bicycles Archives

The birth of a movement

by Team ChekpedsJune 18, 2023June 18, 2023

Last week Transportation Alternatives celebrated its 50th anniversary. I had a chance to ask its founder, David Gurin, how it all came about. He sent me a Village Voice article dated October 5, 1972 inviting anyone interested in planning a… Read more

Sidewalk

Bicyclists on sidewalks

by Team ChekpedsApril 30, 2023May 1, 2023

Manhattan Community Board 4, Transportation Planning Committee will hold a hearing on this matter, which has emerged as a major concern of our neighbors. May 17 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm By zoom Check again for details

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2022 was a banner year for safe transportation.

by Team ChekpedsDecember 31, 2022February 9, 2023

2022 was so good for pedestrians and cyclists in Hell’s Kitchen and Chelsea that we do not want it to end! Our wishes is that it continues in 2023 , and it will! Thank you to DOT and Sanitation for… Read more

Pedestrian safety

2022 was a banner year for safe transportation. #2

by Team ChekpedsDecember 31, 2022February 9, 2023

Next two: Three Neck downs and bicycle racks, West 21st Open Street’s Longest table New post: Three crossings just got safer in district 4 https://t.co/S9qgMkQpjv— CHEKPEDS (@Chekpeds) December 26, 2022 Open West 21st Street: the longest table was a first… Read more

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A flurry of good news on the safety front

by Team ChekpedsJune 14, 2022August 21, 2022

Locally DOT is widening 8th and 9th Avenues’ sidewalks to accommodate more pedestrians and make the bike lane safer. The change will extend from 31st to 43rd Streets on 8th Avenue and 50th to 58th Streets on 9th Avenue. 9th… Read more

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Join us for an action-packed MCB4 Transportation Committee

by Team ChekpedsMay 17, 2022May 17, 2022

From ADA ramps , Greenway improvements, Shared Streets, Bus stops and Parking regs, this meeting has it all! Here is the full agenda The meeting is on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 6:30 p.m. on Zoom

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Join Us: The Greenway @ Chelsea Piers

by Team ChekpedsApril 28, 2022May 1, 2022

Tuesday May 3rd, 3-5 p.m. , Meet @ Pier 59 esplanade (19th Street) Chelsea Piers is an extraordinary amenity of the Hudson River Park. However the Greenway capacity at that location has not kept up with the growth in cycling,… Read more

Complete Streets

Miracles of the month

by Team ChekpedsApril 4, 2022May 17, 2022

This month our Council Member Erik Bottcher and his team intervened successfully on our community’s behalf on three situations: West 39th Street “protected bike lane” was packed with cars parked on the lane and on the sidewalk. They belonged to… Read more

Congestion

2021 in review: Safety

by Team ChekpedsDecember 25, 2021April 3, 2022

W39th Street and 9th Avenue, peak PM There is way too much traffic violence in our district: five people killed and 500 injured in 2021. On the bright side, this is 44% less deaths and 30% less injuries compared to… Read more

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New York City Streets Master Plan does not disappoint!

by Team ChekpedsDecember 11, 2021January 10, 2022

The NYC DOT just published the Streets master plan, as required by a groundbreaking law Council Speaker Corey Johnson passed in 2019. We could not be happier. The plan includes for the first time a pedestrian master plan , where… Read more