bicycles Archives

DOT responds fast!

by Team Chekpeds6 days agoJuly 10, 2025

How is our nascent infrastructure maintained? This is a picture of the 9th Avenue bike lane between 35th and 36th street showing very dangerous conditions, as well as water ponding on half the lane. We all like to complain about… Read more

Pedestrian safety

Speak UP: Key projects will reshape the far west side transportation network: Cruise Terminal and Hudson River Park Transportation hub.

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 12, 2025January 12, 2025

Screenshot Two events are coming up that will have a major positive impact on areas of the West Side that are challenging: the redesign of the 29th to 46th segment of the Hudson river Park which is encumbered by many… Read more

Complete Streets

More Protected Bike Lanes

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 13, 2024September 19, 2024

In August 2024, as promised, DOT started to install the balance of the 10th Avenue bike lane. It goes from 14th Street to W 38th Street where it connects to a segment that was installed last year. The lane is… Read more

Pedestrian safety

Another sad day on 50th Street

by Team ChekpedsJune 10, 2024September 19, 2024

Courtesy of W 42nd Street Another cyclist was killed by a running truck, this time on W 50th Street. This sight is so profoundly upsetting. Whether it is a cyclist, a pedestrians or a driver, it is first and foremost… Read more

Sidewalk

Join us to train and welcome cyclists

by Team ChekpedsOctober 11, 2023November 4, 2023

This Thursday, October 12th at 4pm at Balsley Park (W57th St & 9th Ave) we will join with Pedestrians for Bike Safety and Los Deliveristas to conduct outreach & education with cyclists in general and local delivery riders, whose services… Read more

Congestion

The birth of a movement

by Team ChekpedsJune 18, 2023October 14, 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, 2023October 14, 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

Sidewalk

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

CHEKPEDS

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