Posted inCHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Events, Transit
Join Us: 34th Street redesign unveiled
This public meeting is subsequent to the next Committee Advisory Committee, on March 14th .
Category: Transit
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Transit
CAll For Action: Pedestrians and bus riders must come first on 34th Street.
East Side residents and businesses have launched a full fledge attack on a DOT project to speed up buses on 34th Street (including our own M16) and give more space and safety to pedestrians who regularly overflow in the street… Read more “CAll For Action: Pedestrians and bus riders must come first on 34th Street.”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Transit
Bus riders frustrated at MTA’s response to blizzard
City Council’s Transportation Committee held a hearing on MTA’s response to blizzard. Here is our testimony :
The bus lanes and routes were not the first lanes to be cleared of snow. Considering how critical is the good functioning of… Read more “Bus riders frustrated at MTA’s response to blizzard”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Events, Transit
CB5 to host a hearing on 34th Street Transitway
In the meantime, Community Board 4’s Representative on the CAC, Brett Firfer, has asked DOT a presentation of their findings to date.
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Events, Transit
Moynihan Station and the Complexity of Major Public Projects
Join “Our Own” Anna Levin, in a preseentation and discussion of this monumental project.
The Politics of Developement
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 – 6:00 pm
Theresa Land Community & Students Center, Arnold Hall, 55 West 13th Street (btwn 5th &… Read more “Moynihan Station and the Complexity of Major Public Projects”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Transit
ARC Funding needs to be allocated to building a bus garage
Cross-Hudson Bus Service a Worthy Landing Spot for ARC Funding | Mobilizing the Region.
According to Tri-state Transportation, Whether ARC is built or not, trans-Hudson commuting into and out of Manhattan is expected to increase by 25 percent by 2030,… Read more “ARC Funding needs to be allocated to building a bus garage”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Transit
34th Street transitway – ” Block by Block” consultation shows progress
Residents strongly expressed their preference for a configuration that allows a loading lane at curb sid as illustrated byt he DOT . They suggested loading permits issued by the building for extended deliveries (moving), parking policies (no restrictions in the… Read more “34th Street transitway – ” Block by Block” consultation shows progress”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Transit
Real estate industry pays up to save 41st Street station
The federal government is expected to decide within a month to fund the redesign of the # 7 station at 41st Street and 11th Avenue, to make it possible for the station to be added later . Read More . … Read more “Real estate industry pays up to save 41st Street station”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Events, Transit
34th Street Transitway- “block by block” Curb Usage Consultations
To learn about the block-by-block curb use needs of 34th Street, the NYC DOT and NYC Transit will host a series of forums to give the building owners and managers, residents and businesses of 34th St a chance to provide… Read more “34th Street Transitway- “block by block” Curb Usage Consultations”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Transit
Hudson Yards: From Rail Yards to Bus Yards.
Tragically ARC is dead – or Not – . The Access to the Region core would have allowed twice as many New jersey commuter trains at peak hour as today, using a new tunnel under the Hudson. While – understandably- … Read more “Hudson Yards: From Rail Yards to Bus Yards.”