Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about L Train Shutdown

Governor Cuomo raised lots of questions with his torpedoing of the L-train shutdown plan. Photo: Flickr/NYS Governor's Office

Cuomo’s L-Train Bombshell: All (OK, Not ALL) Your Questions Answered!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 3, 2019 | 18 Comments

The governor's announcement raised more questions than it answered. Let us try to help.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (center with interim MTA board chairman Freddy Ferrer and Mary Boyce, Dean of Columbia Engineering) announced Thursday that he had decided that the L train didn't need to be repaired after all. Photo: NY Governor's Office

Council: Cuomo’s L-Train Bombshell Should Not Also Kill Bus and Bike Improvements

By David Meyer | Jan 3, 2019 | 2 Comments

Just because the governor bigfooted Andy Byford doesn't mean Brooklyn and Manhattan shouldn't get their bike lanes and their bus improvements!

Bird Tries to Wedge E-Scooters Into L-Train Shutdown Plans

By David Meyer | Dec 11, 2018 | 16 Comments

The scooter company crunches the numbers to claim that tens of thousands of people will benefit from, why, Bird, of course!

To paraphrase Jimmy McMillan, the opening is too damn narrow! Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Delancey Street Bikeway: Two Steps Forward, a Half-Step Back

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 15, 2018 | 19 Comments

Things are getting better for Delancey Street cyclists, but more needs to be done before the L-pocalypse.

Kenmare Street facing the Williamsburg Bridge. Photo: DOT

DOT Chooses More Congestion on Kenmare to Appease NIMBYs

By David Meyer | Oct 31, 2018 | 15 Comments

Once again, the agency doesn't listen to its own experts.

MTA's Andy Byford and DOT's Polly Trottenberg have already briefed reporters about the coming L train shutdown. Photo: David Meyer

READ ALL ABOUT IT: Full MTA/DOT L Train Update

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 30, 2018 | 3 Comments

Here we go, transit nerds: The full MTA/DOT L-train release!

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