Tag: bicycles
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Complete Streets
Bike share stations showing up on our blocks
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 “Bike share stations showing up on our blocks”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Events
Bike Share: In Action There/Launching Here
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 “Bike Share: In Action There/Launching Here”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice
NYC council votes to ban motorized bicycles
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 “NYC council votes to ban motorized bicycles”
Posted in9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Sidewalk
Pedestrian delight: 3 new bike corrals on 9th Avenue floating parking lane, first in NYC
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 “Pedestrian delight: 3 new bike corrals on 9th Avenue floating parking lane, first in NYC”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Complete Streets
9th Avenue bike lane to be extended to 110th Street in 2013!
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 bike lane to be extended to 110th Street in 2013!”
Posted in9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk, Transit
2012: a Year to remember… Wishing you a Greener and Safer 2013!
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 “2012: a Year to remember… Wishing you a Greener and Safer 2013!”
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Speak UP! Protected bike lanes from 59th to 77th Streets
Now that protected bike lanes have been extended on 9th Avenue up to 59th Street, (with a few items to be completed!) how would you like to come down all the way from 96th Street on a protected bike lane? … Read more “Speak UP! Protected bike lanes from 59th to 77th Streets”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Congestion, Events
Speak Up: Crosstown bike Lanes, Traffic Safety and more on Transportation Committee Agenda
Join us, your voice is important.
November 15 Thursday 6:30 p.m. NEW DATE
351 West 42nd Street, Piano Room
1. Discussion: DOT cross town bike lanes between W. 39th Street and W. 55th Street
2. Hudson River Park Trust: Pier… Read more “Speak Up: Crosstown bike Lanes, Traffic Safety and more on Transportation Committee Agenda”
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Crosstown bike lanes on CB4 Transportation Committee’s agenda
DOT is coming before the Transportation Committee in November to give a presentation on the proposed routes for West Midtown which are continuations of the ones installed in CB 5 & 6. The proposed bike lane routes are like the… Read more “Crosstown bike lanes on CB4 Transportation Committee’s agenda”