CHEKPEDS

Reserve your spot in our air quality study!

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 19, 2019July 14, 2021

Our neighborhood experiences the third worst air quality in New York city, which in itself is not compliant with Federal guidelines. We suspect that the reality is even worse , since measurements have been done with very few captors. We… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Congestion

We need your help to measure Air Quality!

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 14, 2019July 14, 2021

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Pedestrian safety

Congestion Pricing Passes! Traffic Safety will improve

by Team ChekpedsApril 28, 2019July 14, 2021

Rejoice! Our lives are about to get better, from a congestion, air quality but also safety standpoints. London implemented congestion pricing over 10 years ago and reduced its road traffic by 15%. in 2015, Lancaster University Management School studied the… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion

It is a new day on our streets: New york will be the first American city with congestion pricing

by Team ChekpedsApril 1, 2019July 14, 2021

The Congestion pricing plan has been included in the governor’s budget after garnering sufficient support to pass in the State legislature. There are still many hurdles ahead of the final budget and law, including all the wrangling by special interests… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Greening, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk, Transit

In case you missed it

by Team ChekpedsAugust 28, 2018July 14, 2021

It was summer, it was hot and you had better things to do than reading about transportation. Still you missed some major moves. Here are the ones we watched: Pedestrians Corey Johnson sent a letter to DOT asking for better… Read more

Clean Air, Congestion

TAKE ACTION to get Congestion Pricing NOW!

by Team ChekpedsMarch 25, 2018July 14, 2021

Last week, hundreds rallied in front of Governor Cuomo’s New York office to ask for better transit and to pass congestion pricing now! Our neighborhood could be one of the biggest winner from Congestion Pricing: Less cars, Less gridlock ,… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Events

Join Us to end MTA vows and Traffic congestion

by Team ChekpedsMarch 17, 2018July 14, 2021

Rally to Demand Congestion Pricing NOW Tuesday, March 20. 6-7:00 p.m. 633 Third Avenue (40/41) , Gov Cuomo NY office Subways are in a state of emergency. Just last week, an aging cable at the West 96th Street station caused… Read more

Congestion, Events, Transit

Join our State Representatives: Finding Solutions to our Transportation Crisis

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 19, 2018July 14, 2021