Posted inCHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice
Pedestrian Safety is DOT’s Top Priority says Commisionner Weinshall
Watch the video and judge for yourself
Category: Traffic Justice
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Congestion, Traffic Justice
Agent is posted at 37th and 9th as a result of petitioning by 200 members of the coalition
200 Petition NYPD Traffic Task force for Agent at 37th and 9th
What We Did: Hudson Crossings Tenants Association, a member of Chekpeds, sent more than 200 petitions to the Head of the Manhattan Traffic Task Force to request that… Read more “Agent is posted at 37th and 9th as a result of petitioning by 200 members of the coalition”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Congestion, Traffic Justice
CB4 requests that the city adopt measures to curb unwarranted automobile use by city employees
July 2006- A study has shown that city employees use their cars at twice the rate of the rest of the population in new York city . Reducing the city employees usage of automobile would significantly alleviate the congestion in… Read more “CB4 requests that the city adopt measures to curb unwarranted automobile use by city employees”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice
200 Residents Petition NYPD Traffic Task force for Agent at 37th and 9th
What We Did: Hudson Crossings Tenants Association, a member of Chekpeds, sent more than 200 petitions to the Head of the Manhattan Traffic Task Force to request that an agent be posted at this critical intersection. Pedetrian injuires have more… Read more “200 Residents Petition NYPD Traffic Task force for Agent at 37th and 9th”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Complete Streets, Congestion, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice, Transit
Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff : “Congestion is a problem, it is time to act “
Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff responded to our coalition’s call for an overhaul of the transportation policy : Our call had been echoed by Community Boards 2 and 4 which both sent letters to the Deputy Mayor.
Congestion a Major Problem… Read more “Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff : “Congestion is a problem, it is time to act “”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Traffic Justice
Challenging DOT on safety
IN September , CHEKPEDS attended a breakfast with Iris Weinshall, DOT commissioner as keynote speaker. In a sea of traffic engineers who would not dare to overtly challenge the status Quo , CHEKPEDS representative got prolonged applause when she asked … Read more “Challenging DOT on safety”