Posted inCHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Events, Transit
Join Us: 34th Street redesign unveiled
This public meeting is subsequent to the next Committee Advisory Committee, on March 14th .
Tag: buses
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Clean Air
Residents and businesses health at risk due to shortage in bus parking
The Mayor’s Midtown Citizen Committee (MMCC) just published a survey they conducted last year with Council Member Christine C. Quinn, of Tour and Charter Bus parking demand in midtown. Over 100 bus companies participated in the survey. Here are the… Read more “Residents and businesses health at risk due to shortage in bus parking”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Transit
Bus riders frustrated at MTA’s response to blizzard
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 “Bus riders frustrated at MTA’s response to blizzard”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Transit
ARC Funding needs to be allocated to building a bus garage
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 “ARC Funding needs to be allocated to building a bus garage”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Clean Air
Tour and Long Distance Buses Overload
Barbara of Our Streets Our Lives rants on Buses: you will recognize familiar themes:
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Events, Transit
34th Street Transitway- “block by block” Curb Usage Consultations
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 “34th Street Transitway- “block by block” Curb Usage Consultations”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, DOT STUDY
Buses Behaving Badly
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 “Buses Behaving Badly”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Transit
Hudson Yards: From Rail Yards to Bus Yards.
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 “Hudson Yards: From Rail Yards to Bus Yards.”
Posted in9th Avenue Renaissance, Noise
CALL TO ACTION: One Click to Stop IIlegal Noise from Double Decker Tour Buses
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 “CALL TO ACTION: One Click to Stop IIlegal Noise from Double Decker Tour Buses”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Events
Clean Air Campaign KICK-OFF RALLY!
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 “Clean Air Campaign KICK-OFF RALLY!”