CHEKPEDS

Complete Streets, Congestion, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

There is hope for 8th Avenue!

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 23, 2018July 14, 2021

In a letter responding to a request from Manhattan Community Board 4, Polly Trottenberg, Commissioner of NYC Department of Transportation indicated this week that a study is underway for the 8th Avenue corridor , from 35th to 47th Street. DOT,… Read more

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

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Congestion, Pedestrian safety

Pedestrians and cyclists fight over crumbs on 8th Avenue

by Team ChekpedsJune 18, 2018July 14, 2021

I know , pedestrians will tell you that cyclists are doing all sorts of illegal stuff: running red lights, interfering with pedestrians in the crosswalk, going the wrong way, riding on the sidewalk and they are right about all of… Read more

Congestion, Events, Transit

Join Us: speak your mind with the new head of NYC transit

by Team ChekpedsApril 17, 2018July 14, 2021

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

Clean Air, Congestion

TAKE ACTION to get Congestion Pricing NOW!

by Team ChekpedsMarch 25, 2018July 14, 2021

Last week, hundreds rallied in front of Governor Cuomo’s New York office to ask for better transit and to pass congestion pricing now! Our neighborhood could be one of the biggest winner from Congestion Pricing: Less cars, Less gridlock ,… Read more

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

HOLD the Date: Port Authority Update and Neighborhood Plan

by Team ChekpedsMarch 25, 2018July 14, 2021

On April 3rd, 6:00 p.m. the Hell’s Kitchen South Coalition will give an update of the Port Authority Bus Project, and everyone will get an opportunity to comment on a proposed neighborhood plan.

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Events

Join Us to end MTA vows and Traffic congestion

by Team ChekpedsMarch 17, 2018July 14, 2021

Rally to Demand Congestion Pricing NOW Tuesday, March 20. 6-7:00 p.m. 633 Third Avenue (40/41) , Gov Cuomo NY office Subways are in a state of emergency. Just last week, an aging cable at the West 96th Street station caused… Read more

Congestion, Events, Transit

Join our State Representatives: Finding Solutions to our Transportation Crisis

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 19, 2018July 14, 2021

CHEKPEDS, Congestion, Events, Pedestrian safety, Transit

Join Us: L Train Shutdown Mitigation Measures

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 19, 2018July 14, 2021

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) & NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) will present plans to alleviate the effects of the L Train Canarsie Shutdown. We will also discuss the Governor’s FIX NYC report, a task force on ADA compliance and the… Read more