Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen residents will get a chance next Wednesday to contribute to an ongoing study of traffic problems in their neighborhood. On April 30, NYCDOT, Manhattan Community Board 4, and CHEKPEDS (the Clinton Hell’s Kitchen Coalition for Pedestrian Safety) will host a public input session where community members can suggest improvements to the project planners and engineers.

Since July 2007, NYCDOT has been administering a federally funded study of issues including increased pedestrian injuries, increased truck traffic, worsening traffic congestion, and slow bus performance. (The study covers 29th to 55th Streets between 8th and 12th Avenues.) Within the next few months, NYCDOT will release a list of recommended short-term improvements for the area; longer-term recommendations will be out by spring 2009.

The public meeting is at Holy Cross School, 332 West 43rd Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues) from 6pm to 9pm. Registration is required and can be done here.