CHEKPEDS

Massive victory: penalties eliminated on Jaywalking

by Team ChekpedsDecember 28, 2024January 11, 2025

In September 2024, the City Council passed legislation allowing pedestrians to cross the street at any time without adhering to traffic signals. The law allowing jaywalking officially goes into effect in February 2025 . This is a watershed moment for… Read more

CHEKPEDS

Congestion Pricing: ever so close

by Team ChekpedsDecember 28, 2024January 11, 2025

We have been there before. No celebration until the system is turned on on January 5th. We were delighted that the two lawsuits led by Riders Alliance and the City Club of New York had the intended effect: they forced… Read more

Clean Air

Parking mandates

by Team ChekpedsDecember 28, 2024January 11, 2025

Courtesy of Streetsblog The City of Yes proponents scored another big victory in the reduction in parking mandates for new affordable construction in certain areas of the City. TheCity council map above shows the areas in Zone 1 and Zone… Read more

Port Authority

The 10 year, $ 10B Port Authority Bus Terminal reconstruction goes forward

by Team ChekpedsDecember 28, 2024January 11, 2025

Screenshot After years of planning , designing, funding, wrangling and negotiating, the PABTR project has received all the required approvals at the City and Federal levels to proceed. The plan is 90% funded , with the balance – a $… Read more

Pedestrian safety

Political frenzy: registration will not resolve conflicts with E-bikes.

by Team ChekpedsDecember 28, 2024January 11, 2025

The problem of cyclists on e-bikes conflicting with pedestrians and other bikes is real and should not be dismissed. The extreme proximity between pedestrians and cyclists especially when they ride on the sidewalks and occupy the pedestrian crossing make their… Read more

Complete Streets

More Protected Bike Lanes

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 13, 2024September 19, 2024

In August 2024, as promised, DOT started to install the balance of the 10th Avenue bike lane. It goes from 14th Street to W 38th Street where it connects to a segment that was installed last year. The lane is… Read more

CHEKPEDS

Congestion Pricing: Is Hochul above the law?

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 13, 2024September 19, 2024

Much is being debated in the press about Congestion Pricing merits. In our district which is overwhelmed by New Jersey commuter Traffic morning and evening, it would indeed be a valuable tool. The idling of cars waiting to enter the… Read more

Port Authority

Port Authority unveil plans for the Bus Terminal

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 13, 2024September 19, 2024

Screenshot On Wednesday, September 11 2024, the Port Authority appeared in front of the City Planning Commission as part of its ULURP process. The team presented their plans to replace the current Bus Terminal, including many architectural renderings.(none of the… Read more

Sidewalk

The Longest Table

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 13, 2024September 19, 2024

Screenshot A massive picnic table with neighbors and many others: the best way to make friends Click here to reserve your space.

CHEKPEDS

Super Sidewalk + Super pedestrian reminds us why we keep fighting

by Team ChekpedsJune 23, 2024September 19, 2024

Chekpeds and Open Plan, with their friends (Litter Legion, our elected officials) celebrated the sidewalk extension that DOT installed 18 months ago. This extension doubles the size of a sidewalk that had been shrunk by Robert Moses in order to… Read more