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9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Greening

Claim a free tree guard!

by Team ChekpedsJune 3, 2019July 14, 2021

Time to claim a tree guard for your favorite tree! One of the initiatives funded by the 2019 Participatory budget will provide tree guards for newly planted trees. If there are some in your neck of the hood, on the… Read more

Clean Air, Congestion, Port Authority, Transit

Port Authority seeking residents to join Bus Terminal Advisory Board

by Team ChekpedsJune 3, 2019July 14, 2021

The Port Authority is seeking interested individuals who commute regularly through or live near the midtown bus terminal to serve on the agency’s new Port Authority Bus Terminal Advisory Council. The new advisory council – which will launch in July… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Pedestrian safety

Congestion Pricing Passes! Traffic Safety will improve

by Team ChekpedsApril 28, 2019July 14, 2021

Rejoice! Our lives are about to get better, from a congestion, air quality but also safety standpoints. London implemented congestion pricing over 10 years ago and reduced its road traffic by 15%. in 2015, Lancaster University Management School studied the… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion

It is a new day on our streets: New york will be the first American city with congestion pricing

by Team ChekpedsApril 1, 2019July 14, 2021

The Congestion pricing plan has been included in the governor’s budget after garnering sufficient support to pass in the State legislature. There are still many hurdles ahead of the final budget and law, including all the wrangling by special interests… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Transit

Congestion Pricing brings massive benefits to everyone – please call

by Team ChekpedsMarch 30, 2019July 14, 2021

This is the last week of the state budget session in Albany, and that means this is our last shot to take action to pass congestion pricing in New York City. We could save 17,000 injuries and 71 deaths in… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Events, Pedestrian safety

Cuomo puts Congestion pricing in his 2019 priorities

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 16, 2019July 14, 2021

The conversation about congestion pricing has evolved positively especially since the invasion of Manhattan by 100,000 Uber and Lyft cars in the last two years. Examine the Pros and Cons tomorrow night .

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Greening, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk, Transit

In case you missed it

by Team ChekpedsAugust 28, 2018July 14, 2021

It was summer, it was hot and you had better things to do than reading about transportation. Still you missed some major moves. Here are the ones we watched: Pedestrians Corey Johnson sent a letter to DOT asking for better… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Clean Air, Greening, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

Your Tax $ , Your Vote!

by Team ChekpedsApril 14, 2018July 14, 2021

Each year our council member allocates $ 1 million of his capital budget to be spent according to his constituents’ wishes. This is called participatory budgeting . 2018 is no exception but you have only one day left to cast… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Clean Air, Congestion, Greening, Transit

The future of Hell’s Kitchen South

by Team ChekpedsApril 14, 2018July 14, 2021

On April 3rd over 60 people gathered at the Metro Baptist Church to hear about HKSC proposed plan to help undo the damage and disfiguring scars left by the many open air cuts that were created to allow for the… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Port Authority

Port Authority Bus Terminal – Update

by Team ChekpedsApril 14, 2018July 14, 2021

The rhythm and quality of CB4 interaction with the Port Authority is a sea change from previous years. It is clear that the PA executives in charge are ready and anxious to proceed with the project. See some of the… Read more