CHEKPEDS

Clean Air, Congestion, Pedestrian safety

Congestion pricing is one-year old

by Team Chekpeds4 days agoJanuary 12, 2026

Governor Hochul, Jano Lieber of the MTA and Mayor Zohran Mamdani as well as an impressive collection of elected officials and business representatives joined the Congestion Pricing Now Coalition and activists to celebrate the accomplishment of this very special one-year… Read more

Pedestrian safety

Another sad day on 50th Street

by Team ChekpedsJune 10, 2024September 19, 2024

Courtesy of W 42nd Street Another cyclist was killed by a running truck, this time on W 50th Street. This sight is so profoundly upsetting. Whether it is a cyclist, a pedestrians or a driver, it is first and foremost… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Congestion, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

Wishing you a Safe, Peaceful & Happy 2024

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 1, 2024January 1, 2024

The year 2023 marked significant advances in traffic safety not just in our district, but also the city and the country: Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Keeping perspective : the good old days

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 1, 2024September 19, 2024

The Horse Manure Problem of 1894 The 15 to 30 pounds of manure produced daily by each beast multiplied by the 150,000+ horses in New York city resulted in more than three million pounds of horse manure per day that… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety

Traffic Deaths keep mounting in CB4 and elsewhere. Will NYPD keep us safe?

by Team ChekpedsNovember 4, 2023November 5, 2023

In spite of sustained efforts to make our roadways safer, there were 5 traffic deaths in CB4 in the last 12 months, versus 3 in 2018, a 67% increase. While one cyclist died, none of the deaths were due to… Read more

Pedestrian safety

Will cars, trucks and EV’s become safer for pedestrians? You can help.

by Team ChekpedsJune 7, 2023October 14, 2023

Joe Biden rides in an Hummer EV . In May 2023, 32 congress members including Jerry Nadler, signed a letter asking the US Secretary of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety board to include pedestrian protection and visibility from… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Congestion

Less Traffic , Better Streets

by Team ChekpedsOctober 3, 2022October 3, 2022

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA 17 years after the founding of CHEKPEDS with our tag line ” Less Traffic, Better Streets” traffic congestion in our district is still unbearable. The numbers of people traveling by personal vehicles increased during COVID, our air… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety

The battle for a safe intersection

by Team ChekpedsDecember 11, 2021January 10, 2022

Elected officials DOT and residents celebrate the addition of life saving features at this dangerous midtown intersection. Assembly member Linda Rosenthal and Erica Overton of her staff called to celebrate new pedestrian safety features at West 57th Street and 8th… Read more

Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

5 New Yorkers killed by drivers in 3 days

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 13, 2021December 11, 2021

September 14, at 5:30 p.m. at Union Square North and demand immediate action from Mayor de Blasio. This is just unacceptable! Read Press release by Transportation Alternatives… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

Keeping the Peace with a leaner NYPD

by Team ChekpedsJuly 3, 2020July 14, 2021

With the clamor to “defund” the NYPD and the City agreeing to “cut ” only few expenses, the 2021 budget’s unpopular compromise shows that a new alternative must be found to deliver the best value to ALL our citizens. The… Read more