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9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets

Feedback on the 8th and 9th Avenue bike lanes

by Team ChekpedsJuly 21, 2012July 14, 2021

As the work progresses , we have already a heard that some adjustments will be necessary: some parking regulations , some turns where pedestrians are not sufficiently protected, pedestrians using the 8th Avenue bike lane as a sidewalk extension amongst… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets

New MTA Bus Line for Far West Side

by Team ChekpedsJuly 21, 2012July 14, 2021

MTA just announced that a new North- South bus line will start service in September 2013 on the far west side of Manhattan serving West village , Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen! This is a wonderful news to see service improvements… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Complete Streets, Events

Speak Up: Help Shape the Region’s 25 Year Transportation Plan

by Team ChekpedsJune 28, 2012July 14, 2021

Bus garage? Bus terminal? 41st street subway stop? the # 7 continuing to New Jersey? a Selct Bus line on 11th Avenue? These are all big capital projects that are needed yesterday in our neighborhood. The only way to make… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Congestion, Events, Pedestrian safety

Last minute “depeche” from the front

by Team ChekpedsJune 20, 2012July 14, 2021

Buses Legislation in Albany: Tomorrow can be the beginning of a new era for all of us who live in bus saturated areas. The bills authorizing NYC DOT to grant permits for long distance bus stops and veto all other… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets

Elected officials ask DOT to resolve loading issues on 34th Street

by Team ChekpedsJune 9, 2012July 14, 2021

After many months of community petitioning and multiple letters from CB4 , Speaker Christine Quinn wrote a terrific letter asking the DOT to address remaining problems with the Select Bus service Transitway design : The letter was signed by many… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets

Progress Report on the Bike Lanes and Bike Share Stations

by Team ChekpedsMay 26, 2012July 14, 2021

On 8th Avenue, the new striping to delineate the bike lanes and parking spaces has been installed from 34th Street to 42nd Street. We expect the balance up to 58th Streeet to be installed as soon as the weather permits.… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets

Two-Way Bike Lane to cross Central Park

by Team ChekpedsMay 15, 2012July 14, 2021

A new two-way bike lane is rolling into Central Park along the park’s Terrace Drive, a popular route for crossing the park at 72nd Street. The current one-way path from east to west will be supplemented by a new adjacent… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety

The Incredible 17 seconds Life Preserving Interval (LPI)

by Team ChekpedsMay 1, 2012July 14, 2021

Three years ago , CHEKPEDS members Eric Muise gathered a petition to obtain safety for pedestrians in crossing 34th Street at Dyer Avenue , an exit to the Lincoln Tunnel. Martin Treat explains how it helps pedestrian safety. Since then… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Events, Pedestrian safety

Walk with us and Transportation Alternatives to honor Jane Jacobs

by Team ChekpedsApril 15, 2012July 14, 2021

Jane Jacobs, the woman who singlehandedly took down megalomaniacal automobile- obsessed city planner Robert Moses, is the philosopher behind Transportation Alternatives ’s multi-modal mission to reclaim streets as public space for pedestrians, bicycles and transit. As part of an international… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Events

Join Us: BikeShare and Transitway at next CB4 Transportation Committee

by Team ChekpedsApril 15, 2012July 14, 2021

This month DOT will come to present the refined plans for bikeshare stations . Another DOT group will present their revised plans to resolve the lack of loading space on 34th Street between Dyer and 10th Avenues as outlined in… Read more