CHEKPEDS

About CHEKPEDS

Clinton Hell’s Kitchen Chelsea Coalition for Pedestrian Safety (CHEKPEDS) was founded by residents and community leaders in September 2005, to reclaim 9th Avenue from the hellish Lincoln Tunnel traffic. The coalition grew rapidly with Businesses, Institutions and Property Owners joining in to correct… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Events, Traffic Justice

CALL TO ACTION : Traffic Enforcement and Justice for Pedestrians

by Team ChekpedsJune 12, 2009July 14, 2021

Please join us and spread the word … We are marching to remember the six pedestrians killed by careless drivers on Ninth Avenue in recent years. We demand better enforcement of traffic laws and equal justice for vulnerable users .… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Complete Streets, Congestion, DOT STUDY, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice, Transit

2007 in perspective: Happy New Year

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 7, 2008July 14, 2021

We wish you a SAFE 2008 with more time to cross the street, plenty of neck downs, Barnes’ dances and speed bumps to slow down the cars, and NYPD enforcing the law . We wish you a HEALTHY 2008, with… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Events, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

CALL TO ACTION : Join Us And Speak Up on Pedestrian Safety!

by Team ChekpedsNovember 6, 2007July 14, 2021

Rally & City Council Hearings on Bill to Mandate Prompt Pedestrian Accidents Reporting & Review Thursday, November 8, 2007, 12:45pm City Hall Steps Only two weeks ago we held a memorial for Kumo, an eight year old who was hit… Read more