Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about L Train Shutdown

Council Speaker Corey Johnson. Photo: William Alatriste for NYC Council

Council Speaker Corey Johnson Still Has No Position on Busways and Bike Lanes During the L Train Shutdown

By David Meyer | Jun 20, 2018 | 4 Comments

Other elected officials are speaking up for transit-priority measures and safe bike lanes. So far, Johnson has had very little to say.

Gloria Tobar will need good bus service when the L train goes out of commission, and not just during rush hour. Photo: David Meyer

The Call for 24/7 Bus Lanes During the L Train Shutdown Keeps Getting Stronger

By David Meyer | Jun 6, 2018

Residents of Bushwick, Ridgewood, and points east are counting on the de Blasio administration to set aside street space for effective surface transit when the shutdown starts next April.

City Council Member Carlina Rivera. Photo: Emil Cohen for NYC Council

Carlina Rivera Isn’t Helping Transit Riders Weather the L Train Shutdown

By David Meyer | Jun 5, 2018 | 3 Comments

Rivera, who represents the East Village and parts of the Lower East Side, doesn't want 24/7 bus lanes on 14th Street.

Mayor Bill de Blasio. Photo: Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photo Office

Bill de Blasio’s L Train Shutdown

By David Meyer | May 17, 2018 | 13 Comments

If it wasn't already clear that surface streets will have to do serious heavy lifting during the L shutdown, there's no longer any doubt. And yet, the person who can exercise the most control over the streets, Mayor de Blasio, remains stuck in a state of feckless apathy regarding the impending cataclysm.

This pic from the 1980s is, happily, out of date. Photo: Charles Komanoff

Attention L Shutdown Complainers: Bus Pollution Is a Blast From the Past

By Charles Komanoff | May 14, 2018 | 9 Comments

New Yorkers dreading an invasion of soot-belching buses during the L train shutdown should take a deep breath.

L train public feedback sessions have reached the pointless gripe-fest stage. Image: MTA/DOT

The L Train Shutdown Isn’t Up for Debate

By David Meyer | May 10, 2018 | 16 Comments

DOT and the MTA have held 75-plus public meetings on the shutdown. Plans to provide viable alternatives to the train shouldn't be chipped away by pointless gripe sessions.

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