CHEKPEDS

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

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Complete Streets, Congestion, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice, Transit

Which Mayoral Candidate will serve best Pedestrians?

by Team ChekpedsApril 27, 2013July 14, 2021

On April 22, 2013 CHEKPEDS was a partner organization for the 2013 New York City Mayoral Forum on Sustainability, hosted by the New York League of Conservative Voters Education Fund and The Cooper Union Institute for Sustainable Design. Ernest Modarelli… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Complete Streets, Congestion, Events

Watch the 2013 Mayoral Forum On Sustainability

by Team ChekpedsApril 20, 2013July 14, 2021

On Earth Day – April 22, 2013 – the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund and The Cooper Union Institute for Sustainable Design will host a major candidate forum, featuring the leading candidates running for mayor. The candidates… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

Congratulations on a giant step forward in traffic justice!

by Team ChekpedsMarch 20, 2013July 14, 2021

After years of victims’ families despair and frustration, and over five years of dogged advocacy byTransportation Alternatives, with the support of CHEKPEDS and many others, NYPD is finally changing its ways: from now on, crashes will be called “collisions” instead… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

City Council votes to support speed enforcement by cameras

by Team ChekpedsMarch 20, 2013July 14, 2021

Earlier this week the New York City Council joined Transportation Alternatives and the Tri-State Transportation Campaign in announcing its support for state legislation that would authorize a speed camera pilot program in New York City. CHEKPEDS has been supporting these… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety

Steps to a Walkable Community

by Team ChekpedsNovember 12, 2012July 14, 2021

Three weeks ago (it seems like an eternity), Sam Schwartz Engineering published jointly with America Walks a complete guide on how to improve the environment for pedestrians. This is quite a breakthrough to have one of the better known transportation… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Congestion, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice, Transit

Depeche from the Transportation Avant Garde

by Team ChekpedsOctober 28, 2012July 14, 2021

Last week, Transportation Officials from all over the country gathered in New York City for three days to report on their latest projects, compare notes and learn from each other. They were plenty of walking tours and Christine Berthet (… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Pedestrian safety, Transit

SPEAK UP: Enough band aids! Let’s fix the bus issue once and for all!

by Team ChekpedsOctober 8, 2012July 14, 2021

Although we have scored many successes in our battle to rid our streets of buses, we are still losing the war: curbside parking is disappearing as development in Hudson Yards accelerates, while the need to bring ever more tourists is… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion

Congratulations: Governor Cuomo signed the Bus Permit Bill into Law

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 29, 2012July 14, 2021

Thank you to Assembly Member Dick Gottfried, who helped negotiate a better law and made sure it was signed by the Governor. Thank You also to TriState Transportation Campaign who lent us critical support us in Albany. But in the… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

Bike Lanes and Delivery Bicyclists Updates

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 23, 2012July 14, 2021

The bike lanes installation on 9th Avenue which was delayed due to paperwork issues in Albany has now re- started with the building of pedestrian refuges. On 8th Avenue, between 42nd and 43rd Streets, extending the sidewalk was also delayed… Read more