CHEKPEDS

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety

Will 7th Avenue bike lane have safer intersections?

by Team ChekpedsMay 2, 2017July 14, 2021

This month the DOT presented a proposal for a parking protected bike lane on 7th Avenue between Clarkson and 30th Street. While in the past the discussion may have focused on loss of parking, this year all the questions from… Read more

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

One block of 8th Avenue will soon be safer for pedestrians and cyclists

by Team ChekpedsMay 2, 2017July 14, 2021

In May 2017 the DOT plans to redesign the awful block of 8th Avenue between 42nd and 43rd streets. the pedestrian area increased by 60% by removing the barricade.The adjacent bike lane will be by delineated by large blocks… Read more

DOT STUDY, Pedestrian safety

This a great day for pedestrians in Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen

by Team ChekpedsApril 23, 2017July 14, 2021

As part of the Hell’s Kitchen Transporation Study we had requested that a number of intersections be equipped with split phase signals, which give a exclusive crossing phase to pedestrians. The Department of Transportation came through for us, approving all… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety

Hudson Park Greenway: Our elected officials step up the pressure with the State

by Team ChekpedsApril 23, 2017July 14, 2021

After Chekpeds board member Chana Widawsky sent a terrific letter to our elected officials, on the risks to the bicyclists on the Hudson River Park Greenway, Senator Brad Hoylman rallied all the elected officials whose district includes the Greenway and… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety

Sigh the Petition: Another proof the pedestrians are lowest priority for City

by Team ChekpedsMarch 20, 2017July 14, 2021

We all love the beautiful sights and quiet the snow brings to the city, but walking in the street the day after is no fun at all and often downright dangerous. This last storm amplified what we already knew: cars… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety

Find out how dangerous your street or school is

by Team ChekpedsMarch 20, 2017July 14, 2021

In March, CHEKPEDS launched a new mapping tool www.crashmapper.org that lets onefilter information by time slices, by areas like Council District, Community Board, Borough, Precinct, and by type of crash. It’s distinctive feature is that it lets the user delineate… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Pedestrian safety, Port Authority, Transit

Community unified on approach to Port Authority replacement

by Team ChekpedsMarch 20, 2017July 14, 2021

Through a very successful town hall meeting and a survey at the end of 2016, CB4 gathered our community members’ opinions which were presented at a well-attended February 9th meeting of the Hell’s Kitchen South Coalition. See some highlights below.… Read more

Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Landmark Ruling: City liable for crash because lack of traffic calming

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 21, 2017July 14, 2021

The New York high court just ruled that the City can be held liable for failing to study and implement traffic calming measures, which the jury determined were a major factor contributing to the crash. In a 2004 incident, the… Read more

Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Traffic fatalities are skyrocketing: what will the DOT do?

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 21, 2017July 14, 2021

In December 2016, our neighborhood experienced two more fatalities, bringing the 2016 toll to 6 , or three times as many as in 2013. A tourist was killed crossing W39th Street at 10th Avenue and a bicyclist was killed while… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Hudson River Park greenway: Near Death Experiences

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 21, 2017July 14, 2021

in 2006 Carl Nacht was killed by a vehicle in the Hudson River Park, on the greenway. On 2016 another person was killed on the greenway at Chambers street. CHEKPEDS sent a letter to the Department of Transportation and the… Read more