CHEKPEDS

Tell Albany: Vote for a Complete Streets Law to Make Roads Safer For All

by Team ChekpedsJune 12, 2011July 14, 2021

What if your tax dollars were used to build roads just for cars? Well that is the case today! Too often, streets have been designed just to speed traffic through our villages, towns, and cities. That makes them difficult and… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Transportation Alternatives urges New York City to adopt VISION ZERO

by Team ChekpedsJune 12, 2011July 14, 2021

Every second day in New York City, someone is killed in traffic. More than 70,000 people suffer devastating injury each year; enough people to fill the seats in Madison Square Garden three times over. In collaboration with the Drum Major… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety

Biking Rules and Bike Safety

by Team ChekpedsJune 12, 2011July 14, 2021

Last month the 45th Street Block Association kindly invited CHEKPEDS to co-Sponsor the viewing of “Triplets of Belleville” as part of Bike Month in NYC. Bravo to Chana Widawski and Rebecca Losik for a fantastic organization . More thant 100… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety

Marine Killed by Car while Crossing 12th Avenue | No Accident

by Team ChekpedsMay 26, 2011July 14, 2021

The 22 year-old man crossed a very wide Avenue, with no pedestrian crossing at this intersection of 49th Street. Except for his family and his friends, he has become a statistic: Transportation for America’s new report, “Dangerous by Design, How… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

United Nations launch a Decade of Action for Road Safety

by Team ChekpedsMay 26, 2011July 14, 2021

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan announced new traffic-safety initiatives to further drive down already record-low traffic fatalities and injuries in New York City. The announcement was… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

PS 51 Children still at risk – Where is NYPD?

by Team ChekpedsMay 6, 2011July 14, 2021

In spite of many improvements inside the station perimeter the street remains chaotic and the situation is alarming. One has to wonder why the NYPD is not enforcing the most basic laws of the roads.

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety

Streetfilms | Traffic Calming

by Team ChekpedsMay 6, 2011July 14, 2021

As Chicago Alderman Mary Ann Smith told Streetfilms, “Signs don’t do the job, even having police officers on the corner does not do the job.” To prevent traffic injuries and deaths, you need to change how the street functions and… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

NYPD traffic agents to put pedestrians first

by Team ChekpedsApril 18, 2011July 14, 2021

From a new training program to a new mantra, the NYPD Traffic Intelligence Unit, with citywide responsibility for traffic agents, is changing priorities for its agents. This is great news , but do not expect any miracle right away: changing… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Events, Pedestrian safety

Driving Out the Speed Demons

by Team ChekpedsApril 1, 2011July 14, 2021

This year marks Community Board No. 2 Manhattan’s 4th annual transportation event to educate the public about ways to make our streets more community-friendly. This year we’re looking at new measures to conquer speeding, the #1 killer by motor vehicles … Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety

Bicycle Month 2011 – PSA

by Team ChekpedsMarch 18, 2011July 14, 2021

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