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Even More Data Shows That City’s ‘Car-Ban’ on 14th Street is Making Buses Work
"We've shown what can be done if you have true transit priority, and I'd love to replicate that elsewhere," NYCT President Andy Byford said on Thursday afternoon.
October 17, 2019
Data: No Side Street Trafficopalyse Near 14th Street Busway
"In most instances, a radical change causes havoc until a new ‘normal’ is established, but in this case it did not," a traffic analyst wrote.
October 16, 2019
Buspocalypse Nah: Commerce Doing Just Fine On 14th Street As Busway Hits Day 4
"The street looks better, it's nice," one customer at Joe's Pizza said. "It's ridiculous, I don't know any New Yorker who would take a cab just to get a slice of pizza."
October 8, 2019
LIVE FROM THE BUSWAY: Car Drivers Surrender on Day 1
Drivers didn't bother to show up for what the New York Times believes is a "war on cars."
October 3, 2019
The 14th Street Busway Starts Thursday — But Enforcement Won’t Start ‘Til December
Drivers will get several months of grace period before being slapped with tickets for breaking the roadway's car-free rules.
October 2, 2019
UPDATE: Judge in Queens NIMBY Suit Declines to Demand City Halt Ridgewood Bus Lane
Plaintiffs argue that businesses are suffering and side streets are choked with cars. But the city wants to speed buses to help tens of thousands of long-suffering riders.
September 18, 2019
Transit God Corey Johnson Parrots Arthur Schwartz’s Bad Faith Busway Language
"I am concerned that some of the side streets will turn into parking lots," Johnson told WNYC's Brian Lehrer.
August 12, 2019
ALL RISE! Judge Rules City Can Build 14th Street ‘Busway’
Long-suffering riders of the M14 bus will get some relief soon, thanks to a State Supreme Court judge who lifted a temporary order barring the Department of Transportation from starting its busway pilot along 14th Street.
August 6, 2019
Eyes on the Street: Arthur Schwartz’s Legal Win is a Huge Loss for Bus Riders
"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.
July 1, 2019
Busway Blues: Judge Halts City’s Transit Plan for 14th Street
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.
June 28, 2019