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2015 was a good year for Street Safety!

by Team Chekpeds
Thanks to the DOT administration and the advocates of various groups ( most notably Transportation Alternatives ) we made great strides in 2015: Safety: CHEKPEDS’s push on fully protected phases for pedestrian crossings was embraced by the DOT in their… Read more “2015 was a good year for Street Safety!”
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2014 was a game changer for pedestrians

by Team Chekpeds
Vision Zero: Mayor Di Blasio made good on his campaign promise to get serious on traffic injuries and fatalities. This year 22 bills were passed in the council to improve information, increase enforcement and increase penalties for careless drivers who… Read more “2014 was a game changer for pedestrians”
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On both sides of the Hudson, Businesses want More Mass Transit to cross the river

by Team Chekpeds
1910 is the last time a rail connection was built across the Hudson River. Since then competition  between the states and the emergence of the automobile resulted in no improvement in public transit connectivity. At a packed Symposium convened by… Read more “On both sides of the Hudson, Businesses want More Mass Transit to cross the river”