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2014 was a game changer for pedestrians

by Team Chekpeds
Vision Zero: Mayor Di Blasio made good on his campaign promise to get serious on traffic injuries and fatalities. This year 22 bills were passed in the council to improve information, increase enforcement and increase penalties for careless drivers who… Read more “2014 was a game changer for pedestrians”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, DOT STUDY, Pedestrian safety

Pedestrian’s delight: 9th Avenue gets a protected crossing at 43rd Street

by Team Chekpeds
This week, DOT installed what hundreds of Manhattan Plaza senior citizens and families with young children have been asking for years: a traffic signal that protects pedestrian crossing 9th Avenue on the south leg from westbound cars turning south from… Read more “Pedestrian’s delight: 9th Avenue gets a protected crossing at 43rd Street”