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CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Why is Vision Zero progress so slow in NYC?

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 7, 2016July 14, 2021

The third edition of the NYC DOT’s Street Design Manual was recently released and I could not wait to read it. Why? This book reveals the DNA of the Department of Transportation, the hard-wired code the engineers follow and gives… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets

Tell the Feds: City Streets Are Not Highways

by Team ChekpedsNovember 12, 2015July 14, 2021

It doesn’t make much sense to design a street that passes through the center of a community’s downtown the same way we would the 50 mph highway that carries commuters from that city to another. Currently, local communities and states… Read more

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, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Vision Zero 2015: The Year of the Protected Only Phase signals (Split Phase)

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 3, 2015July 14, 2021

Sweden is on its way to reaching zero road deaths per year. The Economist earlier this year took a look at the data: just three deaths per 100,000 people, compared to 5.5 in the European Union and 11.4 in the… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice, Transit

When will MTA join in on Vision Zero?

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 3, 2015July 14, 2021

While pedestrian deaths are at an all time low ( 131 in 2014) , MTA is not making any progress. Based on crashes reported in the media, MTA bus drivers have killed as many pedestrians and cyclists so far this… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Are Cyclists like Drivers or Pedestrians?

by Team ChekpedsOctober 12, 2014July 14, 2021

In the wake of the horrific deaths of two pedestrians after being hit by cyclists , a healthy debate has taken place in the press and at CHEKPEDS. It seems that the question is at the heart of the current… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

25 mph: A Hard-Won Victory in Albany

by Team ChekpedsJune 22, 2014July 14, 2021

Both the Assembly and the State passed bill S07892 allowing New York City to reduce its default speed limit to 25 mph from the current 30 mph. Both Assembly Member Dick Gottfried and Linda Rosenthal were proponents and Senator Brad… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

Vision Zero: Two Full and Emotional Weeks

by Team ChekpedsMay 11, 2014July 14, 2021

Last week, NYC Council Transportation Committee heard public comments on 22 bills designed to be the first phase of Mayor De Blasio’s Vision Zero . The Day started with a press conference where “Families for Safe Streets” which regroup members… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Events, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Vision Zero: Learn more

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 22, 2014July 14, 2021

We attended the Vision Zero announcement in front of the victims families on the left and many elected officials including Borough President Gale Brewer on the right, Council member Helen Rosenthal and Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal amongst others. Amongst the … Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion

Pedestrian Safety: A Tale of Two Cities

by Team ChekpedsNovember 3, 2013July 14, 2021

This week we testified at a City Council Hearing on the collision that killed Samuel Cohen Eckstein. This family’s pain left everyone – including all council members present – in tears. City Council reps, Transportation Alternatives and members of the… Read more