CHEKPEDS

Dangerous cars for pedestrians shouldn’t earn a 5-star safety rating!

by Team ChekpedsJune 26, 2023June 26, 2023

For the first time ever, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed to rate cars based on safety for pedestrians through its New Car Assessment Program, its five-star safety rating program advertised to consumers. Under the current proposal,… Read more

Sidewalk

Expanded sidewalks and open streets are game changers for People with Disabilities

by Team ChekpedsDecember 26, 2022February 9, 2023

Martin Treat Co-founder of CHEKPEDS An Alternative for People with DisabilitiesEvery Veterans Day I join the parade up Fifth Avenue in my electric wheelchair.I lost the ability to walk because of my exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam and I… Read more

Sidewalk

Curbs must serve all New Yorkers

by Team ChekpedsNovember 5, 2022February 9, 2023

The Sanitation Commisionner is introducing a much needed change: put your garbage out by 6 p.m. instead of 4 p.m. if you use a sealed container or 8 p.m. if you want to stick with bags. This is a very… Read more

Transit

Penn Station: Transportation is the real challenge – Join Us

by Team ChekpedsOctober 22, 2022October 22, 2022

Who: ReThinkPennStationNYC – What : Through Running TownHall -When: October 25, 6pm An expert panel will explain through-running and its importance in any plan to update Penn Station.Put Transit first at Penn Station: Through running, the modern, more equitable and… Read more

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

Sidewalk

Can electrification clear the curb?

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 9, 2022April 3, 2022

Streetsblog NY, the influential publication for streets and transportation, published two OpEds submitted by CHEKPEDS. The first OPINION: Do Not Put EV Charging Stations on Public Property explains why the city should rely exclusively on private parking operations to provide… Read more

CHEKPEDS

2021 in review: Structural changes

by Team ChekpedsDecember 25, 2021January 12, 2022

Sometimes , invisible changes are more momentous than those in plain sight. The changes 2021 brought us will have positive impacts on street safety and improvements: Paint on roadway is not a sidewalk. City lawyers confirmed that all painted installations… Read more

Sidewalk

New York City Streets Master Plan does not disappoint!

by Team ChekpedsDecember 11, 2021January 10, 2022

The NYC DOT just published the Streets master plan, as required by a groundbreaking law Council Speaker Corey Johnson passed in 2019. We could not be happier. The plan includes for the first time a pedestrian master plan , where… Read more

Sidewalk

It is 8 p.m.: Do you know where your garbage is?

by Team ChekpedsDecember 11, 2021December 25, 2021

Is the idea of putting Trash Off the Sidewalk Space dead? No: many properties are trying it and liking it, but it remains a minuscule portion of the City. The bigger news is that both DOT and Sanitation recently gave… Read more

Clean Air

Air Quality Alert: Congestion pricing hearings coming up!

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 13, 2021September 13, 2021

Our neighborhood is overwhelmed with New Jersey drivers who have returned to their cars with a vengeance, while mass transit is under-used. Port Authority has even extended the peak hours to ease the congestion. Many intersections are gridlocked for hours.… Read more