CHEKPEDS

Protected intersections will be standard on 11th Avenue bike lane

by Team ChekpedsMarch 30, 2019July 14, 2021

Last Month, New York City DOT gave MCB4’s Transportation Committee a comprehensive update on the roll out of a newly configured 11th Avenue, with a one-way section from 40th Street to 57th Street and two-way below 40th Street. This project… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Events, Traffic Justice

Speed Cameras are back – Hail Mary will save lives

by Team ChekpedsAugust 28, 2018July 14, 2021

Yesterday Governor Cuomo signed an executive “emergency order” to allow the city of New York to reactivate the 140 existing speed cameras which had been shut down in July, and work with the DMV to implement this change. Tomorrow the… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Speed cameras work. Ask Gov. Cuomo to keep them to save lives

by Team ChekpedsJune 22, 2018July 14, 2021

Last night, the State Legislature went home without approving an extension of life-saving speed cameras at schools. The Assembly majority showed real leadership by approving an expansion bill but the Senate did not allow it to advance. Because of this… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Congestion, Pedestrian safety

Pedestrians and cyclists fight over crumbs on 8th Avenue

by Team ChekpedsJune 18, 2018July 14, 2021

I know , pedestrians will tell you that cyclists are doing all sorts of illegal stuff: running red lights, interfering with pedestrians in the crosswalk, going the wrong way, riding on the sidewalk and they are right about all of… Read more

Complete Streets

Spotlight on bike lanes: 8th and 10th Avenues proposals coming up

by Team ChekpedsJune 18, 2018July 14, 2021

Join Us at the Transportation Committee, to hear DOT’s plans to extend the 8th Avenue bike lane from 56th Street around Columbus circle and the Amsterdam Avenue bike lane down to 52nd Street. DOT will present their approach to make… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Clean Air, Congestion, Greening, Transit

The future of Hell’s Kitchen South

by Team ChekpedsApril 14, 2018July 14, 2021

On April 3rd over 60 people gathered at the Metro Baptist Church to hear about HKSC proposed plan to help undo the damage and disfiguring scars left by the many open air cuts that were created to allow for the… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Events, Transit

Join Us : Bus terminal update and input on neighborhood plan

by Team ChekpedsApril 2, 2018July 14, 2021

This is the meeting you do not want to miss: the Hell’s Kitchen South Coalition will give an update on the Port Authority plans and unveil its own plan for redeveloping the district.

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety

Progress Report

by Team ChekpedsMarch 25, 2018July 14, 2021

The Department of Transportation tells us they are studying the following dangerous areas we had been flagging for years: 60th Street and 9th Avenue 57th Street and 8th Avenue 42nd Street and 8th Avenue DOT is also working on a… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Tracking Traffic Crashes, Trends and Vision Zero progress in New York City

by Team ChekpedsMarch 17, 2018July 14, 2021

Crashmapper.org a web-based app, developed by CHEKPEDS was launched in New York City, on February 28, 2018. The application received very positive reviews from Streetsblog ” This Is the Tool You Need to Push for Safer Streets in Your Part… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Thousands ask for better enforcement – DiBlasio punts to Albany

by Team ChekpedsMarch 17, 2018July 14, 2021

Following the tragic death of two very young children in the pedestrian crossing with the walk light, at the hands of a driver who had previously accumulated 8 violations, and had had a seizure, over 900 activists gathered in Brooklyn… Read more