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CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

We Desperately Need Protected Intersections

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 25, 2017July 14, 2021

Activists are making the rounds of Community Boards with one message to DOT: we need protected intersections! by letting cars turn at the same time as cyclists and pedestrians cross the intersection, DOT is creating a dangerous situation and is … Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

NYPD Responds to Criticism after the Death of Two Cyclists

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 25, 2017July 14, 2021

Chief Chan as well as his direct reports and the head of the Collision Investigation unit were on hand to discuss the various issues raised after the death of two cyclist in CB4 in June. NYPD confirmed that their current… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Traffic Justice

DOT Responds to CB4’s Calls for Bus Enforcement

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 25, 2017July 14, 2021

After the loss of two cyclists in our district in June, Council Member Johnson and CB4 asked for and obtained separate meetings with DOT and NYPD. DOT’s COO was on hand to clarify the procedure related to approval, management and … Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety

Will 7th Avenue bike lane have safer intersections?

by Team ChekpedsMay 2, 2017July 14, 2021

This month the DOT presented a proposal for a parking protected bike lane on 7th Avenue between Clarkson and 30th Street. While in the past the discussion may have focused on loss of parking, this year all the questions from… Read more

DOT STUDY, Pedestrian safety

This a great day for pedestrians in Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen

by Team ChekpedsApril 23, 2017July 14, 2021

As part of the Hell’s Kitchen Transporation Study we had requested that a number of intersections be equipped with split phase signals, which give a exclusive crossing phase to pedestrians. The Department of Transportation came through for us, approving all… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety

Hudson Park Greenway: Our elected officials step up the pressure with the State

by Team ChekpedsApril 23, 2017July 14, 2021

After Chekpeds board member Chana Widawsky sent a terrific letter to our elected officials, on the risks to the bicyclists on the Hudson River Park Greenway, Senator Brad Hoylman rallied all the elected officials whose district includes the Greenway and… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety

Find out how dangerous your street or school is

by Team ChekpedsMarch 20, 2017July 14, 2021

In March, CHEKPEDS launched a new mapping tool www.crashmapper.org that lets onefilter information by time slices, by areas like Council District, Community Board, Borough, Precinct, and by type of crash. It’s distinctive feature is that it lets the user delineate… Read more

Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Landmark Ruling: City liable for crash because lack of traffic calming

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 21, 2017July 14, 2021

The New York high court just ruled that the City can be held liable for failing to study and implement traffic calming measures, which the jury determined were a major factor contributing to the crash. In a 2004 incident, the… Read more

Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Traffic fatalities are skyrocketing: what will the DOT do?

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 21, 2017July 14, 2021

In December 2016, our neighborhood experienced two more fatalities, bringing the 2016 toll to 6 , or three times as many as in 2013. A tourist was killed crossing W39th Street at 10th Avenue and a bicyclist was killed while… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Hudson River Park greenway: Near Death Experiences

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 21, 2017July 14, 2021

in 2006 Carl Nacht was killed by a vehicle in the Hudson River Park, on the greenway. On 2016 another person was killed on the greenway at Chambers street. CHEKPEDS sent a letter to the Department of Transportation and the… Read more