CHEKPEDS

Awards Season: Manhattan M42 Bus wins the Pokey award

by Team ChekpedsDecember 17, 2012July 14, 2021

This year, AGAIN, a Hell’s Kitchen vital link for our seniors and for the whole western developments wins the Pokey award, with a tie between the M66 and M42 crosstown buses both clocking in at 3.9 mph. In a statement, … Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Events

SPEAK UP: DOT consults with Community on Intercity Bus Stop placement

by Team ChekpedsOctober 28, 2012July 14, 2021

The intercity bus law will take effect in November. To prepare for such, the city is now formulating guidelines for placement of bus stops. Please join us to make sure your concerns are addressed and criteria are included . Marilyn… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Pedestrian safety, Transit

SPEAK UP: Enough band aids! Let’s fix the bus issue once and for all!

by Team ChekpedsOctober 8, 2012July 14, 2021

Although we have scored many successes in our battle to rid our streets of buses, we are still losing the war: curbside parking is disappearing as development in Hudson Yards accelerates, while the need to bring ever more tourists is… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Noise

How Much Progress on replacing loudspeakers in Tour Buses?

by Team ChekpedsOctober 8, 2012July 14, 2021

Our friends at OUR Streets OUR lives, have been tracking carefully the progress or lack thereof of the replacement of loud speakers with headsets in tour buses, as mandated by the legislation we all fought for in 2010. Fleets with… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion

Congratulations: Governor Cuomo signed the Bus Permit Bill into Law

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 29, 2012July 14, 2021

Thank you to Assembly Member Dick Gottfried, who helped negotiate a better law and made sure it was signed by the Governor. Thank You also to TriState Transportation Campaign who lent us critical support us in Albany. But in the… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion

Call for action : Ask Governor Cuomo to sign bus legislation into law

by Team ChekpedsAugust 9, 2012July 14, 2021

Governor Cuomo has the bill to regulate long distance bus stops on his desk. Please write him to urge him signing this bill into law. This will ensure that the community will have a say in where these bus stops… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion

Megabus to move to 12th Avenue on August 1st, 2012

by Team ChekpedsJuly 21, 2012July 14, 2021

After months of aggravation for residents and businesses, the Megabus franchise is finally slated to move both of its loading stations on August 1st, to 34th Street between 11th and 12th Avenues, adjacent to the Javits Center truck marshaling yards.… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets

New MTA Bus Line for Far West Side

by Team ChekpedsJuly 21, 2012July 14, 2021

MTA just announced that a new North- South bus line will start service in September 2013 on the far west side of Manhattan serving West village , Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen! This is a wonderful news to see service improvements… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Congestion, Events, Pedestrian safety

Last minute “depeche” from the front

by Team ChekpedsJune 20, 2012July 14, 2021

Buses Legislation in Albany: Tomorrow can be the beginning of a new era for all of us who live in bus saturated areas. The bills authorizing NYC DOT to grant permits for long distance bus stops and veto all other… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion

Call for Action: Let’s Keep Buses Permanently out of our neighborhood!

by Team ChekpedsJune 9, 2012July 14, 2021

If you are still celebrating our win over the Megabus stop, stop dancing right now and RUSH to you PHONES ! The problem is far form over: DOT must now choose a new location for the stop and Megabus is… Read more