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CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

New Bills introduced to prevent Left Turn collisions

by Team ChekpedsAugust 29, 2015July 14, 2021

ON August 13, Public Advocate Letitia James introduced two traffic safety bills in the New York City Council aimed at reducing pedestrian deaths across the City. The first bill would require the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) to… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Events, Traffic Justice

NOT ONE MORE : Vigil for 26,500 New Yorkers injured by Drivers in 2015

by Team ChekpedsJuly 11, 2015July 14, 2021

The number is staggering: 143 per day! In the second year of Vision Zero how could it be that drivers injured so many people in 2015 alone? People talk about crime in New York city in the 70’s . I… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Transit

Bus Drivers and Pedestrians are asking for safer intersections

by Team ChekpedsJune 27, 2015July 14, 2021

It is time for TWU Local 100 to turn its attention to the real culprit behind bus drivers in handcuffs and dead pedestrians : poorly designed intersections. In the highly charged discussions of the last few weeks, it seemed that… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice, Transit

TWU Local 100 and New York State Senate nearly gutted the Right-of-Way law

by Team ChekpedsJune 27, 2015July 14, 2021

It came very close but in the end it failed. As part of Vision Zero, we gained the “right of way” law which assigns criminal penalties to drivers that fail to yield to pedestrians and bicyclists and injures or kill… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

YOU WON! The City will build Raised Pedestrian Crossings!

by Team ChekpedsMay 30, 2015July 14, 2021

As part of the Participatory Budgeting organized for the first time by Council Member Corey Johnson, you joined 535 other residents of Chelsea and Hell”s Kitchen in voting for Pedestrian Safety. This project will get $ 250,000 in funding and… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

Last Call for Pedestrian Safety – Vote for # 15

by Team ChekpedsApril 18, 2015July 14, 2021

As part of the Participatory Budgeting, every resident of Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen who is older than 14, can now vote for up to 5 capital projects that will be built in our district. Voting will take place April 11… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Events, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

Mark Your Calendars: VOTE to fund Safer Pedestrian Crossings

by Team ChekpedsApril 6, 2015July 14, 2021

As part of the Participatory Budgeting, every resident of Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen who is older than 14, can now vote for a capital project that will be built in our district. Voting will take place from April 11 to… Read more

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8th and 9th Avenues included in the Vision Zero Manhattan Action Plan

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 22, 2015July 14, 2021

In 2014 , DOT initiated the Vison Zero initiative to reduce the number of traffic fatalities in NYC to zero . The various programs- limit the speed to 25 mph, and stronger enforcement of speed limit with cameras as well… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice, Transit

The Power of Enforcing the Law

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 22, 2015July 14, 2021

Without the strict application of the Right of Way law, the dialogue about pedestrian safety with the MTA drivers would have never taken place. Jiahuan Xu, 15, was struck at the corner of Grand Street and Union Street in… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Events, Traffic Justice

Join Us: Reckless Drivers Who Kill New Yorkers Must Be Charged

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 10, 2015July 14, 2021

Families for Safe Streets Calls on NYC’s District Attorneys to Prosecute in Fatal Crashes Families for Safe Streets Sunday, January 11, 2015 at 2pm City Hall steps New York City’s district attorneys must prosecute drivers when their reckless behavior causes… Read more