Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Arthur Schwartz

The city is cutting funding for placard enforcement and improving bus service. Photo: Dave Colon

Eyes on the Street: Arthur Schwartz’s Legal Win is a Huge Loss for Bus Riders

By Dave Colon | Jul 1, 2019 | 5 Comments

"Sometimes getting from Union Square to Avenue C will take a half hour," one M14 rider told Streetsblog. And because of a lawsuit against the city, it still may.

An appeal slowed down the M14 Busway, but a ruling on Friday may jumpstart it. Photo: Google Maps

Busway Blues: Judge Halts City’s Transit Plan for 14th Street

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 28, 2019 | 32 Comments

A judge has ordered the city to halt its plans to convert a long stretch of 14th Street into a bus route — dashing, at least for now, a basic improvement of service for long-suffering transit riders.

UPDATED: 14th Street Landowners Sue City over Car-Free ‘Busway’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 21, 2019 | 32 Comments

The 14th Street Coalition says the DOT plan violates state environmental law because the agency didn't conduct a serious assessment of the impact that banning cars from 14th Street would have on neighboring residential streets.

This was the city plan for 14th Street. It's unclear if that's still happening. Photo: DOT

To ‘L’ With Cuomo — Keep 14th Street Bus Lanes, Says TransAlt

By Ben Verde | Jan 28, 2019 | 1 Comment

The city must follow through with the 14th Street bus lanes — regardless of the MTA's decision to repair the L train without a full shutdown, Transportation Alternatives said.

Arthur Schwartz. Photo: @advocat4justice/Twitter

CYCLE OF RAGE: NIMBY Lawyer Arthur Schwartz Sees Himself as Jane Jacobs Fighting Robert Moses

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 14, 2019 | 35 Comments

A long call with the lawyer for a group of Village residents who want bike and bus lanes removed reveals a powerful mix of delusion, elitism and wealth.

DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg chatted with NYPD Transportation Chief Thomas Chan. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

NYPD and DOT Condemn ‘Disturbing’ Attack on Village Bike Lanes

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 11, 2019 | 20 Comments

The NYPD and Department of Transportation condemned Thursday nights attack on a pair of Greenwich Village bike lanes as "disturbing" in a joint statement issued to Streetsblog on Friday.

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