Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about L Train Shutdown

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

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.

DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg and her now former boss. Photo: Rob Bennett for the Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio

Anatomy of a Resignation: Why Polly Trottenberg Quit the MTA Board

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 6, 2019 | 5 Comments

Of course Polly Trottenberg quit the MTA board — it's a fake, no-power, fig-leaf body that ultimately has no place for an intelligent, committed professional person whose own boss let her down repeatedly.

Four Lessons for 14th Street From Toronto’s Transit-First King Street

By David Meyer | Apr 29, 2019 | 6 Comments

The city is undertaking an experiment by creating a transit and truck priority route on 14th Street — based on a successful version in Toronto. But has New York's Department of Transportation completely followed the lesson plan of Toronto's King Street — or just selected a few items off the a la carte menu?

Council Speaker Corey Johnson says he wants to break the car culture. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

On ‘Busway,’ Would-Be Transportation God Corey Johnson Falls at the First Hurdle

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 8, 2019 | 14 Comments

Council Speaker Corey Johnson has infuriated supporters of the 14th Street busway — just as he was positioning himself as the ultimate livable streets candidate.

Assembly Member Joe Lentol, at podium, with North Brooklyn electeds and businesses on Friday. Photo: David Meyer

Pol: State Legislature Can Mandate Now-Scrubbed L-Pocalypse Improvements

By David Meyer | Mar 1, 2019 | No Comments

A senior lawmaker threatens unilateral action if the MTA and DOT don't heed community calls for better transit mitigations during upcoming tunnel rehabilitation.

The Canarsie Tunnel, pictured in 2012 just after Hurricane Sandy flooded and damaged its foundation. Photo: Flickr/MTA

Cuomo’s New L-Train Shutdown Plan Is Basically As Bad As We Expected

By David Meyer | Feb 13, 2019 | 8 Comments

The MTA confirmed its service plans for the overnight and weekend work that will take the place of the canceled L-train shutdown — and they're as bad as Streetsblog predicted.

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