“Gridlock” Sam Schwartz

“Gridlock” Sam Schwartz appears in the following:

F*&% Robert Moses. Let’s Start Over

Monday, May 17, 2021

We’re finally back in the streets -- but are we ready to reimagine how we share public space? This week, a trip through the century-long fight between cars, bikes, and people.

Coming in 2021: Congestion Pricing

Monday, April 08, 2019

Time for fewer traffic problems in the big city. 

Catching a Train to Your Plane

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Governor Cuomo is proposing to build an AirTrain to LaGuardia Airport, like the links to JFK and Newark. We look at how train-to-airport transit works around the country.

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30 Issues: Can Bikes, Cars & Pedestrians Share?

Friday, November 01, 2013

It's Transportation Week on the Brian Lehrer Show's election series "30 issues in 30 Days." See the full 30 Issues schedule and archive here.

Is peace possible between cyclists, drivers and pedestrians on the streets of New York? Sam Schwartz (aka Gridlock Sam at the Daily News), former NYC Traffic Commissioner and president and CEO of the traffic planning and engineering firm Sam Schwartz Engineering DPC, talks about the candidates' visions for fitting more cyclists onto crowded streets and his own proposal for promoting better cyclist behavior.

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The Bridge & Tunnel Crunch

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Guest host David Cruz talks to “Gridlock” Sam Schwartz about the philosophy of infrastructure funding. When it comes to maintaining the City, are federal dollars a case of too little, too late? Also: is playing with your children a universal value—or is it just a part of American middle class ...