CHEKPEDS

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

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Events, Traffic Justice

Let’s Get It Done

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 7, 2007July 14, 2021

Let’s get our FAIR SHARE of the $ 35 billion in Federal Transportation funding being allocated to the New York Region. Please join us on Monday , 3 pm or 6 pm to ensure that funds are directed at Fixing… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air

Bloomberg unveils major initative for sustainable development

by Team ChekpedsNovember 10, 2006July 14, 2021

Environment and Transportation are key New Office and Advisory Board to Create Agenda to Make New York City an Environmental Leader and Guide City Efforts Towards Environmentally Sound Future The office goals are to help develop a plan for the… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Complete Streets, Congestion, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice, Transit

Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff : “Congestion is a problem, it is time to act “

by Team ChekpedsJuly 10, 2006July 14, 2021

Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff responded to our coalition’s call for an overhaul of the transportation policy : Our call had been echoed by Community Boards 2 and 4 which both sent letters to the Deputy Mayor. Congestion a Major Problem… Read more

Clean Air, Congestion

DOT truck route study: Oops – Forgot the Lincoln Tunnel

by Team ChekpedsJune 5, 2006July 14, 2021

Today DOT publishes the long waited report on truck routes and its recommendations. Frankly, we were shocked to discover that the study does not include a single reference to the Lincoln Tunnel and its accesses – in particular 9th Avenue… Read more