Category: Complete Streets
Posted in9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Congestion, DOT STUDY, Pedestrian safety, Port Authority, Sidewalk

Spring fever: DOT is transforming our streets

by Team Chekpeds
So many times, we complained that DOT was too slow or not doing enough ..  Let’s give them credit for the projects going on in our neighborhood. These are very exciting times for Hell’s Kitchen and Chelsea even if some… Read more “Spring fever: DOT is transforming our streets”
Posted in9th Avenue Renaissance, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

More walking space: introducing the “Walking Lanes”

by Team Chekpeds
  As our reader Michael McGrinder commented: “The word sidewalk implies a place for walking, not walking sideways”.  Chekpeds testified at the City council asking for just that : official well defined Walk Lanes – which are dedicated,  unobstructed space… Read more “More walking space: introducing the “Walking Lanes””
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety

Great Job DOT! Safer Crossing for 800 students at West 41st Street and 10th Avenue

by Team Chekpeds
After a  successful campaign by both residents of 555 10th Avenue and the parents of the school Success Academy Hudson Yards, DOT installed a new split LPI at the very dangerous intersection of W41st Street and 10th Avenue.  This is… Read more “Great Job DOT! Safer Crossing for 800 students at West 41st Street and 10th Avenue”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Will bicyclists and pedestrians ever be on the same wavelength?

by Team Chekpeds
Following the September 2018 publication of the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT)‘s study “Cycling at a Crossroad”, a cyclist and a pedestrian joined forces in developing a simulator to identify the best possible signal timing, one that would… Read more “Will bicyclists and pedestrians ever be on the same wavelength?”