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Tuesday’s Headlines: The Public Advocate Starts Advocating Edition
Plus, the Times runs a really repulsive (in a good way!) photo spread on garbage, which fills the sidewalks every day at 4 (pictured). Click for these and other stories.
August 13, 2019
Appeals Judge Slams The Brakes On 14th Street Busway
"These so-called progressives' effort to stymie the plan to speed up bus service on 14th Street is a bad-faith effort to preserve a cars-first status quo, and frankly, a waste of time," one transit advocate said in response.
August 9, 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
UPDATED: 14th Street Landowners Sue City over Car-Free ‘Busway’
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.
June 21, 2019
To ‘L’ With Cuomo — Keep 14th Street Bus Lanes, Says TransAlt
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.
January 28, 2019
CYCLE OF RAGE: NIMBY Lawyer Arthur Schwartz Sees Himself as Jane Jacobs Fighting Robert Moses
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.
January 14, 2019
NYPD and DOT Condemn ‘Disturbing’ Attack on Village Bike Lanes
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.
January 11, 2019
Cyclists Endangered as West Village Bike Lanes Attacked With Glass, Signs
It's the latest attack in the War on Cyclists.
January 10, 2019
