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Join Us: 34th Street redesign unveiled
This public meeting is subsequent to the next Committee Advisory Committee, on March 14th .
Category: Complete Streets
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety
Bicycle Month 2011 – PSA
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Call For Action: Indeed all streets should be “Complete”!
For too long, transportation policy has concentrated on building roads that only take into consideration the movement of cars and trucks. There is a growing movement to make our communities livable again, by making sure that everyone can have safe… Read more “Call For Action: Indeed all streets should be “Complete”!”
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Banking on the Infrastructure
The conference sponsored by Borough President Scott Stringer will explore an independent bank that, on top of critical federal transportation funding, can leverage private sector funds to make certain major infrastructure projects a reality. President Obama has committed $30 billion… Read more “Banking on the Infrastructure”
Posted inComplete Streets, Traffic Justice
A Major VICTORY : City Council passes three bills to enhance traffic safety and government transparency
Three years ago CHEKPEDS co-founder Martin Treat wanted to find out where crashes happened in our neighborhood and how many summons NYPD was giving at these locations. He created a spreadsheet and attended all Community Precinct Councils, asking for the… Read more “A Major VICTORY : City Council passes three bills to enhance traffic safety and government transparency”
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Join us: 23rd Street and 7th Avenue Pedestrian Safety Improvements
Join the Transportation Committee of Community Board 4 to hear what safety improvements the DOT team is proposing for this dangerous intersection.
CB4 Transportation Committee –
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 – 6:30 pm
Holland House, 351 W 42nd Street, Piano… Read more “Join us: 23rd Street and 7th Avenue Pedestrian Safety Improvements”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice
Why is crash data not published?
The exchange today between DOT and the members of the City Council Transportation Committee got testy at times : “There are crash data, can you publish them monthly?” ” No they belong to the NYPD … ” WHAT ?
The… Read more “Why is crash data not published?”
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Plan NYC2030 – 2.0 – Bring your ideas
The City is continuing its series of “Community Conversations” to plan the next incarnation of PlaNYC 2030. Having your voice in the mix is integral to changing the City’s next steps. We’re asking for safer walking, biking , Better transit… Read more “Plan NYC2030 – 2.0 – Bring your ideas”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, DOT STUDY
Bike Master Plan in Hell’s Kitchen Clinton – Part 2
As discussed earlier this month, we are seeking Block Associations’ input on the 15 year-old bike master plan in our our neighborhood . Last week we had met with the 50/51st Street block association whose residents would welcome a bike… Read more “Bike Master Plan in Hell’s Kitchen Clinton – Part 2”
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Bike Master Plan in Hell’s Kitchen Clinton
The Project Advisory Committee for the Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen Transportation Study has recommended that certain bike routes planned for the southern part of the study be changed as they were located on streets we deemed not safe for such road sharing… Read more “Bike Master Plan in Hell’s Kitchen Clinton”