CHEKPEDS

Bus riders frustrated at MTA’s response to blizzard

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 20, 2011July 14, 2021

City Council’s Transportation Committee held a hearing on MTA’s response to blizzard. Here is our testimony : The bus lanes and routes were not the first lanes to be cleared of snow. Considering how critical is the good functioning of… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Transit

ARC Funding needs to be allocated to building a bus garage

by Team ChekpedsNovember 4, 2010July 14, 2021

Cross-Hudson Bus Service a Worthy Landing Spot for ARC Funding | Mobilizing the Region. According to Tri-state Transportation, Whether ARC is built or not, trans-Hudson commuting into and out of Manhattan is expected to increase by 25 percent by 2030,… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air

Tour and Long Distance Buses Overload

by Team ChekpedsNovember 4, 2010July 14, 2021

Barbara of Our Streets Our Lives rants on Buses: you will recognize familiar themes:

CHEKPEDS, Events, Transit

34th Street Transitway- “block by block” Curb Usage Consultations

by Team ChekpedsOctober 8, 2010July 14, 2021

To learn about the block-by-block curb use needs of 34th Street, the NYC DOT and NYC Transit will host a series of forums to give the building owners and managers, residents and businesses of 34th St a chance to provide… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, DOT STUDY

Buses Behaving Badly

by Team ChekpedsOctober 8, 2010July 14, 2021

Last month, Manhattan Community Board 4 heard from the new neighbors at 10th Avenue between 37th and 38th Streets, who have discovered the inconvenience of being surrounded by New Jersey Transit buses for five hours a day: idling , blocked… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Transit

Hudson Yards: From Rail Yards to Bus Yards.

by Team ChekpedsOctober 8, 2010July 14, 2021

Tragically ARC is dead – or Not – . The Access to the Region core would have allowed twice as many New jersey commuter trains at peak hour as today, using a new tunnel under the Hudson. While – understandably- … Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Noise

CALL TO ACTION: One Click to Stop IIlegal Noise from Double Decker Tour Buses

by Team ChekpedsApril 26, 2010July 14, 2021

The tour bus industry has flaunted New York City’s noise code for five years by using loudspeakers on open-air double-decker sightseeing buses. The repeated incursions of these buses at five minutes intervals , seven days a week, as late as… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Events

Clean Air Campaign KICK-OFF RALLY!

by Team ChekpedsMay 30, 2009July 14, 2021

WestSiders will rallye on the day the new idling law goes into effect. In true WestSider style we will take matters in our hands and get the car services drivers who frequently idle in front of our schools to sign… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Events

West Side Clean Air Campaign

by Team ChekpedsMay 4, 2009July 14, 2021

The West Side Nieighborhood Alliance and CHEKPEDS have joined forces to fight air pollution and secure our right to breathe easy inside our homes and out in the streets. West Side tenants and school children suffer from some of the… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Transit

Buses: 34th Street River to River bus lanes

by Team ChekpedsOctober 15, 2008July 14, 2021

In September, dedicated bus lanes were painted red and given overhead signage to speed up the transit of tens of buses which use this corridor. We are anxious to see if this treatment is sufficient to keep cars and parkers… Read more