Clean Air Archives - Page 14 of 15

Hudson Yards Lawsuit Settled: 950-car garage eliminated; total parking capped; no minimum required;

by Team ChekpedsMay 8, 2009July 14, 2021

Thank You to HKNA member Dan Gutman, who originally spotted the issue. He has been working tirelessly on shaping the technical and legal arguments which brought the city to the negotiating table. This in turn resulted in an outstanding settlement… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Events

West Side Clean Air Campaign

by Team ChekpedsMay 4, 2009July 14, 2021

The West Side Nieighborhood Alliance and CHEKPEDS have joined forces to fight air pollution and secure our right to breathe easy inside our homes and out in the streets. West Side tenants and school children suffer from some of the… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Greening

Clean Air: Greening of Hell’s Kitchen

by Team ChekpedsMarch 12, 2009July 14, 2021

HKNA continues its marvelous job of improving our air quality: 48 trees will be planted this spring. This is in addition to the 70 trees planted in the spring of 2008 and the 20 trees planted in the fall of… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air

SHARE our priorities with the Campaign for New York Future

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 2, 2009July 14, 2021

LESS TRAFFIC, CLEANER AIR The Campaign for New York Future works to implement PlaNYC2030 and its ambitious but necessary goal of clean air and sustainable growth for New York city. Many legislations will be introduced this year to advance the… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Clean Air

Clean Air : Greening of Hell’s Kitchen

by Team ChekpedsOctober 15, 2008July 14, 2021

HKNA requested the planting of 350 trees in December 2007. 70 were planted in the last season (Spring 2008) and 20 more are on the way . The balance is being scheduled . Thank you to the Park Department and… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Events, Transit

CALL TO ACTION : Give Your Comments on 11th Avenue rezoning options

by Team ChekpedsJune 10, 2008July 14, 2021

Wednesday June 11 @ 6:30 PM at P.S. 51 Elias Howe School, 520 West 45th Street (bet. 10th & 11th Avenue) The NYC Department of City Planning will give a presentation to Community Board 4 land use committee on various… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Clean Air

350 Trees on the way

by Team ChekpedsMarch 11, 2008July 14, 2021

Our joint efforts with HKNA have paid off ! NYC Parks Department Commissioner, Adrian Benepe, confirmed that 70 trees will be planted this season (April 2008). Martin Treat lead the effort and HKNA is in weekly contacts with the Parks’… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Complete Streets, Congestion, DOT STUDY, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice, Transit

2007 in perspective: Happy New Year

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 7, 2008July 14, 2021

We wish you a SAFE 2008 with more time to cross the street, plenty of neck downs, Barnes’ dances and speed bumps to slow down the cars, and NYPD enforcing the law . We wish you a HEALTHY 2008, with… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Pedestrian safety

Traffic Calming Plan for Upper Clinton – DOT listens

by Team ChekpedsOctober 2, 2007July 14, 2021

DOT listens to the Community for the Traffic Calming Plan for Upper Clinton and the Upper West side. Chekpeds members participated in the various break out sessions and raised the folloing issues: High level of Asthma ( the second highest… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Pedestrian safety

Top Priorities for $ 35 billion in Federal Transportation Funding

by Team ChekpedsOctober 2, 2007July 14, 2021

Chekpeds members spoke up last week , to ensure that funds are directed at fixing the main issues that plague our neighborhood Pedestrian safety and Street congestion in CB4 . The three studies under way will be completed on or… Read more