CHEKPEDS

The birth of a movement

by Team ChekpedsJune 18, 2023October 14, 2023

Last week Transportation Alternatives celebrated its 50th anniversary. I had a chance to ask its founder, David Gurin, how it all came about. He sent me a Village Voice article dated October 5, 1972 inviting anyone interested in planning a… Read more

Clean Air

Confirmed: traffic impacts our Air Quality

by Team ChekpedsApril 30, 2023October 14, 2023

An updated “New York City Community Air Survey” just dropped and the results for our neighborhood are grim. According to the report, car free zones do enjoy cleaner air. First, let’s look at NO, a pollutant that primarily comes from… Read more

Clean Air

Cleaner Air around construction sites? Help us getting it done

by Team ChekpedsNovember 5, 2022February 9, 2023

Although we have no-idling laws in place, there is also the opportunity for operators to request an exemption. And they do: The Interior Demolition Contractors Association, Inc. applied for a variance from section 24-163 of the Administrative Code, which prohibits… Read more

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Two wins to improve our quality of life

by Team ChekpedsJune 14, 2022August 21, 2022

Our recent battle for a better air quality was successful. The DEP (Department of Environmental Protection) listened to the advocates’s suggestions: the new definition of what type of vehicles can be exempted from the law is carefully crafted to retain… Read more

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DEP’s mission: Protect the air we breathe or polluters’ bottom line?

by Team ChekpedsApril 4, 2022June 14, 2022

The Departement of Environmental Protection (DEP) is in the midst of hearings and rule making on idling enforcement. Some changes could gut the idling laws, while others will make it much more difficult for citizens to report commercial idling scofflaws.… Read more

Sidewalk

Can electrification clear the curb?

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 9, 2022April 3, 2022

Streetsblog NY, the influential publication for streets and transportation, published two OpEds submitted by CHEKPEDS. The first OPINION: Do Not Put EV Charging Stations on Public Property explains why the city should rely exclusively on private parking operations to provide… Read more

Sidewalk

New York City Streets Master Plan does not disappoint!

by Team ChekpedsDecember 11, 2021January 10, 2022

The NYC DOT just published the Streets master plan, as required by a groundbreaking law Council Speaker Corey Johnson passed in 2019. We could not be happier. The plan includes for the first time a pedestrian master plan , where… Read more

Clean Air

Congestion Pricing Forum

by Team ChekpedsNovember 13, 2021November 13, 2021

As the USA is making pledges to clean the air, our district has the third worst air quality in the City. 30% of our pollution is caused by traffic . It is urgent that we connect the dots and start… Read more

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Congestion: Open letter to Governor Murphy

by Team ChekpedsOctober 2, 2021December 11, 2021

Dear Governor Murphy, We the people of Hell’s Kitchen and Chelsea on the west side of Manhattan, implore you to take the appropriate steps to stem the humanitarian crisis New Jersey drivers befell our community everyday. From 3 to 8… Read more

Clean Air

Air Quality Alert: Congestion pricing hearings coming up!

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 13, 2021September 13, 2021

Our neighborhood is overwhelmed with New Jersey drivers who have returned to their cars with a vengeance, while mass transit is under-used. Port Authority has even extended the peak hours to ease the congestion. Many intersections are gridlocked for hours.… Read more