CHEKPEDS

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Garage Siren Project: Meet the traffic engineers of tomorrow!

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 17, 2013July 14, 2021

The Boy Genius of Ulan Bator in Mongolia, “Battushig, 16, led me down a steep incline into the building’s underground garage …. Many children in the city play in their apartment buildings’ driveways, but this one seemed oriented in a… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Events, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Rally to Demand Pedestrian’s right of Way!

by Team ChekpedsAugust 5, 2013July 14, 2021

ENOUGH! Join CHEKPEDS, T.A. activists and other outraged New Yorkersfor a City Hall rally. Rally to Demand Our Right of Way Wednesday August 7, 2013, 8:30 am Steps of City Hall Renee Thompson was a 16-year-old girl walking home… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety

Pedestrian Safety: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

by Team ChekpedsJuly 28, 2013July 14, 2021

57th street residents rejoice that DOT recently installed a new mid-block pedestrian signalized crossing between 8th and 9th Avenues. This very long block is now on par with 42nd and 43rd Streets where such signals have been implemented with much… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Greening, Pedestrian safety

A new traffic calming technique: Flower Power

by Team ChekpedsJuly 11, 2013July 14, 2021

Now, that the Parks Departement has planted nearly all the trees (15 more will be planted in the fall) on the bike lane median, we will be working towards filling the tree beds with plants to prevent trucks and buses… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Which Candidates will reduce Pedestrian Crashes by 50%?

by Team ChekpedsJuly 11, 2013July 14, 2021

While we continue to fight with DOT engineers to put our safety first at each of our crosswalks, especially on 41st and 42nd Streets, studies show that avoiding 44% of pedestrian injuries and fatalities in New york city is entirely… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

Fighting one foot at a time to reclaim the ever-shrinking sidewalk

by Team ChekpedsJune 28, 2013July 14, 2021

By Ernest Modarelli. 9th Avenue’s sidewalks are already overcome with sandwich boards, sidewalk cafes and storm enclosures, but hogging excessive sidewalk space in the name of accessibility to establish commercial presence is going too far! This was recently the case… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

The invention of Jaywalking

by Team ChekpedsJune 28, 2013July 14, 2021

How did we get from the New York Times, November 23, 1924: “The horrors of peace appear to be more appalling than the horrors of war. The automobile looms up as a far more destructive piece of mechanism than the… Read more

CHEKPEDS, DOT STUDY, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Pedestrian Death: 41st Street still not fixed

by Team ChekpedsJune 28, 2013July 14, 2021

June 5th marked the 4-month anniversary of the death of our neighbor, Ms. Shu Ying Liu, at the intersection of Ninth Avenue and W. 41st Street. She was hit by one of the many large trucks making the (west) right… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Events, Pedestrian safety, Transit

Give Your Input on Long Distance Bus Stops

by Team ChekpedsApril 27, 2013July 14, 2021

The intercity bus law took effect in November, but after the storm Sandy hit NYC, the city suspended its efforts to formulate guidelines for placement of bus stops. The effort is picking up steam again . Please join us to… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

NYC council votes to ban motorized bicycles

by Team ChekpedsApril 27, 2013July 14, 2021

e-bikes have long been outlawed on city streets but cops couldn’t issue a citation unless they could prove the rider was exceeding 15 mph. A bill the Council passed Thursday will prohibit the bikes regardless of their speed. If signed… Read more