Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about L Train Shutdown

Polly Trottenberg with her boss — the one who insiders say let her down on MTA issues. 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

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Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about L Train Shutdown

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

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

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

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

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

Residents: Bike Lane on Grand Street Needs to Be Improved — Not Removed