CHEKPEDS

Pedestrian Delight: Clean Up 9th Avenue Day

by Team ChekpedsApril 27, 2013July 14, 2021

On Earth Day, Sunday the 21st from 11:00am – 2:30 pm a group of civic minded neighbors joined in for the first ever “Clean up 9th Avenue” day. Per Stella and Paul “this is a way for us to clean … Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

Pedestrian delight: New benches on 10th Avenue

by Team ChekpedsApril 20, 2013July 14, 2021

We received wonderful pictures and note from Richard Kent Green: “Attached and below, please find photos of the benches on 10th Ave, between 45th and 46th Streets, which, as you see, are constantly being enjoyed when the weather’s nice .… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Events, Pedestrian safety

Transportation Committee: Buses and Traffic Calming

by Team ChekpedsApril 14, 2013July 14, 2021

Bus Congestion at W. 44th Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues Proposal for the sidewalk adjacent to the entrance to the High Line at W. 34th Street – sidewalk improvements with trees, benches, etc. that require modifications to the MTA bus stop… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety

Apply for a Slow Zone

by Team ChekpedsApril 14, 2013July 14, 2021

Neighborhood Slow Zones are a community-based program that reduces the speed limit from 30 mph to 20 mph and adds safety measures within a select area in order to change driver behavior. The goal of the Neighborhood Slow Zone program… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Sidewalk

And the Winner is ….

by Team ChekpedsMarch 20, 2013July 14, 2021

After a week of intense competition to reinvent the public phone, the public chose “NIFY” as best overall. You can see the full details here. Its functionality is very attractive , but it’s footprint is much larger than what we… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Sidewalk

VOTE for the Payphone of the Future

by Team ChekpedsMarch 7, 2013July 14, 2021

DoiTT made good on their committment to organize a design contest for the payphone of the future. Our community had asked for such in our resolution and Council Member Brewer helped make it a reality. Over the last two months… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

6 year old kid killed by turning truck driver. Bloomberg blames the parents!

by Team ChekpedsMarch 7, 2013July 14, 2021

If you were still wondering why three terms is one too many, here’s the quote from a Monday story about the death of 6-year-old Amar Diarrossouba: “We deploy our police officers when they’re not doing other things,” he said. “We have signs. We… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Another Day, Another Fatality on 9th Avenue

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 17, 2013July 14, 2021

Another horrific hit and run took place on the morning of February 5, 2013 at the intersection of Ninth Avenue and W. 41st Street. Ms. Shu Ying Liu (69) died after being hit by one of the many large trucks… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety

Pedestrian Countdown Timers installed on 9th Avenue

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 17, 2013July 14, 2021

This past week end , residents of Hell’s Kitchen discovered new pedestrian countdown timers on the crossings of 9th Avenue at each intersection between 34th Street and 57th Street, as well as at 34th Street and 8th Avenue. This is terrific… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

We need your input on Benches: How to keep our seniors walking and healthy

by Team ChekpedsDecember 17, 2012July 14, 2021

Our Chelsea neighbor, Bob Arnold of Park Chelsea shared with us a city initiative called “Make NYC Your Gym” a week long annual celebration of fitness in June launched by the Parks department and the Health Department with Expanded BeFitNYC … Read more