Posted inCHEKPEDS, Clean Air
Tour and Long Distance Buses Overload
Barbara of Our Streets Our Lives rants on Buses: you will recognize familiar themes:
Tag: buses
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!”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Events
West Side Clean Air Campaign
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 “West Side Clean Air Campaign”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Transit
Buses: 34th Street River to River bus lanes
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 “Buses: 34th Street River to River bus lanes”
Posted in9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Events, Transit
CALL TO ACTION : Give Your Comments on 11th Avenue rezoning options
Wednesday June 11 @ 6:30 PM at P.S. 51 Elias Howe School, 520 West 45th Street (bet. 10th & 11th Avenue)
The NYC Department of City Planning will give a presentation to Community Board 4 land use committee on various… Read more “CALL TO ACTION : Give Your Comments on 11th Avenue rezoning options”
