CHEKPEDS

Pedestrian Safety: A Tale of Two Cities

by Team ChekpedsNovember 3, 2013July 14, 2021

This week we testified at a City Council Hearing on the collision that killed Samuel Cohen Eckstein. This family’s pain left everyone – including all council members present – in tears. City Council reps, Transportation Alternatives and members of the… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Greening

Fall Event : Bike lane greening

by Team ChekpedsNovember 3, 2013July 14, 2021

On Sunday October 6th, with the help of the Partnership for Parks, and the millions tree program, CHEKPEDS joined HKNA to green the median islands on 9th Avenue between 35th and 45th Streets. Tree pits were planted with daffodils and… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Transit

Bike Share is here!

by Team ChekpedsMay 30, 2013July 14, 2021

In spite of a few legitimate complaints about stations’ poor placement (8 complaints out of 70 stations in CB4) the system is up and being used in the most unexpected ways across the city: you have to love it !

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Events

Celebrate Bike Month: Free Outdoor Movie

by Team ChekpedsMay 6, 2013July 14, 2021

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets

Bike share stations showing up on our blocks

by Team ChekpedsMay 6, 2013July 14, 2021

After months of community outreach, two presentations to the community board, a charette with community members to identify racks locations and a walk through with the Transportation Committee, the Bike Share stations are finally appearing at our street corners. All… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Events

Bike Share: In Action There/Launching Here

by Team ChekpedsApril 27, 2013July 14, 2021

Everything you ever wanted to know about bike share: Streetfilms Showing/Presentation/Discussion Bike Share: In Action There/Launching Here Monday, April 22, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Casa Italiana, 24 West 12th Street This year marks the sixth annual transportation event presented by… 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

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Sidewalk

Pedestrian delight: 3 new bike corrals on 9th Avenue floating parking lane, first in NYC

by Team ChekpedsApril 20, 2013July 14, 2021

DOT installed three bike corrals last week on the floating parking lane in Hell’s Kitchen, freeing up much-needed pedestrian space on a very narrow sidewalk. Casa Di Isaaco, Pomodoro and Aurora Thai restaurants signed Chekpeds’ Good Neighbor Agreement to maintain… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets

9th Avenue bike lane to be extended to 110th Street in 2013!

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 17, 2013July 14, 2021

Earlier this month , Community Board 7 passed a resolution in support of extending along Columbus Avenue the bike lane from 59th Street on 9th Avenue to 110th Street. This is excellent news for bicyclists who want to commute to… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk, Transit

2012: a Year to remember… Wishing you a Greener and Safer 2013!

by Team ChekpedsDecember 30, 2012July 14, 2021

After the mayhem of Sandy and Newton, it is hard to conclude that 2012 was a good year . Our thoughts are with the many people for whom it was a traumatic year. While grieving for these enormous losses, we… Read more