Category: Congestion
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Events, Transit
Mark Your Calendars: Port Authority Bus Terminal Community Input
So much has happen since the Town Hall in April 2016! Through continued pressure, letters and meetings, our elected officials obtained that the Port Authority consult with the community for the siting and design of a new Bus Terminal on… Read more “Mark Your Calendars: Port Authority Bus Terminal Community Input”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Pedestrian safety
Regulation of Sightseeing Bus – Better but needs work
On September 23, 2016 the City Council held an oversight hearing of the Hop-on, Hop-off bus industry a welcome initiative.
Intro 529 -A increased safety requirements for drivers, a proposal we support whole heartedly. However CB4 asked that the drivers… Read more “Regulation of Sightseeing Bus – Better but needs work”
Posted in9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Congestion, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk
Proposal to “double the number of street vendors” runs into fierce opposition
With less than two weeks to comment and no community consultation , the proposed legislation started on the wrong foot .
Community board 4 testified that it was opposed to the legislation unless the siting criteria for vendor carts was… Read more “Proposal to “double the number of street vendors” runs into fierce opposition”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Port Authority, Transit
Elected to Port Authority: Go back to Square one
No one said it was going to be pretty! In a whirlwind of meetings with the City, press conferences and letters back and forth, the City and our elected officials made it clear to the Port Authority that the current… Read more “Elected to Port Authority: Go back to Square one”
Posted inCongestion, Port Authority
New Jersey Riders to Port Authority: Give us a Quicker Commute
Len Resto , President of the New Jersey Association of Railroad Riders says it best:
“State legislators not wanting any new bus terminal in Secaucus because, according to them, New Jersey residents want a one-seat ride to New York City. … Read more “New Jersey Riders to Port Authority: Give us a Quicker Commute”
Posted inClean Air, Congestion, Port Authority, Transit
Community to Port Authority : Not So Fast!
On June 30, 2016, at the most recent Board meeting of the Port Authority , Community Board 4 Chair, Delores Rubin and CB4 co-Chair of Transportation Committee, Christine Berthet, asked the Port Authority to slow down the process and give… Read more “Community to Port Authority : Not So Fast!”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Events, Port Authority, Transit
Get informed, Speak Up & Take Action on Port Authority Plans
WSNA will discuss an action plan for the coming months
RSVP:LHanrahan@hcc-nyc.org
West side Neighborhood Alliance Port Authority redevelopment subcommittee
Thursday, July 7, 2016, 7 p.m.
454 West 35th Street (btw Dyer/10)
Clinton/ Hell’s Kitchen Land Use Committee will review the… Read more “Get informed, Speak Up & Take Action on Port Authority Plans”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Port Authority
Community To Port Authority : DO NO HARM!
In April, our Elected Officials and Community Board 4 organized a Town Hall for a reluctant Port Authority management to explain to the public their plans for a new Bus terminal in our midst and to give an opportunity for… Read more “Community To Port Authority : DO NO HARM!”
Posted in9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Complete Streets, Congestion, DOT STUDY, Greening, Noise, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk, Traffic Justice, Transit
10 Years of fights and successes for safer streets
CHEKPEDS was founded in September 2005. With a bit of delay, we are taking time to reflect on the last 10 years, the joys, the frustrations and overall the great progress YOU have accomplished with us and the help of… Read more “10 Years of fights and successes for safer streets”