CHEKPEDS

Take Action: Tell NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly to enforce vehicular laws

by Team ChekpedsOctober 30, 2011July 14, 2021

128 fatalities this year-to-date, 19 drivers charged! The more we hear about it, the more obvious it becomes that the NYPD applies the law in a very discriminatory fashion: when a pedestrian or a bicyclist is involved, leaving the scene… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

Join Borough President Scott Stringer

by Team ChekpedsOctober 23, 2011July 14, 2021

Borough President Scott Stringer will answer questions and address Issues and concerns of importance at the 44th St. Better Block Association Meeting. West 44th Street Better Block Assocaition Tuesday, October 25th. 7:30 p.m. New Dramatists, 424 West 44th Street Here… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

In New York City, Pedestrians Rule! …or do They?

by Team ChekpedsOctober 16, 2011July 14, 2021

AT least they should based on the numbers! These numbers are consistent with the Census Bureau’s 2009 American Family Survey which shows 80% of adult going to work by public transpiration or walking. Then you may ask, why is it… Read more

Congestion, DOT STUDY, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Clinton Hell’s Kitchen Transportation Study 2nd Public Meeting

by Team ChekpedsOctober 7, 2011July 14, 2021

DOT Transporation Study of Hell’s Kitchen Monday, October 17, 2011 – 6:30 – 9:00 pm Inter Continetal Hotel, Union Square Room , 300 W. 44th Street (at 8th Avenue). The purpose of the meeting will be to present improvements that… Read more

Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Bike-Ped Injuries Decline 9% in Two Years

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 30, 2011July 14, 2021

Many eperts will tell you that the more people bicycle, the less dangerous it becomes for pedestrians. The argument is that more and more risk adverse people take up bicycling and it forces the “extreme” cyclists to behave better. Now… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Traffic Justice

A First Step toward Ending Transportation Discrimination

by Team ChekpedsAugust 20, 2011July 14, 2021

Complete Streets legislation, which passed the Assembly earlier this year, has been signed by Governor Cuomo, Chapter 398 of the Laws of 2011. Complete Streets will encourage transportation officials to include features that provide convenient access to streets and roads… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

First glimpse at NYPD Summons Statistics

by Team ChekpedsJuly 10, 2011July 14, 2021

Early this year the City Council passed the Save lives through Information bill which requires the NYPD to publish monthly summonses and crashes by Precinct. May 2011 is the first month when the summonses are published and here is the… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Dangerous by Design 2011: Solving the Epidemic of Preventable Deaths

by Team ChekpedsJune 25, 2011July 14, 2021

The decades-long neglect of pedestrian safety in the design and use of American streets is exacting a heavy toll on our lives.Between 2000 and 2009 3,222 people were killed while walking in New York State costing the state $ 13.85… 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, 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