Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about CHEKPEDS

NYPD Traffic Cop: “My Objective Is The Cars, Not The People”

By Noah Kazis | Apr 8, 2011 | 46 Comments

The NYPD’s decision to crack down on cyclists committing even the most minor infractions — while an epidemic of deadly driving continues unabated — should make it clear that the police department is no friend to those on two wheels right now. A report we received today from Christine Berthet, the co-founder of the Clinton/Hell’s […]

Hard Cap on Hudson Yards Parking Takes Effect. Will More Reforms Follow?

By Noah Kazis and Ben Fried | Apr 22, 2010 | 8 Comments

The Hudson Yards district on the Far West Side of Manhattan now has limits on off-street parking. Image: hotdogger13 via Flickr. Strict limits on the number of parking spaces that can be built on the far West Side of Manhattan are now in force, a year after the city settled a lawsuit over the issue […]

Fallen Pedestrians Memorialized in Hell’s Kitchen

By Brad Aaron | Jun 15, 2009 | 1 Comment

Christine Berthet of CHEKPEDS speaks at Ninth and 40th, where Susanne M. Schnitzer was killed in April. At left are Manhattan DA candidates Cy Vance and Richard Aborn. State Senator Tom Duane, who also spoke, stands at right. On Saturday, over 50 people, including several local electeds and candidates, joined bereaved family members for a […]

Saturday: Hell’s Kitchen to March for Pedestrian Safety

By Brad Aaron | Jun 12, 2009 | No Comments

CHEKPEDS, the Hell’s Kitchen Neighborhood Association and Transportation Alternatives will hold a march tomorrow in honor of pedestrians killed on Ninth Avenue. The march will begin at 2:00 p.m. on the west side of Ninth at 45th Street and will proceed to 36th Street. Along the way, commemorative plaques will be installed for six pedestrians […]

Turnout Needed Tonight for CB4 Eighth Ave Cycle Track Vote

By Brad Aaron | Dec 3, 2008 | 1 Comment

Pedestrian refuges mean cyclists aren’t the only beneficiaries of cycle tracks. Photo: wrkng/Flickr Manhattan Community Board 4 will vote tonight on whether to recommend extending the protected bike lane on Eighth Avenue, now under construction below W. 14th Street, north to W. 23rd. The board’s transportation committee signed off on the lane last month. Still, […]

CHEKPEDS: Check Up on Far West Side Proposals Tonight

By Brad Aaron | Sep 22, 2008 | 6 Comments

The Clinton Hell’s Kitchen Coalition for Pedestrian Safety (CHEKPEDS) has issued an alert regarding a meeting tonight to review Hudson Yards boulevard and park design proposals. As part of Mayor Bloomberg’s vision for far West Side redevelopment, the streetscape between 10th and 11th Avenues from 33rd to 42nd Streets is to be transformed with four […]

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