEDS
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion

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

by Team Chekpeds
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 “Funding Transit is a Priority: Tolling Bridges should be part of the mix”
Posted in9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Events, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Discount Long Distance Buses: Much More than a Curbside Issue

by Team Chekpeds
  In May , the DOT will seek Community Board 4’s support to make permanent Megabusinterim permit at 41st Street between 8th and 9th Avenues.  But what started as a quality of life issue, is rapidly evolving into a much… Read more “Discount Long Distance Buses: Much More than a Curbside Issue”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion

Take the Poll: Should discount buses be allowed to load for free on prime public real estate (just outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal)?

by Team Chekpeds
The city has been testing a pilot program that allows discount bus lines to pick up and drop off passengers right outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal on West 41st Street. A contingency of bus companies that pay big money… Read more “Take the Poll: Should discount buses be allowed to load for free on prime public real estate (just outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal)?”
Posted in9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Events, Pedestrian safety

Walk with us and Transportation Alternatives to honor Jane Jacobs

by Team Chekpeds
Jane Jacobs,  the woman who singlehandedly took down megalomaniacal automobile- obsessed city planner Robert Moses, is the  philosopher behind Transportation Alternatives ’s multi-modal mission to reclaim streets as public space for pedestrians, bicycles and transit. As part of an international… Read more “Walk with us and Transportation Alternatives to honor Jane Jacobs”